Meat Lovers Pizza Bread is brimming with seasoned saucy ground beef, spicy pepperoni and three cheeses. A hearty appetizer, our stromboli pizza is a crowd-pleasing easy recipe to make.
A perfect pizza recipe for game day, entertaining and the holidays, this stuffed pizza bread will be a favorite for sure!
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Meat Lovers Pizza
The Division Playoffs and Super Bowl games are quickly approaching which means it's time to start planning the snacks!
Because, after all, isn't game day food just as important as the game?
Enter stuffed pizza! Yes, I'm talking about a stuffed pizza loaf, AKA bread with meat inside.
Brimming with seasoned saucy ground beef, spicy pepperoni and three cheeses, our stuffed pizza recipe will score a touchdown with the manly eaters in your cheering section!
It doesn't get more indulgent and heartier than this stuffed braided bread.
It's like pizza inside bread instead of on top!
Two types of meat, ground beef and pepperoni, and three different cheeses, mozzarella, Parmesan and provolone, along with pizza sauce!
Say what? Now that's an amazing pizza stuffing!
And trust me, it’s really easy to make. You’ll be able to easily follow the step by step photos.
The crowds will storm the field for a slice of our stromboli pizza!
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How to make stuffed pizza bread
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- Preheat oven to 400F.
- Cook ground beef, 1/2 tsp. oregano, garlic powder and kosher salt until browned, stirring frequently. Drain any excess drippings and cool slightly.
- Remove from heat and stir in 1/3 cup pizza sauce.
- Unroll pizza dough on baking sheet with shallow sides.
- Spread 1/2 cup pizza sauce down center of dough. Top with sliced provolone, pepperoni, ground beef and mozzarella cheese.
- Cut dough in 1-inch intervals in towards filling, down along both sides of dough.
- Bring dough up and over filling.
- Brush dough with melted butter and sprinkle with Parmesan cheese and remaining 1/8 tsp. oregano.
Swirls of Flavor Recipe Tips
- Sprinkle with crushed red pepper flakes for added heat
- Add your favorite pizza toppings, such as pepperoncini peppers, mushrooms, deli-sliced ham, and pineapple (if you dare!)
- Make it “double tomato” and add chopped sundried tomatoes
Substitutions
- Substitute dried Italian seasoning for the dried oregano
- Make with ground turkey in place of ground beef
- You can substitute ground chicken for ground beef
Ingredients
Ingredients for stromboli pizza:
- ground beef
- dried oregano
- garlic powder
- kosher salt
- pizza sauce
- refrigerated pizza dough
- provolone cheese
- thin-sliced pepperoni
- mozzarella cheese
- butter
- Parmesan cheese
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Meat Lovers Pizza Bread
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Ingredients
- 1/2 lb. lean ground beef
- 1/2 tsp. + 1/8 tsp. dried oregano, divided
- 1/4 tsp. garlic powder
- 1/4 tsp. kosher salt
- 1 jar pizza sauce, divided
- 1 tube (13.8 ounces) refrigerated pizza dough
- 4 slices provolone cheese
- 2 ounces thin-sliced pepperoni, about 1/3 cup
- 1 cup shredded mozzarella cheese
- 2 Tbs. butter, melted
- 2 Tbs. grated Parmesan cheese
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Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400F.
- In large non-stick skillet cook ground beef, 1/2 tsp. oregano, garlic powder and kosher salt until browned, stirring frequently. Drain any excess drippings.
- Cool slightly and stir in 1/3 cup pizza sauce.
- Unroll pizza dough on baking sheet with shallow sides.
- Spread 1/2 cup pizza sauce down center of dough. Top with sliced provolone, pepperoni, ground beef and mozzarella cheese.
- Cut dough in 1-inch intervals in towards filling, down along both sides of dough.
- Bring dough up and over filling.
- Brush dough with melted butter and sprinkle with Parmesan cheese and remaining 1/8 tsp. oregano.
- Bake 20-25 minutes or until dough is golden and baked through.
- Heat remaining pizza sauce and serve as a dipping sauce with the pizza bread.
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OMG, this is amazing.
Perfect recipe for Sunday.
Thank you.
So happy to hear that Stefani! I hope you enjoy the Meat Lovers' Pizza Bread. Please let me know how it turns out for you. And thank you so much for stopping by Swirls! Savor the moment, Gwynn
This bread looks and sounds mouthwatering! Thank you for sharing! 🙂
Thank you for your kind words Nicole. It’s a favorite recipe of mine. Please let me know how it turns out for you when you make it. And thank you for stopping by Swirls. Savor the moment, Gwynn
On the 8th ingredient, in the recipe, I assume you mean "2 oz Pepperoni, thin sliced? It only says 2 oz, thin sliced.
Hi Judy, thank you for pointing out that typo! I have corrected it and yes, it should read "thin-sliced pepperoni". Thank you for stopping by Swirls! Happy cooking, Gwynn
What are dimensions of unrolled pizza dough please? We can’t get it in Australia so I will have to use a bag of bought pizza dough. Many thanks, Donna from Adelaide
Hi Donna, I apologize for the delay in getting back to you on the size of this product as I had to purchase it again to get a measurement for you. When the dough is unrolled out of the package it is approximately 10 inches by 15 inches. I hope you enjoy the recipe and would love to hear how it turns out for you. Thank you for following Swirls and Always Savor the Moment, Gwynn
First ever Pinterest recipe that came out of my oven looking exactly like the photos! I credit your detailed instructions. It turned out to be perfect for my big crowd. I went full on meat lovers and used half ground sausage and half ground beef. Thank you!
You just made my day Grace! Thank you so much for your kind words. I'm so happy that you enjoyed the recipe. And thank you for stopping by Swirls and making my recipe. I really do appreciate you! Happy Cooking and Savor The Moments, Gwynn
have you ever tried freezing this and baking later? my husband is a hunter and would love to take something like this to camp. thanks
Hi Marie, I have not tested this recipe freezing it first. However, when thinking about storebought frozen pizzas, this might also work well being frozen and then baking directly from the freezer. But timing for baking it would be different than the timing of this recipe. Let me know if you give it a try! Savor The Moments, GG
This is the perfect game day snack for my boys as they are big meat lovers!
Definitely a hearty game day snack! I hope you and your boys enjoy it and may your favorite team win!
I tried this recipe tonight with only two substitutions. I made fresh pizza sauce and switched the hamburger to mild Italian sausage. Delicious! Pizza night has been updated for my husband and I. Thanks!
Sherry, your substitutions sound delicious! I just might have to give them a try too. So happy you love this recipe!