Meat Lovers’ Pizza Bread

Meat Lovers’ Pizza Bread is brimming with seasoned saucy ground beef, spicy pepperoni and three cheeses. A hearty appetizer, our Pizza Bread is a crowd-pleasing easy recipe to make. A perfect pizza recipe for game day, entertaining and the holidays!

Pizza Bread Recipe

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! Brimming with seasoned saucy ground beef, spicy pepperoni and three cheeses, Meat Lovers’ Pizza Bread will score a touchdown with the manly eaters in your cheering section! It doesn’t get more indulgent and hearty than this! The crowds will storm the field for a slice of this Meat Lovers’ Pizza Bread! 

This recipe is part of Meal Plan Monday #145

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Ingredients you will need to make this recipe

• 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

Prep Time

10 mins

Cook Time

30 mins

Total Time

40 mins

 

Meat Lovers’ Pizza Bread is brimming with seasoned saucy ground beef, spicy pepperoni and three cheeses. A hearty appetizer, our Pizza Bread is a crowd-pleasing easy recipe to make. A perfect pizza recipe for game day, entertaining and the holidays!

Course: Appetizer

Keyword: meat lovers pizza bread, pizza, stuffed pizza

Servings: 12

Author: Gwynn Galvin

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

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 400F.

2. 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. 

3. Cool slightly and stir in 1/3 cup pizza sauce.

4. Unroll pizza dough on baking sheet with shallow sides.

5. Spread 1/2 cup pizza sauce down center of dough. Top with sliced provolone, pepperoni, ground beef and mozzarella cheese.

6. Cut dough in 1-inch intervals in towards filling, down along both sides of dough.
7. Bring dough up and over filling.
8. Brush dough with melted butter and sprinkle with Parmesan cheese and remaining 1/8 tsp. oregano.
9. Bake 20-25 minutes or until dough is golden and baked through.

10. Heat remaining pizza sauce and serve as a dipping sauce with the pizza bread.

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Recipe Notes

Makes 12 servings.