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!
Prep Time10 minutes mins
Cook Time30 minutes mins
Total Time40 minutes mins
Course: Appetizer, Main Course
Cuisine: Italian
Keyword: meat lovers pizza bread, stromboli pizza, stuffed braided bread, stuffed pizza
Servings: 12
Calories: 134kcal
- 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
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.
Calories: 134kcal | Carbohydrates: 4g | Protein: 10g | Fat: 9g | Saturated Fat: 5g | Cholesterol: 34mg | Sodium: 577mg | Potassium: 282mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 3g | Vitamin A: 430IU | Vitamin C: 4mg | Calcium: 118mg | Iron: 1mg