Looking for an easy and fun pizza-inspired appetizer for your next party or game day get-together? This pull-apart pizza bread made with refrigerated biscuits is sure to be a crowd-pleaser! Sausage and Pepperoni Pull-Apart Pizza Bread made with refrigerator biscuits – the appetizer version of the classic sausage and pepperoni pizza that's not only delicious but also incredibly easy to make.
Whether it is New Year's Eve, the Super Bowl, or March Madness, the post Christmas winter has us all looking for our favorite appetizers. But you can't watch football or basketball without some pizza too.
This savory pull apart recipe was definitely inspired by the monkey bread version of this. But honestly, the Hawaiian Bread bowl bacon ranch crack bread also gave me ideas on how to make this sausage and pepperoni pizza pull-apart bread.
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Ingredients
The ingredients you need to make this pepperoni and sausage pull apart pizza bread are very similar to what you would need to make homemade pizza. Here are the items you will need to make this baked appetizer.
- refrigerated biscuits - These are like the Pillsbury Grands biscuits but use any brand of the large biscuits. Substitutes you can also use fresh or freezer pizza dough cut into small pieces
- pizza sauce - Whether you make homemade pizza sauce or store bought pizza sauce.
- shredded mozzarella cheese - While mozzarella cheese is exactly what is on top of the pizza you are craving, Italian cheese
- pepperoni slices
- sausage
- butter
- Avocado oil
- garlic
- dried Italian seasoning
- red pepper flakes (optional)
See recipe card for quantities.
Instructions - How to make pizza pull apart bread?
Start by preheating the oven to 375 degrees. Then get to work making this pizza appetizer. Start by browning your sausage and crumbling it. If the sausage is not seasoned, use an Italian seasoning or pizza seasoning.
Pop open the cans of biscuits and removing them from the can. Then cut into four quarters. Put them in a large bowl and set aside.
In a microwave-safe bowl, microwave the butter for 20-second increments until melted. Mince the garlic and stir along with avocado oil into the melted butter. Pour the garlic and butter mixture over the biscuits.
Then toss the butter over the biscuits. Stir the shredded cheese, seasoned sausage, and a few pepperonis into the biscuits. Add garlic salt and Italian seasoning or additional pizza seasoning.
Prep a bundt pan by spraying it with cooking spray. In the bottom of the pan place pepperonis around the bottom.
Place a row of the biscuits, cheese, and sausage over the pepperonis. Sprinkle in pepperonis over the biscuits.
Spoon pizza sauce over the biscuits. Then layer again with biscuits and sauce again. When the biscuits are used up to the top of the pizza pull apart bread, sprinkle with extra cheese, and place pepperonis around the top.
Bake for 35-40 minutes in the preheated oven or when the bread is firm to the touch. Let set and cool for five minutes. Then run a butter knife around the edge of the bundt pan, both inside and outside edge.
Then place a large dinner plate on the bundt pan. Next flip over to remove from the pan. Serve with warmed up pizza sauce or ranch dressing for dipping.
Hint: Place more of the biscuits around the edges of the pan rather than down the middle of the pan to ensure best baking results.
Variations
Here are some fun variation ideas for pull-apart bread:
- Jalapeño Popper Pull-Apart Bread - Add chopped jalapeños, cheddar cheese, and bacon. Brush with creamy jalapeño dip or ranch dressing before baking.
- Italian Pull-Apart Bread - Use Italian seasoning, provolone cheese, salami, and roasted red peppers. Brush with olive oil and balsamic vinegar.
- Greek Pull-Apart Bread - Add spinach, feta cheese, artichoke hearts, red onion, and Greek seasoning. Brush with olive oil and lemon juice.
- French Onion Pull-Apart Bread - Add caramelized onions, Gruyère cheese, and fresh thyme. Brush with butter and sprinkle everything bagel seasoning on top before baking.
- Chili Cheese Pull-Apart Bread - Add canned chili, cheddar cheese, and chives or scallions. Serve with sour cream and salsa for dipping.
- Hawaiian Pull-Apart Bread - Use ham, pineapple tidbits, provolone, and teriyaki sauce. Sprinkle sesame seeds on top.
- Cheesy Garlic Pull-Apart Bread - Mix garlic herb butter with cheeses like Parmesan, Asiago, and cheddar. Brush with garlic butter before serving.
- Apple Cinnamon Pull-Apart Bread - Add chopped apples, cinnamon, brown sugar, and cream cheese. Drizzle with icing after baking.
The possibilities are endless for creating your own signature pull-apart bread! Get creative with different fillings and flavors.
Equipment
Be sure to stock your pantry with the ingredients and kitchen tools you need to make this pizza pull apart bread.
Storing and Reheating Leftovers
Leftovers can be stored in the refrigerator for 2-3 days, then reheated in the oven, air fryer, or microwave. It is not recommended to freeze leftovers.
Top tip
Undercooked biscuits are extremely doughy. Be sure to make the rows of biscuits touch the inside or outside of the bundt pan.
FAQ
Each piece of biscuit is a bite sized piece of pizza bread. Eat the pieces with a fork or your fingers. Dip in pizza sauce or ranch dressing.
Be sure to run a butter knife around the outside edge of the bread and pan as well as the inside edge of the bread and pan. Try to move the knife towards the bottom of the pan to make sure any cheese stuck can be pried loose.
More pizza
Looking for other recipes like this? Try these:
- Homemade Chicken Bacon Ranch Pizza Recipe
- Four Cheese and Bacon Pizza
- Crock Pot Chicken Bacon Ranch Pizza Casserole
- Chicken Bacon Ranch Pizza Casserole
Appetizer Ideas
These are my favorite appetizers to serve with pizza appetizer:
- Air Fryer Sausage Balls Recipe
- Crock Pot Mushrooms and Onions - Steakhouse Mushrooms
- Fire Roasted Salsa - Grilled Salsa Recipe
- Cucumber Bites - Cucumber Pizza
๐ Recipe
Sausage and Pepperoni Pizza Pull Apart Bread
Ingredients
- 2 cans refrigerator large biscuits like Grands
- 4 tablespoons butter
- 2 tablespoons avocado oil
- 2 cloves garlic
- ยฝ pound sausage
- 1 cup pepperoni
- 2 teaspoons pizza seasoning
- 2 cups shredded Mozzarella Cheese
- ½ cup parmesan cheese
- 14 ounces pizza sauce
- ยผ teaspoon salt
Instructions
- Preheat the Oven to 375℉.
- Brown the sausage and add two teaspoons of pizza seasoning if not using Italian sausage.
- Pop open the cans of biscuits and removing them from the can. Then cut into four quarters. Put them in a large bowl and set aside.
- In a microwave-safe bowl, microwave the butter for 20-second increments until melted. Mince the garlic and stir into the melted butter. Pour the garlic and butter mixture over the biscuits.
- Then toss the butter over the biscuits. Stir half the cheeses, seasoned sausage, and a few pepperonis into the biscuits. Stir in garlic salt and Italian seasoning if you haven't already add edit to the sausage.
- Prep a bundt pan by spraying it with cooking spray. In the bottom of the pan place pepperonis around the bottom.
- Place a row of the biscuits, cheese, and sausage over the pepperonis. Sprinkle in pepperonis over the biscuits.
- Spoon pizza sauce over the biscuits. Then layer again with biscuits and sauce. Then to the top, sprinkle with extra cheese and place pepperonis around the top.
- When the biscuits are used up to the top of the pizza pull apart bread, sprinkle with extra cheeses, and place pepperonis around the top.
- Bake for 35-40 minutes in the preheated oven or when the bread is firm to the touch. Let set and cool for five minutes.
- Then run a butter knife around the edge of the bundt pan, both inside and outside edge. Then place a large dinner plate on the bundt pan.
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