Stuffed Pizza Bread

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Oh my goodness am I ever excited to share this recipe with you! I stumbled upon this Stuffed Pizza Bread recipe and it was in my possession less than an hour before I made it!  That’s how amazing it looked and sounded!  Obviously I can’t eat it due to Celiac Disease, but I can get joy out of making good food for my family 🙂

Luck would have it that I had just purchased some Italian loaves to make my freezer garlic bread.  I whipped up some homemade pizza sauce and everything else was on hand! Back in the day when I could eat gluten, Italian food was my favorite!  So I still have a soft spot in my heart for it.

The kids were very impatient while I was taking pictures, so I barely got any snapped! I don’t blame them though, the smell was very enticing 🙂

This would make an incredible pizza dip too!  Toast the bread instead of stuffing it and dip into the gooey dish, YUMM!!

Stuffed Pizza Bread

Vicky@LittleChefWithin.com

LittleChefTip: Use clean kitchen scissors to cut the pepperoni in half, then half again. Saves time!

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Servings 2 loaves

Ingredients

  

• 2 thick Italian loaves or 2 French baguettes
• 10 ounces cream cheese softened at room temperature
• 2 1/2 cups shredded mozzarella cheese
• 1 1/4 cup pizza sauce plus more to serve on the side
• 1/2 cup parmesan cheese plus more to sprinkle on top
• 1 tsp dried basil
• 1/2 tsp dried oregano
• 1 1/2 cups pepperoni slices chopped, divided
• 4 tablespoons butter melted
• 1 tsp garlic powder

Instructions

 

• Preheat the oven to 350° F.
• Cut each loaf into 4 equal-sized pieces. Use a long knife to remove the insides, keeping some bread along the edges. Pull out the loose bread to leave hollow bread quarters. Set aside.
• In a large mixing bowl, mix together the cream cheese, mozzarella cheese, pizza sauce, parmesan, basil, dried oregano, and 1 1/4 cup of the chopped pepperoni.
• Mix well to combine in a Kitchen Aid mixer, or with a hand mixer.
• Stuff the bread quarters with the pizza dip mixture, using a spoon to help pack the dip in.
• Once the bread is stuffed, transfer it to a cutting board. Line up the quarters so that they fit together as they did before the loaf was cut.
• Slice the bread into pieces that are approximately 1" thick.
• Tear a piece of heavy duty foil that is longer than the loaf. Slide the loaf slices off of the cutting board and onto the foil, keeping them together.
• In a small bowl, combine the melted butter and garlic powder. Brush the garlic butter over the bread, allowing some to drip down between the slices.
• Top with the remaining 1/4 cup pepperoni and sprinkle with additional parmesan cheese.
• Wrap the foil around the bread and bake for 20 minutes.
• Unwrap the bread and bake for 5 minutes, or until the top browns slightly.
• Remove from the oven, sprinkle with additional parmesan cheese, and serve with pizza sauce for dipping.
• Adapted from Hostthetoast.com

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