Name: Easy Saucy Pull-Apart Pizza
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 40 min
Ingredients: 1 16.3 oz pre-made biscuit dough (or pizza dough); 1/4 cup pasta/pizza sauce; 1 1/4 cup shredded mozzarella; 1 cup shredded sharp cheddar; 1 cup pepperoni; dried basil (optional); chili oil (optional)

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Easy Saucy Pull-Apart Pizza. A delicious appetizer that’s so effortless to make, and it only requires a few ingredients. Feel free to take this dish in your own direction with your favorite choice of toppings!

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**Recipe originally published: May 28, 2022, Post updated: March 29, 2024

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Pizza Bread Appetizer Bites

Let’s give pizza night a bit of a twist, shall we? Have a go at this pull-apart style pizza bread, which is so ridiculously easy to make and requires only a handful of ingredients, you’ll be a pro at it in no time!

Pull-Apart Pizza (with the sauce, please!)

What is a pull-apart pizza? It’s bite-sized pieces of biscuit (or pizza) dough that’s mixed together with shredded cheese, pepperoni, and pasta or pizza sauce, then baked to completion!

In most pull-apart pizza recipes, the dish itself is prepared sans the pizza sauce, but then it’s served on the side as an option for you to dip the pizza bread in. However, I love the saucy element when paired with these bites (just like a normal pizza!), which is why I just end up mixing it together.

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For a messy-free finger food experience, I just eat it with a fork. It also presents an interesting solution for who gets the last piece–you duel it out with your cutlery. Not to mention the extra entertainment you get if both parties are competitive, like my husband and I. ;)

Pull-Apart Pizza Bread Without Bundt Pan

You don’t need to use a Bundt pan to make this dish. Any oven safe dish should be fine! I use my trusty old cast iron skillet and it turns out amazing every time.

I think Bundt pans are often used for pull-apart pizzas because this appetizer is just a savory version of monkey bread, which is a cinnamon sugar Bundt cake.

Ingredients You’ll Need

Pre-made biscuit dough or pizza dough: I used the Pillsbury Grands! Flaky Layers Original Biscuits dough.
Pasta/Pizza sauce: I personally love using store-bought ones with the garlic flavor.
Shredded mozzarella
Shredded sharp cheddar
Pepperoni
Dried basil (optional)
Chili oil (optional): Will always incorporate chili oil if I can! I’m a spicy fiend.

How To Make Easy Pull Apart Pizza Bread

Preheat oven to 375 F. Cut the biscuit/pizza dough into small bite sized pieces.
Mix the dough, 1 cup cheddar cheese, 3/4 cup mozzarella, 3/4 cup pepperoni, and chili oil until well combined (see notes).
Spread out in an oven safe dish and add dried basil, the remaining mozzarella and pepperoni on top.
Bake for 30-35 minutes and let it stand for at least 5-10 minutes before serving. Enjoy!

Notes for Easy Saucy Pull-Apart Pizza

Sauce on the side: You can choose to skip the sauce during mixing and serve on the side instead for a dry pull-apart pizza.
Toppings: Any pizza toppings can be an option for this dish! Mushrooms, bell peppers, olives, or even the controversial pineapple (which team are you?).
Cheese: The types of cheese used are also up to your preference. I used mozzarella and sharp cheddar.

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