Easy Pizza Monkey Bread Recipe

Pizza Monkey Bread, a fun twist on traditional pepperoni pizza! Easy to make, this savory pull apart bread is made with refrigerated biscuit dough, cheese, and pepperoni all baked in a small baking dish. Recipe makes enough to serve one or two people. Step-by-step video can be found in the recipe.

What Is Monkey Bread?

Are you familiar with monkey bread?

Monkey bread is an easy to make, pull apart bread made with refrigerated biscuit dough. You'll often see monkey bread recipes as desserts, but this pepperoni pizza monkey bread is savory. It's full of cheese, gooey, and wonderfully delicious. It just might soon become your new favorite way to enjoy pizza.

I revisited this Pepperoni Pizza Monkey Bread recipe a few weeks ago. I like to go back and update old pictures and remind myself why I love certain recipes so much.

This monkey bread recipe, also known as Bubble Pizza and Pull Apart Bread, is an oldie but goodie here at One Dish Kitchen and I'm pretty sure you're going to love it too.

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Ingredients

See recipe box below for ingredient amounts and full recipe instructions.

• refrigerator biscuits
• pepperoni
• mozzarella cheese
• tomato sauce
• olive oil
• parmesan cheese
• dried basil

How To Make Pizza Monkey Bread

1. Open up the tube of refrigerator biscuits and cut each biscuit into quarters. Place each biscuit quarter into a either a zip-topped bag or a large mixing bowl. I find it easier to use a zip-topped bag, but you can certainly use a bowl or large dish. Add the olive oil, parmesan cheese and dried basil to the bag (or bowl), zip up the top and shake or mix the ingredients together.
2. Create a single layer of the seasoned dough in a small baking dish.
3. Top the layer of seasoned dough with tomato sauce and chopped pepperoni.
4. Next, add a layer of shredded mozzarella cheese.
5. Top the cheese with another layer of seasoned dough.
6. Finish with additional sauce and mozzarella cheese and place in the oven to bake for 20-25 minutes.

As you can see, this pull apart bread recipe is quick and easy to make.

For this pizza monkey bread, I use a 5-inch baking dish. This dish holds about 1.5 cups and has an area of 25 square inches. A 4×6-inch dish has an area of 24 square inches and will work as well. You can use any smaller-sized baking dish and simply adjust the amount of dough you use depending on the size of your dish.

For smaller sized dishes, use less dough. For a larger dish, you may only use one layer of dough. See our FAQ page for additional information on baking dish sizes.

For examples of the dishes we use, please visit our Store page.

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This pepperoni pizza monkey bread will change the way you think about pizza.

What To Serve With Monkey Bread

Although this monkey bread can be a hearty meal on its own, you might like to add a side dish to go with it. This is an especially good idea if you're preparing this to serve 2 people.

• Avocado Salad
• Roasted Red Pepper and Edamame Salad
• Minestrone Soup

Other Italian Recipes You Might Enjoy

If you like this pizza monkey bread, you might also like to try any or all of these single serving Italian inspired recipes:

• Eggplant Parmesan
• Italian Pasta Salad
• Slow Cooker Italian Chicken
• Baked Chicken Caprese
• Alfredo Sauce
• Crustless Pizza Quiche

Mini Pepperoni Pizza Monkey Bread

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Prep Time: 10 minutes

Cook Time: 25 minutes

Total Time: 35 minutes

Course: Main Dish

Cuisine: Italian, Main Dish

Keywords: pizza

Servings: 2 servings

Calories: 995kcal

Author: Joanie Zisk

Ingredients

• 1 tube refrigerator biscuits (8 small or 5 large)1 tube refrigerator biscuits (8 small or 5 large)
• 1/4 cup olive oil1/4 cup olive oil
• 1/3 cup shredded parmesan cheese1/3 cup shredded parmesan cheese
• 1 tablespoon dried basil1 tablespoon dried basil
• 6 tablespoons tomato sauce6 tablespoons tomato sauce
• 20 slices pepperoni ,chopped20 slices pepperoni ,chopped
• 3 ounces shredded mozzarella cheese3 ounces shredded mozzarella cheese

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How To Video

Instructions

• Heat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
• Spray the inside of a small baking dish with oil spray. Set aside.
• Open up the tube of refrigerator biscuits and cut each biscuit into quarters. 
  
• Place each biscuit quarter into a either a zip-topped bag or a large mixing bowl. Add the olive oil, parmesan cheese and dried basil to the bag (or bowl), zip up the top and shake or mix the ingredients together.
  
  
• Create a single layer of the seasoned dough in a small baking dish.
  
• Top the layer of seasoned dough with tomato sauce and chopped pepperoni.
  
• Add a layer of shredded mozzarella cheese.
  
• Top the cheese with another layer of seasoned dough.
  
• Finish with additional sauce and mozzarella cheese and place in the oven to bake for 20-25 minutes.
  

Notes

 You can use any smaller-sized baking dish and simply adjust the amount of dough you use depending on the size of your dish. For smaller sized dishes, use less dough. For a larger dish, you may only use one layer of dough.

Nutrition

Serving: 1serving | Calories: 995kcal | Carbohydrates: 105g | Protein: 35g | Fat: 88g | Saturated Fat: 20g | Cholesterol: 71mg | Sodium: 2287mg | Potassium: 827mg | Fiber: 4g | Sugar: 7g | Vitamin A: 625IU | Vitamin C: 3.1mg | Calcium: 563mg | Iron: 10.7mg

The information shown is an estimate provided by an online nutrition calculator. It should not be considered a substitute for a professional nutritionist’s advice.

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