Pepperoni Pull Apart Bread

Pepperoni Pull Apart Bread is made with french bread cut into squares and filled with garlic butter, cheese and pepperoni. Then baked and turned into a gooey cheesy bread appetizer.

Course Appetizer

Cuisine American

Keyword pepperoni, pizza

Prep Time 10

Cook Time 30

Total Time 40

Servings

Calories 476kcal

Author Wendie

Ingredients

1 loaf french bread sourdough or artisan
1/2 cup butter softened
3 cloves garlic minced
2 tablespoon fresh parsley chopped
2 1/2 cups shredded mozzarella cheese divided
1/2 pkg pepperoni about 40 slices or more if desired
1 tablespoon Italian seasoning
1/4 cup freshly grated Parmesan cheese

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees
Combine softened butter with minced garlic and 2 tablespoon parsley
Cut bread 3/4 of the way through lengthwise and widthwise forming a grid pattern.
Place the loaf on a foil sheet and spread the garlic butter in between all the slices
Stuff half of the Mozzarella cheese between the bread slices, followed by the pepperoni.
Wrap in foil, and bake for 18-20 minutes.
Remove from oven, and increase heat to 400 degrees.
Open the foil and add the remaining mozzarella cheese, and sprinkle the Italian seasoning and parmesan cheese over the top.
Return to the oven, and bake for 10 minutes, serve!

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