Easy Garbage Bread

This Garbage Bread is a warm, cheesy pizza loaf that’s filled with ground beef, cooked crumbles of bacon, dill pickles, and diced onions! Prep this savory appetizer for the big game in just 30 minutes!

Watch your team run the ball into the end zone while munching on more delicious snacks such as Easy Stuffed Pizza Rolls or Slow Cooker Grape Jelly Meatballs!

This Easy Garbage Bread will be an instant touchdown with friends and family! Its cheesy, meaty filling is wrapped in a golden brown pizza crust, packing a punch of flavor into every bite!

As Super Bowl Sunday inches closer and closer I start to plan out what appetizers, drinks, and desserts I’ll serve. There’s nothing like munching on tasty food while playing Super Bowl Bingo and laughing at the funny commercials.

And of course, watching the game… 😉

However, you don’t even need a big football game to be able to enjoy this quick and easy appetizer! With its 30 minute cook time and endless filling variations, you can enjoy it anytime, anywhere!

Ingredient Notes

To start making this Garbage Bread Recipe you’ll need a pizza crust. I kept it simple and just grabbed a can of refrigerated pizza dough from the grocery store.

However, you could totally make your favorite homemade pizza dough recipe to use as well! Once you have your choice in pizza dough sorted out you’ll move on to the meaty filling.

This is made by cooking ground beef and then adding in ketchup, mustard, salt, pepper, diced onion, and garlic paste. Once this mixture is thoroughly cooked then you’ll also add in diced dill pickles, chopped cooked bacon, shredded cheddar cheese, and shredded pepper jack cheese.

Before the Garbage Bread hits the oven it’s brushed with melted salted butter and a sprinkle of shredded cheese.

How To Make Garbage Bread

1. Roll the pizza crust out into a rectangle on a large piece of parchment paper. Then transfer it carefully onto a large baking sheet.
2. Cut thick strips along each of the long sides of the dough.
3. Cook the ground beef in a large skill until browned. Afterward, drain the grease from the pan.
4. Stir ketchup, mustard, salt, and pepper into the skillet with the cooked beef.
5. Add in the diced onion, cover the pan, and then cook until the onions have started to soften. Stir frequently.
6. Stir in the garlic paste followed by the pickles, bacon, and cheese. Once the cheese has completely melted begin spooning the meat mixture onto the uncut center of the pizza crust.
7. Pull each strip over the bread, alternating sides.
8. Melt the salted butter and brush it over the top of the crust. Then sprinkle it with the reserved cheese.
9. Bake until the top of the pizza crust is golden brown.
10. Cool on the pan for a few minutes. Then place Garbage Bread on a wooden cutting board with a small bowl of ketchup or Burger Sauce to slice and serve!

Frequently Asked Questions

Filling Variations

You can truly customize this Garbage bread to your taste buds just by switching up the filling! Here are a few fun ideas:

• Make it pepperoni pizza style by using mozzarella cheese and pepperoni slices!
• Spice things up by using a buffalo chicken filling!
• Layer slices of deli ham in with shredded cheese, diced tomatoes, and green peppers!
• Swap the ground beef out for ground chicken, turkey, or Italian sausage!
• Stuff it with a chicken, broccoli, and cheese filling!
• Saute up your favorite fresh vegetables and then pack them in with shredded cheese!
• As you can see the ideas are endless! Just follow your taste buds and I’m sure you’ll create a delicious Garbage Bread!

Can I Just Roll The Garbage Bread Up Without Cutting Into The Pizza Dough?

You can! It just may take a bit longer to cook all the way through.

How Do I Store Leftover Bacon Cheeseburger Bread?

Store them in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 3 days.

Is There A Way I Can Prepare This Ahead Of Time To Make Game Day Prep Easier?

You can pre-cook the meat filling a day or two in advance. Then when game day arrives you can just roll out the pizza dough, place the filling, and bake it!

What’s The Best Way To Reheat Leftovers?

I like the leftovers best when warmed up in the oven. To do so I just place them on a baking sheet at 350 degrees and heat until the centers are warm.

How Many People Will One Loaf Serve?

One loaf of Garbage Bread will comfortably serve 4 people. So if you’re planning on a large crowd you may want to make a couple of loaves.

Does This Pizza Bread Freeze Well?

It does! Just tightly wrap the leftovers and place them in the freezer for up to 2 months. When you’re ready to enjoy the bread just pop it in the fridge to thaw overnight.

Then heat it in the oven the next day when you’re ready to enjoy it!

What’s The Best Way To Cook The Bacon To Use In This Recipe?

My favorite way to cook bacon is by Baking it in the Oven. It’s a super easy, mess-free method that cooks all the bacon in just 22 minutes.

This Garbage Bread will be the talk of the Super Bowl Party even if your team isn’t! Here are more crowd-pleasing super bowl appetizers that your friends and family will also rave about!

• Bacon Wrapped Little Smokies – An easy yet delicious snack that’s brushed with a hot honey and brown sugar glaze!
• Hot Pepper Jelly Meatballs – Your crockpot does all the work with this 5-ingredient frozen meat ball recipe!
• Best Pepperoni Pizza Dip – Warm, cheesy goodness that’s everything you love about pizza just in dip form!
• Easy Stuffed Cheese Breadsticks – Made in only 20 minutes using crescent roll dough!
• Baked Buffalo Chicken Dip – Everyone’s favorite dip, ready in just 25 minutes!

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