This Skillet Pull-Apart Bread with Warm Cheese and Bacon Dip is so simple to make and will please everyone. Freshly baked bread with cheesy dip, it’s perfect for feeding a crowd! Plus, it’s fun and easy to serve your dip right along with the bread… surprise!

Skillet Pull-Apart Bread

Everyone will be impressed whether you’re hosting a barbecue, friends and family gathering or a football game, if you bring this appetizer to the table! Fresh, warm pull apart bread buns ring shaped on the outside of the skillet, while the center is filled with warm Cheddar cheese and bacon dip.

While it is best to be served freshly baked from the oven, you can made this recipe ahead and have it reheated to serve later. Just cover the skillet with aluminium foil and pop into a 350F oven for almost 30 minutes to warm it up.

Just be sure to allow the skillet to cool down till it’s just warm before serving.

Skillet Pull-Apart Bread & Warm Cheese and Bacon Dip Recipe

Ingredients

• 1 bag (20) bread rolls frozen
• cooking oil spray
• 1 (8 oz.) block cream cheese, softened to room temperature
• 1 teaspoon chili powder
• 1/4 cup sliced black olives
• 1 cup shredded Mexican style cheese blend
• 1 cup shredded Cheddar cheese
• 1 cup cooked & crumbled bacon
• 1 small tomato, diced& sliced green onions, for topping

Method:

1. Spray a large skillet with cooking spray. Have a small bowl (around 5-6 inches in diameter) ready and place it upside down in the center of the skillet. Spray this bowl with cooking spray too. Take bread rolls out of the bag and place them around the outside of the skillet, forming a ring shape. Spray them with cooking oil, cover with plastic wrap and let the bread rolls rise for about 40 minutes.
2. In a large bowl, beat together cream cheese, chili powder, salt, pepper. Add sliced olives, cheese and crumbled bacon. Mix and add the whole mixture to a pan to cook until the cheese has melted and everything is well combined. Season with salt and pepper as needed
3. Preheat oven to 350F.
4. Remove the foil from the skillet and the bowl from the center and pour the mixture dip into the center. Sprinkle the top of the dip and bread rolls with chili flakes and additional Cheddar cheese.
5. Bake in the oven for about almost 25 minutes, until the rolls are golden brown and the dip is bubbly.
6. Remove from the oven carefully and allow to cool the skillet till safe to touch before serving. Add chopped fresh tomatoes and green onions on top and serve!

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Skillet Pull Apart Bread & Warm Cheese and Bacon Dip Recipe

Ingredients

• 1  bag 20 bread rolls frozen
• cooking oil spray
• 1 8 oz. block cream cheese, softened to room temperature
• 1 teaspoon chili powder
• 1/4 cup sliced black olives
• 1 cup shredded Mexican style cheese blend
• 1 cup shredded Cheddar cheese
• 1 cup cooked & crumbled bacon
• 1 small tomato diced& sliced green onions, for topping

Instructions

1. Spray a large skillet with cooking spray. Have a small bowl (around 5-6 inches in diameter) ready and place it upside down in the center of the skillet. Spray this bowl with cooking spray too. Take bread rolls out of the bag and place them around the outside of the skillet, forming a ring shape. Spray them with cooking oil, cover with plastic wrap and let the bread rolls rise for about 40 minutes.
2. In a large bowl, beat together cream cheese, chili powder, salt, pepper. Add sliced olives, cheese and crumbled bacon. Mix and add the whole mixture to a pan to cook until the cheese has melted and everything is well combined. Season with salt and pepper as needed
3. Preheat oven to 350F.
4. Remove the foil from the skillet and the bowl from the center and pour the mixture dip into the center. Sprinkle the top of the dip and bread rolls with chili flakes and additional Cheddar cheese.
5. Bake in the oven for about almost 25 minutes, until the rolls are golden brown and the dip is bubbly.
6. Remove from the oven carefully and allow to cool the skillet till safe to touch before serving. Add chopped fresh tomatoes and green onions on top and serve!

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