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What's the biggest problem when it comes to garlic bread? There's never enough, no matter how much you eat! The Garlic Bread Casserole fixes that problem by making enough for everyone, although it's so delicious you might want to make two, just in case. Each piece of butter-coated, garlicky bread comes with its own cheesy, rich, and herbaceous tomato sauce and a slice of spicy, savory pepperoni. A sprinkling of parmesan adds a little sharpness to bring out the garlic flavor in each golden-brown bite. Ordering pizza pales in comparison to whipping up more of the Garlic Bread Casserole!
What's the biggest problem when it comes to garlic bread? There's never enough, no matter how much you eat! The Garlic Bread Casserole fixes that problem by making enough for everyone, although it's so delicious you might want to make two, just in case. Each piece of butter-coated, garlicky bread comes with its own cheesy, rich, and herbaceous tomato sauce and a slice of spicy, savory pepperoni. A sprinkling of parmesan adds a little sharpness to bring out the garlic flavor in each golden-brown bite. Ordering pizza pales in comparison to whipping up more of the Garlic Bread Casserole!
Ingredients
- 1/4 cup unsalted butter melted
- 3 cloves garlic minced
- 1 tablespoon fresh parsley or basil chopped
- 4 cups mozzarella shredded and divided
- 16 ounces cream cheese softened
- 1/2 cup parmesan grated and divided
- 1 tablespoon Italian seasoning
- 3/4 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
- 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
- 3/4 cup pizza sauce
- 1 (6-16ounce) package pepperoni slices not mini
- 2 (14.1-ounce) packages premade pizza dough
Directions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
- Spray a 9x13-inch casserole dish with nonstick cooking spray.
- In a small bowl, whisk together the melted butter, the garlic, and the parsley.
- In a large bowl, beat together 2 cups of the mozzarella, the cream cheese, 1/3 cup of the parmesan, the Italian seasoning, the red pepper flakes, and the black pepper.
- Spread the cheese mixture evenly into the prepared casserole dish.
- Spread the pizza sauce over the cheese mixture.
- Sprinkle the sauce layer with the remaining mozzarella.
- Top the mozzarella layer with the pepperoni.
- Divide the pizza dough into sections, making as many sections as there are pepperoni slices.
- Roll the dough sections into balls and place each ball on a pepperoni slice.
- Brush each dough ball with the butter mixture.
- Sprinkle the top of the casserole with the remaining parmesan.
- Bake until the pizza dough is golden brown and cooked through and the pizza dip is bubbly, about 35-45 minutes.
- Let cool for 10-15 minutes.
- Serve.
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