Cheddar Bacon Ranch Pull Apart Bread Recipe
Cheddar Bacon Ranch Pull Apart Bread recipe - crispy top with gooey cheese, crunchy bacon and buttery Ranch in every bite! This pull apart bread is THE appetizer to make!
Servings: 6 servings
Calories: 757kcal
Ingredients
- 1 loaf Italian bread
- 4 slices of bacon cooked until crispy, roughly chopped (see note)
- 1.25 cup shredded cheddar cheese
- ¼ cup butter melted
- 1 Tablespoon Ranch salad dressing mix (dry in a pocket)
- chopped parsley optional garnish
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
- Line a baking sheet with aluminum foil (easy clean up).
- Place Italian bread on prepared sheet. Slice the bread into cubes, diamond shaped, making sure not to cut all the way through the bottom. (see post photos)
- In a small mixing bowl or a measuring cup, mix melted butter with Ranch dressing mix. Pour mixture in between rows of cubes in bread and brush the rest over the top of bread.
- Stuff bread with shredded cheese and chopped bacon.
- Bake bread for 10 to 12 minutes OR until the cheese is melted.
- Let stand in room temperature for about 5 minutes, then serve.
- Garnish with chopped parsley if desired.
Notes
To cook bacon: place slices of bacon on aluminum foil lined baking sheet and bake for 12 to 14 minutes in 400 degrees F oven. Remove from sheet onto paper towel and pat to remove excess fat. Roughly chop into pieces and use in the recipe.
Nutrition
Calories: 757kcal | Carbohydrates: 51g | Protein: 15g | Fat: 54g | Saturated Fat: 29g | Cholesterol: 54mg | Sodium: 848mg | Potassium: 256mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 29g | Vitamin A: 470IU | Calcium: 172mg | Iron: 2.2mg
