🥖 Garbage Bread
Garbage bread is a stuffed bread roll loaded with meats, cheeses, and vegetables — basically all your favorite pizza or sandwich fillings rolled up inside pizza dough and baked until golden. It’s hearty, customizable, and perfect for game day or family dinners.
🥣 Classic Garbage Bread Recipe (Serves 6–8)
Ingredients:
- 1 lb pizza dough (store-bought or homemade)
- 1 cup marinara or pizza sauce
- 1½ cups shredded mozzarella cheese
- 1 cup cooked Italian sausage or ground beef
- ½ cup pepperoni slices
- ½ cup diced bell peppers
- ¼ cup diced onions
- 1 tsp Italian seasoning
- 1 egg (for egg wash)
👩🍳 Instructions
- Preheat oven:
- 375°F (190°C). Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- Roll out dough:
- Roll pizza dough into a large rectangle (about 10×14 inches).
- Add fillings:
- Spread a thin layer of sauce, leaving a 1-inch border.
- Sprinkle mozzarella evenly.
- Add cooked meat, pepperoni, vegetables, and seasoning.
- Roll it up:
- Starting from the long side, tightly roll the dough like a jelly roll.
- Pinch edges and seam closed. Place seam-side down on baking sheet.
- Brush & bake:
- Brush with beaten egg for a golden crust.
- Cut a few small slits on top to vent steam.
- Bake 25–30 minutes until golden brown.
- Rest & slice:
- Let cool 5–10 minutes before slicing.
- Serve with warm marinara for dipping.
🔥 Popular Variations
- Cheeseburger Garbage Bread: Ground beef, cheddar, pickles, and a drizzle of burger sauce.
- Chicken Bacon Ranch: Cooked chicken, bacon, mozzarella, and ranch dressing.
- Buffalo Chicken: Shredded chicken tossed in buffalo sauce with blue cheese.
- Breakfast Version: Scrambled eggs, sausage, bacon, and cheddar.
💡 Tips
- Avoid overfilling to prevent leaking.
- Pre-cook meats and vegetables to remove excess moisture.
- You can prepare ahead and refrigerate before baking.
Garbage bread is warm, cheesy, and packed with flavor, making it a crowd-pleasing comfort food.
If you’d like, I can also share a quick air fryer version for smaller batches.
