Cheesy Sausage Pull Apart Bread features sweet Italian sausage, 3 cheeses, garlic, butter, and fresh herbs. It is a warm, delicious, and easy tailgating appetizer recipe for anyone who enjoys a good cheese pull. This post is sponsored by Johnsonville Sausage. All views expressed are that of our own.
Some of our favorite tailgating recipes include lots of sausage and cheese. There is nothing more rewarding than watching your favorite team play (ours is New England) and enjoying good food, drinks, and company.
Tasty bites like this Cheesy Garlic Pull Apart Bread featuring Johnsonville Sweet Italian Sausage makes for a winning game day combo!
Each layer of freshly baked sourdough (available at most supermarket bakeries, fresh daily), is carefully sliced and stuffed with pan-fried Sweet Italian Sausage, and a blend of 3 melty cheeses (mozzarella, jack, and cheddar).
Food lovers rejoice because this recipe is all you need this tailgating season! You can prep the loaf at home, and grill it over foil to heat & melt the cheese. If you want, you can also grill Johnsonville Brats and slice them for this meaty appetizer recipe. Or, you can precook the sausage at home and bring it on the go in a food storage container.
But, now we are circling back to this perfect tailgating recipe! I want you all to be inspired to enjoy the football season with some tasty, cheesy sausage bread.
Cheesy Sausage Pull Apart Bread Recipe Ingredients
- 1 lb loaf of sour dough artisan loaf you can also use a regular style loaf of artisan style bread.
- 1/4 cup each of mozzarella cheese, jack cheese, and cheddar cheese
- 1 tablespoon of scallions
- 1 tablespoon of parsley
- 1/4 cup unsalted butter
- 1 tsp of minced garlic
- 1 cup of cooked Johnsonville Sweet Italian Sausage
How to Cut a Pull Apart Bread Loaf
Start out by getting a serrated bread knife. A regular knife will not work well at all —trust me, I tried!
Start by slicing 1″ in from the end of your bread from top to bottom. Do not cut all the way through! Repeat in the same direction slicing one inch slices across.
Rotate the bread and firmly and carefully hold the sliced part. You want to now slice in the other direction -1 inch slices.
This will now form cubes. It is very tricky to hold the bread still so be cautious, careful and if you accidentally cut out a square of bread just place it back. The cheese will be a perfect binder.
Once you have pull apart bread rectangles, it is time to stuff the bread with cooked sausage crumbles and cheese.
How to Make Pull Apart Bread
Line a baking sheet with heavy duty foil and make a well around the edges to keep the butter and toppings in. You will also need more foil to cover the top.
Add the bread to the foil.
I added the sausage first and then the cheese. I tried my best to tuck the cheese and sausage into the bread.
Top with parsley and scallions and pour over the melted butter.
Cover the top of the bread with foil.
Bake at 350 degrees for 20 minutes covered, and an additional 10 minutes uncovered to crisp up the top.
Serve warm while cheese is ooey and gooey!
Doesn’t this Cheesy Sausage Pull Apart Bread look amazing? Johnsonville Sausage helped us to make this elevated tailgating experience possible!
Cheesy Sausage Pull Apart Bread
Equipment
- baking sheet
- serrated bread knife
Ingredients
- 16 ounces sour dough artisan bread
- 1/4 cup mozzarella cheese
- 1/4 cup Monterrey jack cheese
- 1/4 cup cheddar cheese
- 1 tsp minced garlic
- 1/4 cup unsalted butter
- 1 tbsp scallions
- 1 tbsp parsley
- 1 cup Johnsonville Ground Sweet Italian Sausage
Instructions
How to Cut the Pull Apart Bread Loaf
- With a serrated bread knife, start by slicing 1" in from the end of your bread from top to bottom. Do not cut all the way through! Repeat in the same direction slicing one inch slices across.
- Rotate the bread and firmly and carefully hold the sliced part. You want to now slice in the other direction -1 inch slices.
- This will now form cubes. It is very tricky to hold the bread still so be cautious, careful and if you accidentally cut out a square of bread just place it back. The cheese will be a perfect binder.
- Once you have pull apart bread rectangles, it is time to stuff the bread with cooked sausage crumbles and cheese.
How to Stuff and Bake Pull Apart Bread
- Cook the sausage in skillet until browned, drain excess grease.
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.
- Add the bread to the foil lined pan.
- I added the cooked sausage first and then the cheese. I tried my best to tuck the cheese and sausage into the bread.
- Top with parsley and scallions and pour over the melted butter.
- Wrap the top of the bread with foil.
- Bake at 350 degrees for 20 minutes covered, and an additional 10 minutes uncovered to crisp up the top.
- Serve warm while cheese is ooey and gooey!
This would be great for a brunch potluck that I am attending. I am sure everyone will love the taste.
You had me at cheesy. Dang, this looks so good! Good idea for a Superbowl appetizer or even a holiday one!
There’s just something so fun about eating pull apart breads. This looks absolutely delicious too!
This looks like a really delicious recipe for pull apart bread. Anything with cheese is always a winner with my family. Saving the recipe and making this on the weekend.
Oh my, look how delicious this is! This is so perfect for us. I am sure my niece owuld love this.
I am drooling over this bread! All this sausage and cheeeese! Looks amazingly delicious!
That looks absolutely amazing! I have a Friendsgiving coming up and I think this would be a great hit! Never would have thought to make it before!