Garbage Bread is crazy delicious, perfect for a party or weeknight meal, and endlessly adaptable! My favorite is this Bacon Cheeseburger Garbage Bread…it’s cheesy, packed with flavor, and served with classic hamburger sauce!
I had never heard of “Garbage Bread” until recently…but I’ve gathered it’s a whole thing in the world! The concept is simple…throw whatever you like into a pizza crust and roll it up, cinnamon roll-style. Easy? For sure. Delicious? You bet. Low-calorie? Um…no.
If you’re looking for something a little more heart-healthy, today isn’t your lucky day. BUT if you’re looking for classic game-day, party food. Well, I gotcha, boo.
Get Creative With Your Garbage Bread Recipe
You can seriously can throw whatever you want to in Garbage Bread…Buffalo Chicken Dip? Do it. Leftover Spaghetti? Trust me, delicious. Spinach and Artichoke Dip? SERIOUSLY YES. Crack Chicken? Best idea ever!
My favorite version of Garbage Bread is the recipe I am sharing with you today. It’s of the stick-to-your-bones Bacon Cheeseburger variety. It essentially tastes like a White Castle Cheeseburger. (And if you’ve never tried a White Castle I feel both sorry for you and jealous of you all at the same time.)
All you do is fry up some bacon. This is a Bacon Cheeseburger Garbage Recipe, after all.
And then brown some ground beef with some steak seasoning and Velveeta. Yes, I said it. This low-level food…which I am happy to make no apologies for. We’re all adult-ish here. We’re allowed.
Mix the bacon in with the cheesy meat…
And then spread it on a rolled out thin crust pizza dough…
Oh yeah, and add more cheese.
Roll up the dough like you would a cinnamon roll, from the long end and then bake it!
Allow the bread to cool a little bit before slicing, so you get perfect slices!
This Garbage Bread recipe is the perfect game day food, and is such a great recipe to adapt!
Garbage Bread
- Yield: serves 4-6 1x
Description
Garbage Bread is like a bacon cheeseburger Stromboli! Perfect for game day, or a weeknight meal….AND totally adaptable!
Ingredients
- 1/2 pound chopped bacon
- 1 cup chopped onion
- 1 pound lean ground beef
- 1 tablespoon steak seasoning (I used McCormick)
- 12 ounces Velveeta, cubed
- 1 (13.8 ounce) thin crust pizza dough (I used Pillsbury)
- 1 1/2 cups grated cheddar jack cheese
Sauce
- 1/2 cup mayonnaise
- 2 tablespoons ketchup
- salt & pepper to taste
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 425°. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper and set aside.
- In a large skillet over medium-low heat cook bacon until it’s crisp. Remove the bacon from the pan and set aside. Drain most of the grease.
- In the same skillet, heat to medium high. Add the onions and ground beef into the skillet and cook until the the onions are soft and the meat is cooked through. Drain anymore excess liquid/grease from the pan. Place the skillet back on the heat and turn the heat to low. Add bacon back into the pan and season with the steak seasoning. Add in the Velveeta and stirring continuously cook until the cheese is melted. Remove the pan from the heat.
- Roll the pizza dough out onto the prepared baking sheet. The dough should be approximately a 15×10 rectangle. Spread the meat mixture evenly on top, leaving an inch at the edges to allow for spreading. Sprinkle the grated cheese on top of the meat. Roll up the pizza dough, starting with the long sides and pinch the crust together to seal. Bake seam side down for 15-20 minutes, or until golden brown. Allow the bread to cool for 5-10 minutes before slicing.
Sauce
- In a small bowl whisk together the mayonnaise, ketchup, salt, and pepper.
- Dip the sliced bread into the sauce, if desired.
My mom used to make something similar to this when I was younger and I believe they were called hamburger twirls. She would slice it up after rolling and then heated up cream of mushroom soup and we would spoon that over the twirls.
i did bourbon and bbq Manwich today and wow
Oh my my! Excellent idea for a tailgate! And here in the South, we love our barbecue! Thanks for another idea to go along with the original recipe Jeff!
Loved it! When I made it, I first applied a thin layer of thousand Island dressing as a base. Then I layered some hamburger, shredded cheddar, rest of hamburger, followed by a few slices of Amer. cheese. I applied an egg wash and baked it for 30 min.
Big mac!!!
Easy & tasty! I added pickles to the sauce.
My first ever dish with Velveeta but it served its purpose!
Love the idea of adding pickles!
Too much cheese! Omit the Chedder Jack. Doesn’t need it. Next time some sautéed shrooms!
While the ‘garbage bread’ was tasty, I found that the inside dough (where I started the roll) wasn’t cooked thoroughly. I cooked it at 425 degrees for 15 minutes, and it looked perfect so I pulled it out and let it sit for about 20 minutes before cutting it. I haven’t read any reviews that anyone else had this problem, so I’m wondering where I went wrong!
I have an oven thermometer, so I know the temperature was right
I haven’t made the recipe but I think that it should be cooked at 375 for about 30 to 45 minutes, and/or make sure the dough is at room temp and/or blind bake after rolling it to just to take the chill out of the dough. You are cooking with precooked ingredients accept for dough.
Same here. I followed the instructions in the recipe, but even though the crust was just short of being over-browned, the inside layers were completely raw. I wound up having to pitch it, which is a complete waste of the money I spent on the ingredients. Don’t think I’ll take anymore chances with this one.
That’s strange, I’ve never had that issue, but if it happens to anyone else you can cover it very loosely with foil to slow the browning while continuing to cook 🙂
I have been making this with Rhodes frozen bread dough for a long time. I cook it at 375 for 30 minutes and never put any kind of sauce on the dough.
I never leave reviews but I’m making an exception tonight. This recipe is awesome. Rave reviews from my picky eaters. My son doesn’t really eat much cheese so I browned up the meat and added bbq sauce and only half of it with shredded cheese. Everyone love love loved it. Next time I will make two.
Thank you so much for the review and your adaptations!! Stay safe!
Have you ever tried it with a little marinara sauce
No but I bet it would be great!
Garbage bread? I always call it Hamburger bread or Cheeseburger bread. Weird. But, still, this stuff is as amazing as it is unhealthy.
hahha! yes, it certainly isn’t health food, but fun to make as a splurge!
This was very well received, although since I don’t eat meat I can’t comment myself on how it tasted. Very easy to make. My husband said it needed the dipping sauce, which was also simple to make.
Glad this was enjoyed!