Garbage Bread
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.
My favorite version of Garbage Bread is 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.) But, you 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.
This low-level food…which I am happy to make no apologies for. We’re all adult-ish here. We’re allowed.
And because I love you so much I made a short little video to show you exactly how easy this is.
Then in that same skillet, sauté some chopped onion, and ground beef until it's cooked. Add to that some steak seasoning (I use Montreal), and some Velveeta. It's necessary here.
Spread out some pizza dough and spread the "garbage" all over it.
Oh and more cheese.
Roll it up cinnamon roll style and bake!
It will be a glorious log of calories when it comes out of the oven...
Slice it and serve with a simple burger sauce.
Like I said before, there are so many variations on this. I hope you try it!
- ½ 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)
- 1½ cups grated cheddar jack cheese
- ½ cup mayonnaise
- 2 tablespoons ketchup
- salt & pepper to taste
- 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.
- In the same skillet, with the bacon grease increase 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 the 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 15x10 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.
- In a small bowl whisk together the mayonnaise, ketchup, salt, and pepper.
- Dip the sliced bread into the sauce, if desired.
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34 Comments on "Garbage Bread"
Yum! Looks delicious.
I’m thinking of using mini pepperoni in place of the bacon and maybe cream cheese in place of the Velveeta (only because cream cheese is cheaper than Velveeta)
Got to make this! Sounds sooooo good….easy too! Thanks.
I have never heard of this before! Totally yummy!
I just made this for lunch and dinner. Super delicious, thanks!
Love hearing that!!
Just when I decided to eat dessert first I was found to have diabetes! That took care of my decision….dag nabbit!
Can replace the Velveeta for something else?
Shelly .. we are not fans of Velveeta cheese and it is very here. Can I substitute something like Boursin instead?
Here’s a WONDERFUL recipe for homemade Velveeta. It takes some work but sooooo worth it! http://chickensintheroad.com/cooking/homemade-velveeta/
I am about to make this. It will be even better if you brush some melted butter with garlic powder on top of the loaf after rolling it!
Absolutely the best idea Natalie! We are big garlic lovers here.
Not sure I love the name but the recipe looks delish!
In the written recipe I don’t see when to add steak seasoning or when to put bacon in.
My mistake! You add both in after you’ve drained the grease!
Just made the Garbage Bread and used a Taco sauce for seasoning in deference to my other half loving Mexican food. Added shredded 4 cheese Mexican blend cheese into it also. Served it with bowls of salsa and it was a huge hit! Will definately be making this again and again ! Thanks so much for the recipe !
What a great adaptation!!!
After reading the great reviews for this I decided to make it for dinner. What a huge mistake!! Maybe it was the Velveeta, which we never eat, but the bread was very salty and I added no extra salt. Recipe went right into the garbage along with the remains of the bread. Definitely not a hit in my house.
very strange it would be so salty… the only seasoning added is Steak Seasoning… can I ask what brand you used?
I have some of the McCormick 25% less sodium Montreal Steak. I don’t use it much. I do note that even this variant, salt is the first ingredient. When I make a base like this, I usually just use ground cumin, garlic powder, and a little chili powder. That may work as a lower salt substitute.
Can I use regular classic crust instead of thin? I have three cans on hand and wanted to make sure??
sure!
Throw in some diced dill pickles and it’s a full on hamburger. LOL Reading a few of the reviews, I think we all agree that this recipe can be changed to whatever taste you feel like having. Thanks. . . . . now I need to make this!!!
great idea!!
I have made something similar to this with ham and cheese, but I sliced beforehand and baked it like that. Is this possible with this recipe?
Like pinwheels? You could do that! They might not slice up very pretty, as the filling is warm when you bake it, but it would work!
I have made something similar to this with ham and cheese, but I sliced beforehand and baked it like that. Is this possible with this recipe?
What a mess, the pizza crust stuck to the paper, couldn’t get it to roll cause of the sticking. This is why I don’t use parchment paper. I have maybe afew inches of dough covering the meat mixture on both ends, other than that, it mostly all open in the middle. Very tastee though. Just don’t think I’l be taking to my party.
Why are the Pinterest buttons missing from your current recipes?
are you on mobile or desktop?
Why is This site on Pinterest but you can’t pin the recipe?
has anyone tried freezing the leftovers? or making smaller individual sizes and freeing after baking? Thanks!
damn! i forgot to add the grated cheese before I rolled it up!