This pull apart bread wreath is delicious and has a three cheese spinach dip baked with it. This dipping bread recipe makes an excellent easy hot appetizer for any event.
Bake this pull apart bread & dip combo for all the cold weather months parties. It’s especially handy for informal events.
Serve it for Game Day, Poker Night, a holiday party, Christmas appetizer, or New Years. Or just for fun any ole time.
Your family and friends will love pulling apart the fragrant bread and dipping it into the delicious spinach dip.
You can spice up the spinach dip to suit your preferences. Bring on the Mediterranean vibe with Italian spices and add some peppers for extra punch.
Or keep it mild with parsley.
This appetizer is so easy to change up to suit yourself. enjoy!
More Easy Appetizers:
Its always nice to have quick access to multiple appetizer recipes and party food when you plan an event. Here’s a few that work well for Christmas appetizers and can be easily themed for event.
Cranberry Brie Bites, Goat Cheese Crostini, Deviled Eggs with Bacon, Chorizo Spinach Cups, Bacon wrapped Water Chestnuts, bacon wrapped Sweet Potatoes.
Pull Apart Bread Wreath With Baked spinach Dip:
This recipe is a fast and easy appetizer that is best served hot. It only takes about 15 minutes to put together. You can make it up several hours ahead of your event. Then bake it just ahead of serving.
Tips:
- To make this recipe the easiest, choose a flaky 8 count package of refrigerator rolls like this one.
The layers of flaky dough split apart easily. For this recipe that’s going to save you extra minutes of prep. You need to divide the 8 biscuits into halves for the 16 rolls you need.
After you split the biscuits. you’ll flatten them and form them into balls and set them around the perimeter of your skillet.
It all takes just a minute if you choose the flaky layered biscuits. 🙂
2. Defrost the spinach ahead at room temperature or set the frozen block on low heat in a pan on your stove and allow it to gently defrost. Microwave is not recommended for defrosting frozen spinach for this recipe.
3. Use a heavy skillet of cast iron or equivalent to bake and serve this appetizer. the pan should be oiled if you are worried about sticking.
4. This is a basic spice profile that is universally popular. Feel free to jazz up the dip and rolls with red pepper flakes and other interesting spices to please the crowd at your event.
Below is our printable recipe with pictures and a demonstration video at the bottom of the card for you. If you print the recipe out the picture will not print. This is to save you paper and ink.
Cheesy Pull Apart Bread with Baked Spinach Dip
Refrigerator rolls and spinach dip baked together form a pull apart bread wreath with spinach dip baked in the middle.
This is an easy make ahead hot appetizer recipe. Bake it just ahead of serving and serve it warm.
Ingredients
Pull Apart Bread Wreath:
- 1 Can refrigerated Biscuits (8 count-flaky layered biscuits)
- 2 Tablespoons olive oil
- 1 tsp. dried parsley (or Italian seasonings)
- 1 Tsp. fresh rosemary (optional)
Spinach Dip Ingredients:
- 2 Cups shredded Mozarella cheese
- 1 Cup ricotta cheese
- 3/4 Cup Frozen spinach (defrosted and drained)
- 1/4 Cup Mayonnaise
- 1/2 Cup shredded parmesan cheese
- 2 tsp. garlic powder
- 1 tsp. kosher salt
Instructions
Prep:
Defrost spinach and lightly squeeze out excess water as needed and set aside in medium bowl.
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
Pull Apart Bread:
- Pull apart each biscuit into two equal pieces.
- Flatten each half.
- Fold the biscuit halves into balls.
- Lay the balls seam side down on the outer circle of a large non stick (or oiled) heavy skillet. ( I used cast iron and it worked great).
- Brush on the oil and spices.
Spinach Dip:
- In the medium bowl with the drained spinach, add all the remainging dip ingredients. Mix well.
- Dump the mixed spinach dip into the center of the unbaked bread wreath.
- Smooth the top of the dip.
Bake at 350 degrees for about 20 minutes or until the bread is golden brown and the spinach dip bubbles.
Notes
Tips:
- To make this recipe the easiest, choose a flaky 8 count packageof refrigerator rolls like this one.
The layers of flaky dough split apart easily. For this recipe that's going to save you extra minutes of prep. You need to divide the 8 biscuits into halves for the 16 rolls you need.
After you split the biscuits. you'll flatten them and form them into balls and set them around the perimeter of your skillet.
It all takes just a minute if you choose the flaky layered biscuits. 🙂
2. Defrost the spinach ahead at room temperature or set the frozen block on low heat in a pan on your stove and allow it to gently defrost. Microwave is not recommended for defrosting frozen spinach for this recipe.
3. Use a heavy skillet of cast iron or equivalent to bake and serve this appetizer. the pan should be oiled if you are worried about sticking.
4. We used a basic spice profile that is universally popular for this recipe. Feel free to jazz up the dip and rolls with red pepper flakes and other interesting spices to please the crowd at your event.
Watch our recipe demonstration video for a complete walkthrough of this recipe.
Nutrition Information
Yield
16Serving Size
1Amount Per Serving Calories 127Total Fat 10gSaturated Fat 4gTrans Fat 0gUnsaturated Fat 5gCholesterol 17mgSodium 274mgCarbohydrates 4gFiber 0gSugar 0gProtein 6g
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Jodi
Thursday 9th of November 2023
What if you don't own a skillet that can go in the oven? Is there an alternative pan that works, such as a cake pan?
Diane
Thursday 9th of November 2023
Hi Jody, This recipe will work well in any comparably sized casserole dish. But you do need an oven proof dish for the baking. Happy Holidays!
RO HERSKOVITZ
Friday 3rd of November 2023
Do you squeeze out the water from the frozen spinach before you add to the remaining ingredients?
Diane
Friday 3rd of November 2023
Great Question! Thanks for bringing this up. As the spinach defrosts it will drain and lose most of the excess moisture. You want to allow that moisture to escape so it is not in the mix. You can lightly squeeze even more moisture out if you want. I have rewritten then recipe instructions to make this more clear. Thanks again for bringing this up and have a great day!