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Italian Skillet Pull Apart Bread

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By: Joanna Cismaru •9/21/22 33 Comments

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This Italian Skillet Pull Apart Bread is incredibly easy to make using frozen bread rolls, rolled in an Italian herbed melted butter and sprinkled with cheese. Only 4 ingredients, a lot of fun to make, more fun to eat and so delicious!

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Pull Apart Bread

My dear readers, through this blog I aim to bring to you a variety of different recipes and not get stuck on certain things. That’s just not who I am. So today I bring to you these skillet baked rolls buttered and seasoned with Italian seasoning. Because butter is what makes the world go round and round. No, seriously. It does.

But look at that butter, its vibrant color. Don’t you just want to slather it all over your face. I’m telling you, goodbye wrinkles. Who needs Botox? If that wasn’t enough, I threw in some Pecorino Romano cheese.

I cheated a bit here because I used frozen bread rolls. Don’t hate me, I have many recipes here to make your own bread rolls, but this time I cheated. I’m not perfect! You don’t have to be either. That’s what makes these rolls so great. They’re super fast to make and you will still be the heroine (or hero) in the kitchen. The kitchen will smell like freshly baked bread and those herbs, oh those herbs.

Ingredients You’ll Need To Make This Skillet Pull Apart Bread

There are only 4 ingredients needed to make this pull apart bread. That’s right, only 4 ingredients. Here’s what you need (scroll down for complete printable recipe):

  • Frozen dinner rolls – this recipe was made for frozen dinner rolls, so why mess with a good thing. However, if you want to make fresh rolls, use this recipe here.
  • Butter – I prefer to use unsalted butter so I can control the sodium level in my food, but use whatever you have in your fridge.
  • Italian seasoning – you won’t want to skip this ingredient.
  • Pecorino Romano cheese – I love using freshly grated Pecorino Romano cheese, but you can use just Parmesan cheese, or even Gouda!
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How To Make This Skillet Pull Apart Bread

These rolls are extremely easy to make. For this part you you might have to throw everyone out of the kitchen, or else they might want to take this butter, bottle it and sell it. You take some melted butter, throw in some Italian seasoning, a bit of Pecorino Romano cheese, whisk it all together and voila! You’ve got herbed cheesy butter, or Italian herbed butter, not sure what to call it, but who cares. It’s MONEY!

Take the frozen rolls and dip them in that yummy butter and lay them nicely in a skillet. Then just because that’s how we roll, take some more Pecorino Romano cheese and sprinkle some over them rolls. Cover them up with a clean towel and let them rise and they will take over the skillet and show you how much they love you.

Bake for about 20 minutes or until golden brown in a preheated 400 F degree oven.

After you bake them, you end up with this skillet full of these delicious rolls, they’re buttery, cheesy, so tasty and all you do is pull one out and enjoy. I dare you to stop at just one, seriously, try it.

frozen bread rolls in a skillet before and after doubling in size

Can I Use Homemade Bread Rolls

You sure can. I know I always say homemade is best, for if you’re in a hurry and need a quick appetizer for your guests, this pull apart bread will not only impress your guests, but they will love you more. Anyway, if you want to make your homemade dinner rolls, use this recipe:

Classic Dinner Rolls

How To Store Leftover Pull Apart Bread

You can keep them right in the skillet and just wrap the rolls with plastic wrap, then refrigerate. When serving again, you can place the skillet directly in the oven for a few more minutes to heat them through.

Make Ahead Pull Apart Bread

These are great to make ahead, especially since we’re using frozen rolls. So prepare them as you would then wrap the skillet tightly with plastic wrap and refrigerate until next day when ready to bake them and serve. You can even freeze them like that for up to a month.

overhead shot of Italian Skillet Pull Apart Bread in a skillet
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4.60 from 10 votes

Italian Skillet Pull Apart Bread

Prep 10 minutes
Cook 20 minutes
Total 30 minutes
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This Italian Skillet Pull Apart Bread is incredibly easy to make using frozen bread rolls, rolled in an Italian herbed melted butter and sprinkled with cheese. Only 4 ingredients, a lot of fun to make, more fun to eat and so delicious!
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Ingredients

  • 20 frozen bread rolls (usually they come 20 in a bag)
  • 1/2 cup butter (unsalted, melted)
  • 1 cup Pecorino Romano cheese (Parmesan cheese will work as well)
  • 2 tablespoon Italian seasoning

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Instructions 

  • In a shallow plate, whisk the butter together with Italian seasoning and 1/2 cup of the Pecorino Romano cheese.
  • Take each frozen bread roll and roll in the butter, then place it in a 12 inch skillet. Repeat and make sure there is some space between the rolls, so they can rise. Sprinkle with remaining Pecorino Romano cheese.
  • Cover with a clean kitchen towel and let the rolls rise in a warm, draft free place for about 1 to 2 hours, until doubled in size.
  • Preheat oven to 400 F degrees.
  • Bake for about 20 minutes or until golden brown.

Notes

Leftovers: You can keep them right in the skillet and just wrap the rolls with plastic wrap, then refrigerate. When serving again, you can place the skillet directly in the oven for a few more minutes to heat them through.
Make ahead: These are great to make ahead, especially since we’re using frozen rolls. So prepare them as you would then wrap the skillet tightly with plastic wrap and refrigerate until next day when ready to bake them and serve. You can even freeze them like that for up to a month.
Nutrition: Please keep in mind that nutritional information is a rough estimate and can vary greatly based on products used.

Nutrition Information

Serving: 1rollCalories: 178kcal (9%)Carbohydrates: 20g (7%)Protein: 5g (10%)Fat: 8g (12%)Saturated Fat: 4g (25%)Cholesterol: 17mg (6%)Sodium: 286mg (12%)Potassium: 60mg (2%)Fiber: 1g (4%)Vitamin A: 170IU (3%)Calcium: 138mg (14%)Iron: 1.7mg (9%)

Notice: Nutrition is auto-calculated for your convenience. Where relevant, we recommend using your own nutrition calculations.

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sunrise synergies
sunrise synergies
Posted: 6 days ago

It is not so easy to cook food with wide varieties so I usually use frozen vegetables, no need to chop the food. So it makes cooking easy. Thank you for the beautiful write-up!

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Nicole
Nicole
Posted: 3 years ago

Could this be cooked at 350 instead of 400? I’d like to make this at the same time as your Italian Shrimp Bake recipe. They have similar cooking times but different temps and I would love to cook them simultaneously and pull everything out hot. Do you think it would work if I put these in at 350 but on the top rack? And would it help if I thawed them first?

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Nicole Beaulieu
Nicole Beaulieu
Reply to  Nicole
Posted: 3 years ago

I think you’d actually be better off cooking the shrimp bake at 400 for 10 minutes! Bread is a bit more finicky.

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SARA-ANNE POLIT
SARA-ANNE POLIT
Posted: 5 years ago

5 stars
They look amazing. Will try tomorrow. Thanks.

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Fenne Kieken
Fenne Kieken
Reply to  SARA-ANNE POLIT
Posted: 5 years ago

It is amazing , you will have to give it a try

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Tendai
Tendai
Posted: 6 years ago

4 stars
Wow looks sooooo amazing got to try this …….cant wait

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Fenne Kieken
Fenne Kieken
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Posted: 6 years ago

Cant wait for you to try it and let us know.

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Juanita
Juanita
Posted: 6 years ago

Do you put the butter in the bottom of the skillet after you roll them in it. It looks like they are sitting in the butter. Thanks

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Joanna Cismaru
Joanna Cismaru
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Posted: 6 years ago

No I didn’t, it probably looks like that because they’re smothered in butter.

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Dee
Dee
Posted: 7 years ago

Sounds wonderful , but second photo shows what looks like thawed rolls sitting in melted butter ? Looks mmm but am I seeing correctly ? Reply soundest can’t wait to try . Thanks

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Joanna Cismaru
Joanna Cismaru
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Reply to  Dee
Posted: 7 years ago

They’re not thawed, still frozen. 🙂 They will thaw out as they rise. 🙂

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Molly
Molly
Posted: 7 years ago

I’m was going to make these for company but I’m a little short on time and will only be home for an hour to let them rise. Do you recommend letting them rise all day while at work or do you think an hour will be enough?

Thanks – I can’t wait to try these!

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Joanna Cismaru
Joanna Cismaru
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Posted: 7 years ago

An hour should be more than enough.

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Sharon O.
Sharon O.
Posted: 7 years ago

preheat oven 400 – so it heats for the time to prep rolls and then 2 hours?
preheat should be after the rolls were doubled in size.

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Joanna Cismaru
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Reply to  Sharon O.
Posted: 7 years ago

You’re right, you don’t need to reheat the oven until the rolls have doubled in size. Instructions have been updated.

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Beth
Beth
Posted: 7 years ago

I want to half the recipe, ingredient halfing is fine , what size skillet please? 6 inch??

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Joanna Cismaru
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Reply to  Beth
Posted: 7 years ago

Hi Beth,
I think a 6 inch would be too small, if you have a 10 inch that should be fine.

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Rhea Corsini
Rhea Corsini
Posted: 7 years ago

do you thaw the rolls before dipping?

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Joanna Cismaru
Joanna Cismaru
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Reply to  Rhea Corsini
Posted: 7 years ago

I used mine frozen, but it shouldn’t matter, to save time though just use them frozen. 🙂

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Therese
Therese
Posted: 8 years ago

These were really good, I will make again and again. Thank you for posting.

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Joanna Cismaru
Joanna Cismaru
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Posted: 8 years ago

That’s wonderful. 🙂

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Amy @ Chew Out Loud
Amy @ Chew Out Loud
Posted: 8 years ago

Jo, you are awesome at this bread stuff 🙂 And I don’t care how “cheato” it might be… I’m in! I also bake tons of my own from-scratch breads, but love some Rhodes when company comes calling and I’m short on time! This is a recipe perfect for those occasions, and people will love it!

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Joanna Cismaru
Joanna Cismaru
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Reply to  Amy @ Chew Out Loud
Posted: 8 years ago

Thank you so much Amy, it means a lot to me, especially since I consider myself more of a baker than a cook. 🙂

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Thalia @ butter and brioche
Thalia @ butter and brioche
Posted: 8 years ago

5 stars
A pull-apart bread in a skillet?! totally a recipe I need to try.. it looks so delicious and all that cheese has got my mouth watering.

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Cathy K
Cathy K
Posted: 8 years ago

What brand of Frozen Rolls did you use?

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Joanna Cismaru
Joanna Cismaru
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Posted: 8 years ago

I used Rhodes.

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Cathy K
Cathy K
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Posted: 8 years ago

Thanks, Having a Christmas Dinner/Get Together with Friends and thought these would be perfect to have with the Caesar Salad.

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Joanna Cismaru
Joanna Cismaru
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Posted: 8 years ago

Absolutely!

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Teresa
Teresa
Posted: 8 years ago

I’ve GOT to try these. They look amazing.

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