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Two loaves of Savory Monkey Bread, Two Ways on a white and blue plaid dish towel.

Savory Monkey Bread: 2-Ways

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A buttery pull-apart bread baked in a small bundt pan with either a sauteed bacon and onion or black olive and mushroom filling tossed with flaky canned biscuit pieces and cheese. 

  • Total Time: 45 minutes
  • Yield: 16 ounce loaf 1x

Ingredients

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With Bacon and Onion

  • 4 slices bacon, diced
  • 1/2 cup onion, chopped
  • 2 cloves garlic, pressed
  • 2 tablespoons salted butter
  • 1/2 cup Italian Five Cheese
  • 1 can flaky style biscuits, 10 biscuits
  • 4 tablespoons salted butter

With Black Olive Filling

  • 1/4 cup red bell pepper, chopped
  • 1/4 cup green bell pepper, chopped
  • 2 cloves garlic, pressed
  • 1/4 cup black or ripe olives, chopped
  • 1/4 cup mushrooms, chopped
  • 1 teaspoon Italian seasoning
  • 1/2 cup Italian Five Cheese
  • 1 can flaky style biscuits, 10 biscuits

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

 

Bacon Filling

  1. Cook bacon in a saucepan until crisp.
  2. Remove bacon bits and place in a medium-sized bowl, leaving drippings in the pan.
  3. Cook onions in the drippings until soft and transparent, about 10 minutes. 
  4. Add garlic to onions during the last few minutes of cooking.
  5. Remove from heat and stir in 2 tablespoons of butter until melted.
  6. Spoon the onion mixture into the bowl with the bacon bits.
  7. While the mixture is cooling, cut each biscuit into 9 small pieces.
  8. Add and stir the cheese into the bacon mixture.
  9. Add cut-up biscuits to the bacon filling and stir to coat the pieces of dough.
  10. Lightly spoon the biscuit pieces into a small bundt pan being careful not to pack them down. 
  11. Bake for 25 minutes.
  12. Remove from oven and let it rest for a few minutes; then, pulling bread away from sides remove from pan and serve hot.

 

Black Olive Filling

  1. Melt butter in a medium saucepan.
  2. Saute peppers for about 10 minutes, adding garlic during the last few minutes of cooking. 
  3. Add olives, mushrooms, and Italian seasoning to the saucepan and saute for a few more minutes.
  4. Remove the olive mixture to a medium-sized bowl and let cool.
  5. While the mixture is cooling, cut each biscuit into 9 small pieces.
  6. Stir the cheese into the olive mixture.
  7. Add cut-up biscuit pieces to the olive filling and stir to coat the pieces of dough.
  8. Lightly spoon the biscuit pieces into a small bundt pan, carefully not to pack them down. 
  9. Bake for 25 minutes.
  10. Remove from oven and let it rest for a few minutes, then pulling bread away from sides, remove from pan and serve hot.

Notes

  • There is no need to grease the pan because of the butter in the recipe.
  • Be sure to let the filling cool a few minutes before adding the cheese.
  • Double the recipe and bake in a regular size bundt pan.
  • Use your imagination and add your favorite ingredients for the filling.
  • Author: Louisiana Woman
  • Prep Time: 20 minutes
  • Cook Time: 25 minutes
  • Category: Breads
  • Method: Baking
  • Cuisine: American

Nutrition

  • Serving Size: 1.6 ounces
  • Calories: 230
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