Description
Savory chicken alfredo monkey bread delivers a creative twist on classic comfort cuisine. Cheese-laden dough pieces promise a delightful pull-apart experience you’ll crave at first bite.
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 cups cooked chicken, shredded or diced (rotisserie chicken works well)
- 2 cups shredded mozzarella cheese
- ½ cup grated Parmesan cheese
- 2 cans (16.3 oz / 462 g each) refrigerated biscuit dough (8 large biscuits per can)
- 1 ½ cups Alfredo sauce (store-bought or homemade)
- 3 tbsps butter, melted
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 tsp Italian seasoning
- ½ tsp garlic powder
- ¼ tsp black pepper
- 1 tbsp fresh parsley, chopped
- ½ cup marinara sauce or extra Alfredo sauce (optional)
Instructions
- Preparation: Preheat oven to 350F (175C) and thoroughly coat a Bundt pan with non-stick spray to prevent adherence.
- Chicken Mixture: Combine shredded chicken, Alfredo sauce, mozzarella, and Parmesan cheeses, stirring until seamlessly blended. Season with garlic powder and black pepper for enhanced flavor complexity.
- Biscuit Transformation: Dissect refrigerated biscuits into four equal segments, then gently fold these pieces into the creamy chicken-cheese mixture, ensuring complete coverage.
- Layering: Artfully arrange the saturated dough pieces in the prepared Bundt pan, creating an intriguing textural composition.
- Butter Infusion: Whisk melted butter with minced garlic and Italian seasoning, then generously drizzle the aromatic liquid across the layered dough, allowing it to permeate the crevices.
- Baking: Place the pan in the preheated oven and bake for 35-40 minutes until a golden-brown exterior develops, signaling perfect doneness.
- Resting and Serving: Allow the bread to rest in the pan for 8-10 minutes, then carefully invert onto a serving plate. Garnish with fresh parsley and serve immediately, accompanied by marinara or Alfredo sauce for dipping.
Notes
- Prevent Sticking Carefully: Thoroughly coat the Bundt pan with non-stick spray, ensuring every surface is covered to guarantee easy bread removal.
- Control Moisture Balance: Avoid oversaturating biscuit pieces with sauce to prevent soggy texture; aim for light, even coating that maintains dough’s structural integrity.
- Achieve Perfect Doneness: Watch bread closely during final 10 minutes of baking, looking for uniform golden-brown color without burning edges, which indicates ideal cooking completion.
- Temperature Management: Let monkey bread rest briefly after baking to stabilize structure and make serving easier, allowing cheese and sauce to set without becoming overly runny.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 40 minutes
- Category: Breakfast, Dinner, Snacks
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: Italian
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 9
- Calories: 425
- Sugar: 2 g
- Sodium: 850 mg
- Fat: 22 g
- Saturated Fat: 11 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 9 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 38 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 20 g
- Cholesterol: 65 mg