This 3-ingredient cheesy pull apart bread (sometimes called monkey bread) utilizes biscuit dough, ranch dressing, and parmesan cheese to keep it crazy easy and fast! Great for appetizers and side dishes.
An easy and delicious pull apart bread perfect as an appetizer or side dish.
Try using your favorite mozzarella or provolone cheese in place of the parmesan cheese to take it to the ultimate cheesy bread! Add a bit of garlic (or swap out the ranch dressing for your fave garlic dressing) for that cheesy garlic flavor!
If you are anything like us, you love delicious. You also love fast. And easy. We love recipes that give us delicious food without a lot of fuss and bother. We have other great things in life to get too. Life needs to be lived. And, some days, cooking just isn’t on the list of things we want to do.
Which is why we adore simple and easy recipes. Like this Parmesan and Ranch Pull Apart Bread. Similar to our popular Berry Monkey Bread, this recipe is only 3 ingredients and about 5 minutes of prep.
How can this be? Our secret…we use Ranch Dressing to make this pull apart bread go so quickly. There is nothing wrong with pulling out some easy stuff here and there. Keep it simple, when you can.
While we prefer biscuits, other forms of refrigerator dough would be great as well! Hey, if you like…make your own dough! Yum! For convenience and great results, we recommend using Pillsbury Grands biscuits—they work perfectly for this recipe with their flaky texture and reliable quality. Other brands of refrigerated biscuit dough or even crescent roll dough can also be delicious alternatives to try.
Flavor Combos to try:
We are ranch dressing freaks around here and make a fabulous homemade buttermilk ranch dressing you should try! But, there are other great combos that we love. Here are some delicious combinations to try with this biscuit pull apart bread:
- Buttermilk ranch dressing with parmesan cheese (classic favorite)
- Italian dressing paired with mozzarella cheese
- Thousand Island dressing combined with Swiss cheese
- Garlic ranch dressing with shredded cheddar cheese
- Blue cheese dressing with crumbled bacon and chives
Try out a few combos and let us know what your favorites are!
Don’t worry about being perfect. You can’t go wrong with cheese and bread!
Tips for Making the Perfect Cheesy Ranch Pull Apart Bread
Here are some fun and helpful tips to make your pull apart bread absolutely amazing:
- Don’t skip greasing your pan! This is a priority to prevent the cheese from sticking and turning your beautiful bread into a messy disaster. Trust me, it’s worth the extra minute.
- Be generous but not soaked when pouring ranch dressing over the dough layers. You want that perfect balance of flavor without soggy bread.
- Try different cheeses! Parmesan is classic, but mozzarella, provolone, or even a spicy pepper jack can take this bread to the next level.
- Add fresh herbs on top after baking for a pop of color and freshness. Parsley is our go-to, but chives or dill work beautifully too.
- Serve it warm and fresh — the gooey cheese and buttery ranch flavor are best served right out of the oven. If you have leftovers, slice and toast them the next day for a tasty snack.
- Make it a family affair! Kids love helping to layer the bread and pour the ranch. It’s a fun, interactive way to get everyone involved.
Keep these tips in mind and you’ll be proud to serve your guests this easy, cheesy, and downright delicious bread at your next dinner or gathering!
Oh be still my heart! Look at all that gooey, delicious, amazingness!
This is a terrific recipe to have in the recipe bank for company or holidays. Because it is so fast and easy it allows you to spend time on other time-consuming, important dishes (like cake. Always Homemade Chocolate Cake!).
If you like this pull apart bread, you should check out our fruit-studded monkey bread. Super good! And it also has 3 ingredients. We like that.
Parmesan and Ranch Pull Apart Bread
Ingredients
Method
- Preheat the oven to 425 degrees
- Grease a bundt pan (or a 9 by 9 inch pan).
- Place a layer of biscuit dough pulled apart into about 1 inch pieces.
- Top the layer of biscuit dough with ranch dressing. (this is an eyeball method. Don’t saturate it but…be generous)
- Top the dressing with a layer of parmesean cheese.
- Repeat until you are out of biscuit dough.
- Optional: top with fresh herbs (we used parsley)
- Bake until dark golden brown according to the biscuit directions (usually 425 for 15-20 minutes) but add an additional 10 minutes.
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So true! But in the meantime…your tastebuds are happy.
Well who doesn’t like cheese and bread and ranch dressing! Only problem is it gets eaten too fast!
HA! Absolutely!
Hahaha! So true! It’s delicious :)
This would go well with a portobello lasagna.
Just saying. ;)
This stuff looks like PURE EVIL and I love it! Totally drooling over here!!
YUM!
Sounds good. I’m thinking i will also try adding jalepenos (sp)
The larger grated kind will taste better, but you can certainly try the powdered stuff and let us know how it tastes. You could also try using something like shredded mozzarella. It will have a different flavor, but still be great!
Can you use the parmesean cheese like you put on top of spaghetti, the fine powdery kind or does it need to be the larger grated kind?
Thanks asking that question . I was wondering the same thing.
Thanks Sue for the tip! We’ve gotten away from doing that…and maybe we should return.
It would be so helpful if this could be set up to print…just the recipe and directions…not all the pictures.
Thanks Stephanie!!!
We used 2
We usually use 2…but it doesn’t need to be exact.
How many cans of biscuits do I use?
How many cans of biscuits????
Wow. Now that just looks delicious! Thanks for sharing such an easy (and delicious looking) recipe! #client
Okay I won’t picayune for taking a short cut instead of homemade — I’ve taken plenty of shortcuts in the past — and you’re right life is too short to be doing what you don’t truly enjoy. I will definitely try this out. In fact I’m sorta thinking of variations and permutations of this HMMMMMM!! My mind is going at warp speed :-)