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Chicken Bacon Ranch Stromboli

This Chicken Bacon Ranch Stromboli recipe is one of those fast and filling family-pleasing meals. To make it, pizza dough is stuffed with rotisserie chicken, crumbled black-pepper bacon, and plenty of cheese all drizzled with creamy ranch dressing. Brush the dough with butter then roll it up and bake until golden. It’s a family-style stromboli that always satisfies.

Chicken Bacon Ranch Stromboli

Easy Chicken Bacon Ranch Stromboli Recipe

We’re huge fans of pretty much any type of Italian food. Be it pasta with a red or creamy Alfredo sauce, grilled seafood, Italian seasoned lemon chicken, sweet Italian sausage pizza or a simple caprese salad, it’s one of my go-to cuisines when I’m in a pinch. My family’s love of Italian food is what gave wings to this rather unconventional chicken, bacon and ranch twist on an Italian stromboli. Well that, and a Costco rotisserie chicken. How to make easy Chicken Bacon Ranch Stromboli: (Scroll down for full printable recipe.)

  • Pizza Dough – On a non-stick surface or silpat, press the refrigerated pizza dough into roughly a 12 x 16 inch rectangle.
  • Cream Cheese – Spread from end to end with the softened chive and onion cream cheese. Sprinkle with 1/2 of the shredded cheese.
  • Chicken and Bacon – Arrange the chopped chicken over the shredded colby jack cheese and sprinkle with crumbled bacon.
  • Ranch Dressing – Drizzle with Ranch dressing. You may need more or less than called for in the recipe keep in mind that the amount is approximate. Top with the remaining colby jack cheese.
  • Roll – Begin to roll the stromboli starting with the widest edge of the pizza dough ending seam side down. Shape and stretch the dough as you roll. Transfer to a baking pan.
  • Butter – Brush the stroblim with melted butter on all sides. Sprinkle with garlic salt and grated Parmesan.
  • Bake – Bake in a preheated 375°F oven per the recipe until golden.
  • Serve – Rest on the counter for 5 minutes then slice into desired size portions and serve.
Chicken Bacon Ranch Stromboli

How to Make the Best Chicken Bacon Ranch Stromboli Recipe

It would be a rare occasion if I stopped by our local Costco and didn’t leave with one of their big and beautiful rotisserie chickens. They are my absolute favorite prepared chickens and and incredible value, too. I turn them into so many quick meals for my busy family and they always satisfy. This chicken bacon ranch stromboli is a regular rotation in my kitchen and there’s never a piece left over.

  • Ingredients you’ll need to make homemade Chicken Bacon Ranch Stromboli: Refrigerated pizza dough, (i.e. Pillsbury Classic or similar) chopped rotisserie chicken, cooked and crumbled bacon, chive and onion cream cheese, garlic salt, bottled Ranch salad dressing such as Hidden Valley Ranch or similar, shredded colby jack or cheddar cheese, cooked and crumbled bacon, melted butter and grated Parmesan cheese.
  • Kitchen gadgets you’ll need: A large baking sheet, sharp knife and cutting board, measuring cups and spoons, a skillet to cook the bacon, cheese grater, small bowl to melt the butter and a pastry brush.
  • For this stromboli recipe I highly recommend using refrigerated pizza dough, which bakes quickly and is designed to do so. Trust me, no one will know you took a shortcut.
  • I like using colby jack cheese in this recipe but it could certainly be adapted using what you have on hand.
  • You can add pickled jalapenos to the mix if you like spicy foods.
  • If you prefer, a half recipe of my homemade pizza dough, will work. Make certain that you roll it super thin so it’ll bake all the way through.
  • When using homemade dough, the baking time may also need to be adjusted.
  • Store leftover Chicken Bacon Ranch Stromboli chilled in the refrigerator for up to 3 days. Reheat in the microwave in single servings.
Chicken Bacon Ranch Stromboli

More Southern Style Stromboli Recipes to Make

My family loves these kinds of casual meals and I have several more stromboli recipes you may also like to try:

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Chicken Bacon Ranch Stromboli

Prep Time20 minutes
Cook Time20 minutes
Resting time5 minutes
Total Time45 minutes
Course: Appetizer, Main Course
Cuisine: American
Keyword: chicken-bacon-ranch-stromboli
Servings: 8 pieces
Calories: 547kcal
Author: Melissa Sperka

Ingredients

  • 1 13. 8 oz can refrigerated Classic Pizza Dough
  • 4 oz Chive and Onion cream cheese softened
  • 3 cups shredded Colby-Jack or sharp cheddar cheese divided use
  • 2-3 cups chopped rotisserie chicken
  • 6 slices black-pepper bacon cooked and crumbled
  • 1/2 cup prepared Ranch dressing more as needed
  • 2 Tbsp butter melted
  • 1 Tbsp grated Parmesan cheese
  • 1/4 tsp garlic salt

Instructions

  • Preheat the oven to 375°F. Line a sheet pan with parchment paper. Set aside,
  • On a non-stick surface or silpat, press the dough into roughly a 12 x 16 inch rectangle.
  • Spread pizza dough from end to end with the softened cream cheese. Sprinkle with 1/2 of the shredded colby jack cheese.
  • Arrange the chopped chicken over the cheese and sprinkle with crumbled bacon.
  • Drizzle with Ranch dressing. You may need more or less than called for keep in mind that the amount is approximate. Top with the remaining shredded colby jack cheese.
  • Begin to roll starting with the widest edge ending seam side down. Shape and stretch the dough as you roll. Transfer to the sheet pan.
  • Brush with melted butter on all sides. Sprinkle with garlic salt and grated Parmesan cheese.
  • Bake for 20 minutes or until golden. Rest on the counter for 5 minutes then slice into desired size portions and serve.

Notes

Please Note: This recipe is designed to be used with refrigerated dough which bakes quickly throughout the stromboli. You could adapt using homemade pizza dough but it needs to be spread thin and you’ll need to extend the baking time to accommodate. It will take longer to bake all the way through. See my Homemade Pizza Dough recipe here.

Nutrition

Serving: 1piece | Calories: 547kcal | Carbohydrates: 6g | Protein: 24g | Fat: 37g | Saturated Fat: 17g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 6g | Monounsaturated Fat: 10g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 108mg | Sodium: 1114mg | Potassium: 189mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 4g | Vitamin A: 670IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 341mg | Iron: 1mg
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21 Comments

  1. 5 stars
    Super delicious! Makes a lot of portions. Was using up leftovers and what I had on hand, so used pepperoni (crisped a bit in microwave) instead of bacon and creamy Caesar for the dressing. Will definitely make again. The options are endless.

  2. Pro tip for those who are just learning to cook for the first time: when you have a gas oven and you put butter on something make sure the pan has 4 sides. My boyfriend and I maybe kinda started a butter fire because the butter dripped to the bottom of the oven. After slight panic the Stromboli wasn’t touched so we were still able to make it.

  3. I am making this right now and usually with a stromboli I just do the ingredients on half of the dough long eays and then fold the other half of the dough on top and crimp the dough together around the edges top with oregano and cut small slits in the top. I followed your recipe to the T which I usually dont and the bottom of my dough is crispy dark brown almost burned and the inside dough isn’t cooked. I spent a lot of effort making it but I think I fixed it and hopefully it will taste good.

    1. If the dough is burnt on the bottom that sounds like it’s over baked. If you press the pizza dough thin enough it will cook through. Start with quality products and watch the time and it will work every time.

  4. Are you rolling the dough inside itself like a pinwheel? Typically if so, the dough doesnt cook on the inside well.

    1. Yes, it does roll up like a pinwheel and I assure you it will bake. I’ve made these types of roll-ups for my family for years. Bake it long enough and it will cook through.

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