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    Last Modified: Aug 8, 2022 by Tara Ziegmont 23 Comments

    How to Make a Chicken Bacon Stromboli with Ranch or BBQ

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    How to make the best homemade chicken and mushroom stromboli - This simple and easy recipe includes shredded or pulled chicken, bacon, onions, and mozzarella cheese, and it can be made with BBQ sauce, mustard, pizza sauce, or ranch dressing for four completely different flavors.

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    We have a local pizza joint that makes the most delicious deluxe chicken stromboli ever. It's just fabulous.

    At one point, Joe and I were ordering the deluxe stromboli a few times a month, so we sat down to figure out how much it would cost to make the same stromboli at home.

    It turns out that we could make 4 of ours for the price of 1 take out, so we came up with a plan to make it ourselves. It's not exactly the same, but it's close enough to pass.

    The best part about this stromboli recipe is that you can use any sauce you want, creating several very different flavors with the same recipe.

    Check out this post for 23 more homemade pizza recipes!

    How to make a homemade chicken and mushroom stromboli

    1. Preheat the oven to 425º. Spritz a pizza stone with cooking spray.
    2. Divide pizza dough in two equal portions and roll each into a 10-inch circle. Transfer to the prepared pizza stone and set aside.
    3. Cook bacon in a medium or large skillet. Remove bacon from pan and pat dry with paper towels. Coarsely chop and set aside. Do not clean skillet.
    4. Add onion, red pepper, and mushrooms to the bacon grease in the skillet. They won't cook while baking, so you will need to sauté the veggies over medium heat until they're tender or however you like them. When done to your satisfaction, remove veggies from the skillet and pat dry if needed, and combine with chicken and chopped bacon in a large bowl.
    5. Spread half of sauce (mustard, ranch dressing, BBQ sauce, buffalo sauce, or pizza sauce) over half of each dough circle. Divide the chicken mixture in half. Spread one half of chicken mixture over the sauce on one half of each dough circle and then sprinkle with half of the cheese.
    6. Lift plain side of dough and fold over filling so that it meets the other side, forming a half moon. Pinch the edges to seal. Coat stromboli with cooking spray or melted butter.
    7. Bake until puffed up and golden brown, about 25 to 30 minutes.
    8. Let stand at least 5 minutes before serving.

    I like to eat my stromboli by dipping the pieces into pizza sauce. Joe prefers his plain.

    Variations on the original recipe

    We created this recipe using horseradish mustard which is a spicy brown mustard with lots of horseradish in it. It's very flavorful and delicious. However, there are many variations you can easily make:

    If you want a chicken bacon ranch stromboli, use ranch dressing (here's my homemade recipe for ranch dressing which is amazing!).

    f you want a BBQ chicken stromboli, use BBQ sauce (my favorite is Sweet Baby Ray's, but I have also made a sugar-free BBQ sauce which is pretty good).

    If you want a buffalo chicken stromboli, use Frank's RedHot or a different buffalo wing sauce.

    If you want the flavors of a pizza, use pizza sauce.

    BBQ chicken with bacon and mushrooms in a stromboli on a cutting board

    Homemade Chicken and Mushroom Stromboli

    How to make the best homemade chicken and mushroom stromboli - This simple and easy recipe includes shredded or pulled chicken, bacon, onions, and mozzarella cheese, and it can be made with BBQ sauce, mustard, pizza sauce, or ranch dressing for four completely different flavors.
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    Prep Time 15 mins
    Cook Time 30 mins
    Total Time 45 mins
    Course Main Course, Main Dish
    Cuisine American
    Servings 4 people
    Calories 563 kcal

    Equipment

    • Pizza stone

    Ingredients
      

    • 1 pizza crust see recipe link in the notes below
    • 8 slices bacon
    • 8 ounces mushrooms sliced
    • 1 onion diced
    • 1 red pepper diced
    • 8 ounces chicken cooked, cubed or shredded
    • ¼ cup black olives sliced
    • 2 tablespoons sauce horseradish mustard or BBQ sauce or ranch dressing or pizza sauce
    • 2 cups shredded mozzarella cheese

    Instructions
     

    • Preheat oven to 425. Spritz pizza stone with cooking spray.
    • Divide dough into two equal portions. Roll each half into a ten-inch circle. Transfer dough to prepared stone. Set aside.
    • Cook bacon in a medium to large skillet. Remove bacon from pan and pat dry with paper towels. Chop coarsely and set aside. Do not clean skillet.
    • Add onion, red pepper, and mushrooms to the bacon grease in the skillet. They won't cook while baking, so you need to sauté the veggies over medium heat until they're tender, or however you like them. When done to your satisfaction, remove veggies from skillet, pat dry if needed, and combine with bacon and chicken in a large bowl.
    • Spread half of mustard (or whatever sauce you're using) over half of each dough circle. Divide the chicken mixture in half. Spread one half of chicken mixture over the sauce on each of the two dough circles, then sprinkle cheese on top of chicken.
    • Lift plain side of dough and fold over filling so that it meets the other side, forming a half moon. Pinch edges together to seal. Coat stromboli with cooking spray or melted butter.
    • Bake until puffed up and golden brown, about 25 to 30 minutes.
    • Let stand 5 minutes before serving.

    Notes

    Here is the link to our favorite homemade pizza dough. You could use a pre-made dough, and that would certainly save both time and effort, but the homemade dough is really delicious and I promise that you won't regret taking the extra time.
    Here is the link to our favorite homemade ranch dressing powder. That post includes directions for making dressing from the seasoning mix.

    Nutrition

    Calories: 563kcal | Carbohydrates: 56g | Protein: 29g | Fat: 25g | Saturated Fat: 12g | Cholesterol: 67mg | Sodium: 1091mg | Potassium: 377mg | Fiber: 4g | Sugar: 6g | Vitamin A: 1381IU | Vitamin C: 42mg | Calcium: 389mg | Iron: 4mg
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    1. [email protected] says

      September 21, 2009 at 7:53 am

      Looks yummy! I haven't made Stromboli in awhile, I need to add it to my October meal plan.
      Thanks for sharing!
      ~Liz
      .-= [email protected]´s last blog ..Feathering Your Nest =-.

      Reply
    2. [email protected] says

      September 21, 2009 at 12:53 pm

      Looks yummy! I haven't made Stromboli in awhile, I need to add it to my October meal plan.
      Thanks for sharing!
      ~Liz
      .-= [email protected]´s last blog ..Feathering Your Nest =-.

      Reply
    3. [email protected] says

      September 21, 2009 at 8:56 pm

      Tara that looks good!! Love that you use packaged pizza dough!! That's how I do things around here! Thanks for linking to TMTT. I really do appreciate it!! Have fun at Type A Mom Conference. I will be jealous reading all your tweets!
      .-= [email protected]´s last blog ..Tempt My Tummy Tuesday... Texas Chocolate Sheet Cake =-.

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    4. Brenda says

      September 21, 2009 at 11:46 pm

      Looks really, really, yummy!
      .-= Brenda´s last blog ..Corn Bread Cake/TMTT =-.

      Reply
    5. [email protected] says

      September 22, 2009 at 1:56 am

      Tara that looks good!! Love that you use packaged pizza dough!! That's how I do things around here! Thanks for linking to TMTT. I really do appreciate it!! Have fun at Type A Mom Conference. I will be jealous reading all your tweets!
      .-= [email protected]´s last blog ..Tempt My Tummy Tuesday... Texas Chocolate Sheet Cake =-.

      Reply
    6. Brenda says

      September 22, 2009 at 4:46 am

      Looks really, really, yummy!
      .-= Brenda´s last blog ..Corn Bread Cake/TMTT =-.

      Reply
    7. [email protected] In Canarias says

      September 22, 2009 at 5:51 am

      That looks so delicious!
      I'm having my first giveaway, come and have a look 🙂
      .-= [email protected] In Canarias´s last blog ..Tempt My Tummy Tuesday and something for Scrapbooking lovers =-.

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    8. [email protected] In Canarias says

      September 22, 2009 at 10:51 am

      That looks so delicious!
      I'm having my first giveaway, come and have a look 🙂
      .-= [email protected] In Canarias´s last blog ..Tempt My Tummy Tuesday and something for Scrapbooking lovers =-.

      Reply
    9. Sharinskishe says

      September 22, 2009 at 4:05 pm

      I have never made stromboli, but I always drool over photos of them! Maybe with your post I will do it. In fact if I wasn't sitting in the student lounge at school I would get off my duff and start one for lunch today. But I am in class until afternoon. So........... later...........

      I very much enjoyed this post and I love your site. Please come visit me next week as I begin hosting Make-Do Mondays for Ann Kroeker. She has asked me to be the new host and I am so excited to take this over. I would love to have you contribute through my site.

      My Practically Perfect Life - Make-Do Mondays

      Have a great day!

      Shari
      .-= Sharinskishe´s last blog ..Duct Tape Repair =-.

      Reply
    10. Sharinskishe says

      September 22, 2009 at 11:05 am

      I have never made stromboli, but I always drool over photos of them! Maybe with your post I will do it. In fact if I wasn't sitting in the student lounge at school I would get off my duff and start one for lunch today. But I am in class until afternoon. So........... later...........

      I very much enjoyed this post and I love your site. Please come visit me next week as I begin hosting Make-Do Mondays for Ann Kroeker. She has asked me to be the new host and I am so excited to take this over. I would love to have you contribute through my site.

      My Practically Perfect Life - Make-Do Mondays

      Have a great day!

      Shari
      .-= Sharinskishe´s last blog ..Duct Tape Repair =-.

      Reply
    11. Ann Kroeker says

      September 22, 2009 at 3:53 pm

      What a yummy way to make-do! Thanks for participating!
      .-= Ann Kroeker´s last blog ..Make-Do Mondays Migration =-.

      Reply
    12. [email protected] Beauty and Bedla says

      September 23, 2009 at 2:09 pm

      i love that you figured out how to DIY. 🙂 I just looked through the free copycat recipe book on my blog...they needed to add this in there. 🙂 Thanks for linking up to Tasty Tuesday.
      .-= [email protected] Beauty and Bedlam´s last blog ..Free Copycat recipe e-book =-.

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    13. [email protected] Beauty and Bedlam says

      September 23, 2009 at 9:09 am

      i love that you figured out how to DIY. 🙂 I just looked through the free copycat recipe book on my blog...they needed to add this in there. 🙂 Thanks for linking up to Tasty Tuesday.
      .-= [email protected] Beauty and Bedlam´s last blog ..Free Copycat recipe e-book =-.

      Reply
    14. [email protected] says

      September 23, 2009 at 3:21 pm

      What a GREAT!!! recipe. THANKS!!! Geri
      .-= [email protected]´s last blog .." PORK AND CIDER STEW " =-.

      Reply
    15. [email protected] says

      September 23, 2009 at 10:21 am

      What a GREAT!!! recipe. THANKS!!! Geri
      .-= [email protected]´s last blog .." PORK AND CIDER STEW " =-.

      Reply
    16. Kara says

      October 02, 2009 at 12:30 pm

      This sounds just delicious. I'd eat it with or without the sauce, it looks so yummy!
      .-= Kara´s last blog ..French Breakfast Puffs (Muffins) =-.

      Reply
    17. Kara says

      October 02, 2009 at 5:30 pm

      This sounds just delicious. I'd eat it with or without the sauce, it looks so yummy!
      .-= Kara´s last blog ..French Breakfast Puffs (Muffins) =-.

      Reply
    18. Ann Kroeker says

      November 02, 2009 at 1:04 pm

      What a yummy way to make-do! Thanks for participating!
      .-= Ann Kroeker´s last blog ..Make-Do Mondays Migration =-.

      Reply
    19. Ann Kroeker says

      November 02, 2009 at 9:04 pm

      What a yummy way to make-do! Thanks for participating!
      .-= Ann Kroeker´s last blog ..Make-Do Mondays Migration =-.

      Reply
    20. Victoria says

      November 18, 2020 at 11:24 pm

      In using your pizza dough recipe how much dough does that make for the once recipe of stromboli? Is it enough for one or more..

      Reply
      • Tara Ziegmont says

        November 19, 2020 at 8:16 am

        It's enough for one.

        Reply

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