Chicken Bacon Ranch Stromboli

Chicken, bacon and ranch make one of the best flavor combinations for an easy meal! This simple spin on pizza and a calzone makes a delicious Chicken Bacon Ranch Stromboli.

Dipping each warm piece in a little ranch dressing makes this chicken bacon ranch recipe even better!

Stromboli with Chicken Bacon and Ranch Recipe

This semi-homemade recipe starts with a loaf of frozen bread dough to create a warm and wonderful dish that’s full of flavor. Simply defrost the dough, cover with a layer of ranch, sprinkle on chopped chicken, bacon and shredded mozzarella to make a heavenly appetizer or meal.

Farmhouse Stromboli is one of my all-time favorite recipes that I got from my home economics teacher in middle school. She shares that this simple variation using precooked or leftover chicken cut in small pieces, bacon bits and cheese is one of her family’s favorite meals.

This meal is simple to make with pre-cooked or leftover chicken. Using leftovers from our Baked Parmesan Chicken Tenders, Chicken Fajitas, or Garlic Baked Chicken is absolutely wonderful!

She also chops us broccoli, tomatoes, mushrooms, or whatever veggies she has in her fridge to add a little color and fiber. While many flavors can be added, the secret to a perfect stromboli is not to overfill it.

We like to enhance this calzone by using leftover grilled or smoked chicken and dipping in additional ranch.

A Spin on Chicken Bacon Ranch Melt

The lightly brown crust on the stromboli covering fresh homemade bread is filled with some of my favorite flavors to create a wonderfully easy chicken bacon ranch melt.

We are big fans of Subway whether it’s making Italian BMTs or Chicken, Bacon & Ranch Sliders at home or enjoying this Subway like Chicken Bacon Ranch Melt. This is the closest copycat recipe we’ve made to a chicken bacon ranch sandwich.

If you cut the baked loaf into bigger pieces it looks and feels just like a pocket or sandwich. Another warm open-faced recipe we have is our Italian Chicken Bacon Ranch Subs. I love that this recipe has more bread wrapped all around the bacon, cheese, chicken and ranch flavors.

Ingredients Needed:

• Frozen bread dough
• Vegetable oil
• Parmesan cheese
• Mozzarella cheese
• Bacon bits
• Chicken
• Ranch seasoning
• Garlic powder
• Oregano
• Egg
• Ranch dressing – for dipping

How to Make Chicken Bacon Ranch Stromboli

Place a loaf of frozen bread dough on a lightly greased baking sheet. Cover with plastic wrap and defrost 8 to 12 hours on the counter or in the refrigerator. Placing a second sheet on top of the dough will help prevent it from rising.

Use finger to press dough out to cover as much of the baking sheet as possible.

Mix up oil and spice mixture of vegetable oil, ranch seasoning packet, Parmesan cheese, garlic powder and oregano. Spread evenly over the dough.

In a row down the center line up cubed chicken, bacon bits and top with shredded mozzarella cheese.

Take a long side of the dough and fold it over top of the cheese.

Fold each end in.

Starting with the full side along the bottom edge of the pan keep rolling.

Gently press seams to seal along the ends and center.

I typically move the stromboli to the center of the baking sheet with the seam side down.

Over top of a small dish break an egg in the center and only allow the egg white to fall in the dish. The yolk is not necessary for this recipe.

Use a fork to beaten the egg white until bubbles start to form.

Using a pastry brush spread the egg white over top of the dough before baking.

Bake in an oven preheated to 350°F for 20 – 25 minutes until the top is golden brown. Allow to rest for 10 minutes after removing from the oven and slice.

We like to serve with a small dish of ranch dressing for dipping.

The leftovers reheat beautifully and store in the refrigerator for up to 5 days. Tightly wrap and seal to freeze for up to three months.

Recipe Tips and Tricks

• Up to a cup of chopped vegetables taste great added to this chicken bacon ranch stromboli.
• Take care not to allow the dough to rise too much during defrosting or it will be more difficult to work with.
• Be careful when pressing out dough not to create any thin spots or holes in the dough or the ingredients will melt out that opening during baking.
• Pinch and seal seams together to help keep ingredients inside during baking.
• Ranch seasoning can be substituted for prepared ranch dressing in oil and spice mixture, just decrease the amount of oil used.
• Substitute tour favorite cheese for mozzarella cheese. Cheddar tastes great too.
• Be careful not to overfill stromboli.
• Egg white can be omitted, but the stromboli looks so much tastier with a golden brown finish.

More Easy Melt Recipes:

• Mushroom & Swiss Melt Sliders cover ground beef in bacon, mushrooms and Swiss cheese and bake on Hawaiian rolls.
• Ham and Swiss Melts on Hawaiian Rolls is one of our most popular combinations. Ranch dressing is the special ingredient to add a pop of flavor.
• Philly Cheesesteak Sloppy Joe Melts combine chopped vegetables mixed in with ground beef and covered with Italian cheese.
• BBQ Pulled Pork Sliders and BBQ Chicken Sliders covered in shredded meat in bacon and cheese make a couple of my favorite meals.
• Cola Sloppy Joes are a quick, flavorful and easy dinner recipe. The zing of soda in the sauce makes these sandwiches extra special!

Printable Chicken Bacon Ranch Stromboli Recipe