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Frozen bread dough is one of the most underrated shortcuts in the freezer aisle. With help from our tried-and-true recipes, you can transform a loaf or dinner rolls into everything from restaurant-style sidekicks for soups and pasta and cheesy pull-apart appetizers to sweet treats and crowd-pleasing pizzas. So grab that package from the freezer—your next favorite dish is just a thaw away.
11 Easy Dinner Recipes That Start With a Box of Jiffy Corn Muffin Mix
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Quick and Easy Monkey Bread
chef jai
This version of monkey bread, also called bubble bread or pull-apart bread, gains flavor and sweetness from instant butterscotch pudding and brown sugar. "This makes the best monkey bread!" says sduffa. "I've tried so many different recipes and have found that this method is the best."
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Copycat Olive Garden Breadsticks
Dotdash Meredith Video Studios
All you need is three ingredients—Parkerhouse roll dough, melted butter, and garlic salt—to whip up a batch of copycat Olive Garden breadsticks.
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Easy Pepperoni Bread
Holiday Baker
”Frozen dough makes this tasty pepperoni quick bread recipe a breeze to prepare. Pepperoni, mozzarella cheese, and Italian seasonings are rolled together, baked to delicious perfection, then cut into bite-sized delights. Your guests will beg for the recipe!” —MARBALET
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Runzas (Bierocks)
Bierocks are savory pastries often stuffed with meat, cabbage, and onion. The filling buns are staples in Kansas, Iowa, and—Nebraska, where they’re called runzas.
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Easy Cinnamon Rolls
Dotdash Meredith Food Studios
”These easy cinnamon rolls are simple to make using prepared bread dough for a quick and delicious breakfast treat. They have a buttery cinnamon filling and are topped with a sweet glaze. Super yummy and gone in a flash at my house!” —Chris Martin
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Garlic Parmesan Monkey Bread
”I have made this many times. My family loves it. I left off the green onions and have experimented with different cheeses. Our favorite is asiago. My son makes it for his friends.” —Barbara Cassidy
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Simple Stromboli
Lela
”This is a baked sandwich using frozen bread dough, meat, and cheese. My picky eaters love this for an easy weeknight meal and it's great served with a soup. My family fights over the leftovers!” —Judy Cowan
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Chicago-Style Pan Pizza
*Sherri*
This hearty pan pizza features a bread dough crust layered with a homemade tomato sauce, Italian sausage, mozzarella cheese, mushrooms and onion.
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Best Ever Caramel Rolls
sanzoe
“These caramel rolls are the best I've ever had. I've probably made them 5 times in the past 2 months. They taste so delicious and are very easy to make. I've always preferred caramel rolls as opposed to cinnamon rolls, and this recipe really is the best I've found!!” —kwitowich7
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Reuben Pizza
”My husband teased me because I made this for him and then sent him back to the store to pick up more ingredients so I could make it again the next day. Even if you are not a serious Reuben fan (which I am NOT) this pizza totally rocks!” —Jenni
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