Chicken Stromboli is a quick and easy appetizer or dinner. Shredded chicken, crumbed bacon, cheddar cheese, and ranch dressing blend together to make a mouthwatering filling for a great stromboli. A great way to use leftover chicken.
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❤️ Why this recipe works
- Chicken Stromboli is a great crowd-pleaser. Make it ahead and pop it in the oven when ready to eat.
- Whether it's a family party, tailgating, or kids' sleepover, this chicken stromboli will disappear quickly.
🥘Ingredients
- Cooked shredded chicken Instant pot chicken is awesome, leftover rotisserie chicken is great too!
- cooked bacon - I keep extra bacon in the freezer to toss in meals as needed.
- shredded cheddar cheese - cheddar, mozzarella, or a mix of cheese can be used.
- green onion - adds a nice zing to the chicken
- Ranch Dressing - homemade or store-bought, whatever works for you.
- homemade or refrigerated pizza dough - this gives the stromboli a nice brown color.
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🥘 Equipment
🔪 Instructions
This is an overview of the recipe. The full instructions are below in the recipe card.
Step 1: Preheat oven to 425°F/220°C. IN a small mixing bowl
Step 2: Use either a homemade or store-bought pizza dough and roll it out to a 15" x 10" rectangle. Set aside.
Step 3: In a large mixing bowl, combine shredded cooked chicken, bacon, green onions, shredded cheese, and ranch dressing, until well combined. Start with ½ cup of ranch dressing and add more if needed.
Step 4: Evenly place the chicken mixture down the center of the long side of the pizza dough.
Step 5: Roll the dough to enclose the chicken. Seam side down.
Step 6: Brush the egg on the dough. The egg wash is made by whisking together egg and water until well combined. Specific instructions on the recipe card below.
Step 7: Make a few slits in the dough so air gets released as the stromboli bakes.
Step 8: Bake in preheated 400°F/200°C oven for about 20-25 minutes.
Step 9: Let rest a few minutes before slicing. Serve with more ranch or blue cheese dressing.
How to store, reheat, and freeze
- Leftovers can be stored in the refrigerator in a covered airtight container for up to 3 days.
- Reheat at 350°F/180°C on a baking sheet until warmed through, about 10 minutes.
- Freezer: Chicken Stromboli can be frozen. Well wrapped and sealed. Reheat at 350 degrees in aluminum foil for about 15 minutes.
💭 Expert Tips
Expert Tip: Lightly flour the rolling pin before rolling the dough to ensure the dough won't stick to the roller.
- Lightly flour your rolling pin before rolling the dough. The dough won't stick to the rolling pin.
- Make sure the dough is rolled out to 15" by 10" rectangle.
- Tuck the ends of the dough under so the cheese and chicken mixture does not leak out.
📋 Frequently Asked Questions
For a stromboli, the ingredients are combined and rolled up in the dough.
The ingredients for calzones are laid on one half of the pizza dough and then the dough is folded over to make a half-moon shape. There is also usually ricotta cheese in a calzone.
Stromboli originated in Philadelphia, Pa., USA.
My instant pot shredded chicken is an awesome recipe to make chicken.
No instant pot, poach chicken in water for about 25 minutes.
Feel free to use leftover Instant Pot roasted chicken in this recipe. The best choice of chicken for this recipe is boneless, skinless chicken breast.
We recommend using the egg wash to give the dough a nice brown shine to the crust.
🧾 Variations
Do you want to change up this recipe? Here are some ways that you increase the flavor of this dish.
If you prefer blue cheese for dipping, we have a delicious homemade blue cheese dressing.
Leftover Turkey can be used to make the filling.
Change up the filling and add buffalo sauce to the chicken mixture.
Thousand Island dressing would add a nice tang to the filling.
🥗 Serving Suggestions
Enjoy chicken bacon ranch stromboli with a Caesar Salad or a simple arugula salad would be paired well with the stromboli.
Any of our soups and salads would be great to pair with this recipe.
A good veggie side like roasted broccoli, asparagus, or grilled cauliflower steaks would be perfectly paired with the chicken stromboli.
Having a party, check out all our appetizer recipes.
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📖 Recipe
Chicken Stromboli
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Ingredients
- 1 pizza dough, homemade or store-bought
- 1 Tablespoon all-purpose flour for the surface so dough does not stick
- 2 cups shredded chicken, cooked
- 8 slices cooked bacon, crumbled
- 2 cups cheddar cheese, shredded
- 2 Tablespoons green onion, minced
- ½ - 1 cup ranch dressing
Egg Wash
- 1 medium egg
- 1 Tablespoon water
Serving Sauce
- 1 cup ranch dressing, homemade or store bought
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Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400°F/200°C.
- Sprinkle the flour on a flat surface. Roll pizza dough out to a 15" x 10" inch rectangle.
- In a large mixing bowl, combine shredded cooked chicken, crumbled bacon, green onions, shredded cheese, and ½ cup of ranch dressing until well combined. (if needed, add more ranch dressing)
- Evenly place the chicken mixture down the center of the long side of the dough.
- Roll the dough to enclose the chicken mixture.
- Place the dough, seam side down on a baking sheet. Brush the egg wash on the dough.
- Use a knife to slice a few on the top of the dough to allow air to escape.
- Place the baking sheet on the center rack of the preheated oven.
- Bake for 20-25 minutes. Check stromboli. The exterior should be hard and crispy and the interior cooked through.
- Remove chicken stromboli from oven, let cool about 5 minutes.
- Slice and serve with more ranch dressing.
Egg Wash
- In a small mixing bowl, whisk together egg and water until well combined.
NOTES
- any nutritional data I provide is an approximation and actual dietary information can vary based on ingredients and proportion sizes.
Nutrition
Charlie H.
This looks delicious! I will make it this weekend. Thanks for the recipe.
Eileen xo
I'm glad you enjoy the recipe
Renata S
MY best back to school tip would be to pack and prepare lunches the day before and have all clothes out and ready for the next busy morning as well.
Eileen xo
Great tips Renata!