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    Home » Recipes » Side Dish

    Italian Cheese Bombs

    Published: August 5, 2015 · Updated: December 5, 2020 · By: Krissy · 51 Comments
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    easy italian cheese bombs
    These Italian Cheese Bombs take only minutes to prepare using premade biscuit dough and the ooey gooey cheese and salami will be everyone's favorite.

    Italian Cheese Bombs take only minutes to prepare using pre-made biscuit dough wrapped around melty Italian cheese and salami and are everyone's favorite.

    salami melted cheese pull apart

    Italian Cheese Bombs are naughty little savory treats that get a 10 out of 10 in my book because they a) taste really good and b) are freakin' easy to make. That's a win-win combination right there. These wonderful cheese bombs filled with cured Italian sandwich meat and melted mozzarella originated because I had a tube of biscuit dough in my refrigerator that had to be used up. You see, I won't use premade biscuit dough to make biscuits because I prefer to make my own homemade flaky buttermilk biscuits and because, well, its boring when you can use that dough for so many other things.

    biscuit dough wrapped around salami and mozzarella

    How to make cheese bombs:

    1. I use the Trader Joe's biscuit dough which is one of those fat tubes that has 8 biscuits. I split each biscuit in half which created 16 flat disks.
    2. I used a small block of mozzarella but any kind of Italian cheese will work. You can just as easily cut up string cheese, because what household in America with kids ages 4-10 doesn't have string cheese at the ready at all times? Very few, I imagine.
    3. I quartered each slice of salami so that it would fit nicely in the ball - a whole round slice would have created to much work to wrap around, plus I was already planning on looking like a pig when I inhaled these cheese bombs, and didn't need people to watch me saw through a large piece of salami while I was at it. There are lots of recipes out there for garlic cheese bombs and cheddar cheese bombs, but I think every good cheese bomb requires some kind of tasty meat.
    4. These cheese bombs really only took about 5 minutes to prepare and cooked up so beautifully! Just place the cheese bombs on your baking sheet and wait until they're golden brown and that Italian cheese starts to ooze.
    5. Now get ready, this is the best part. You grab hold of your cheese bomb when when it's still super hot but just cool enough to touch without burning your fingers. Give it a gentle squeeze and pull [that's what he said - sorry, couldn't resist].

    So. Damn. Delicious. Doesn't it look tasty? I'm pretty darn proud of my then 8-year-old daughter for taking the photos. Not to shabby considering she had to hold a Nikon D700 DLSR with a battery pack and a heavy macro lens, all while toggling the manual focus point. Not only is she already starting to be a great cook, but her photography skills rock too!

    cheese pull in between two pieces of bread

    Things to make with biscuit dough:

    • I'm not gonna lie - there's a reason why Granny's Monkey Bread is one of the first posts you'll see when you search for monkey bread recipes. Super naughty yet always delicious!
    • Garlic knots - very similar to a cheese bomb... but without the cheese!  Let's just call them garlic biscuits deconstructed
    • Chicken and dumplings in your slow cooker!  That reminds me, I need to create a good chicken and dumplings recipe.
    • And of course, there are a million other varieties of cheese bombs you could make. You should give my pesto cheese bombs a try!

    Be sure to check out the video below of me making these delectable cheese bombs!

    These Italian Cheese Bombs take only minutes to prepare using premade biscuit dough and the ooey gooey cheese and salami will be everyone's favorite.

    Italian Cheese Bombs

    Italian Cheese Bombs take only minutes to prepare using premade biscuit dough wrapped around melty Italian cheese and salami and are everyone's favorite.
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    Course: Appetizer
    Cuisine: American
    Prep Time: 5 minutes
    Cook Time: 15 minutes
    Total Time: 20 minutes
    Scale: 16 cheese bombs
    Recipe Created By: Krissy Allori

    Ingredients

    • 16 ounces biscuit dough
    • 6 ounces part skim low moisture mozzarella ( (can substitute cheese sticks))
    • 2 ounces salami (about 16 slices)
    • 1-2 tablespoons olive oil
    • ¼ cup parmesan cheese
    • ¼ cup dried Italian seasoning

    Instructions

    • Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
    • If package has 8 biscuits, split each biscuit in half to make 16 flat disks. Divide cheese into 16 equal portions. Cut each piece of salami up into 4 pieces.
    • One biscuit at a time, add chunk of cheese and 4 pieces of salami on dough and then wrap ends around to create a ball. Be sure to fully seal.
    • Add olive oil to a shallow cup. Add parmesan and seasoning to another shallow cup.
    • Once all the balls have formed, dip each ball in the olive oil and then roll the top in the parmesan seasoning mixture. Place on a baking sheet with the parmesan seasoning side up.
    • Bake in preheated oven until golden brown, about 10-15. Serve immediately so the cheese is nice and melty.

    NUTRITION INFORMATION

    Calories: 166kcal | Carbohydrates: 15g | Protein: 6g | Fat: 9g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Cholesterol: 10mg | Sodium: 442mg | Potassium: 96mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: 89IU | Calcium: 122mg | Iron: 1mg
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    Comments

    1. Hayden

      August 13, 2019 at 11:09 am

      5 stars
      I ate most of these before I even served them.... They are sooo good! Thanks for sharing!

      Reply
    2. Kate

      January 19, 2019 at 8:31 pm

      Have you tried these with ham and cheddar cheese

      Reply
      • Krissy

        January 20, 2019 at 5:06 am

        I haven't. Ham and cheddar is a great combo but cheddar doesn't melt all stretchy. If I did this, I'd add something like gruyere to the cheddar.

        Reply
    3. Dave

      September 24, 2018 at 5:23 pm

      5 stars
      Can you use clarified butter instead of olive oil?

      Reply
      • Krissy

        September 25, 2018 at 7:46 am

        You bet! YUM!!!

        Reply
    4. aidan benbow

      September 19, 2018 at 5:23 am

      4 stars
      Look pretty tasty! Like little pizza bites. I wonder if it would work ok to put a bit of tomato sauce in them or at least to eat them with some on the side.

      Reply
      • Krissy

        September 19, 2018 at 2:16 pm

        I've made something similar with sauce inside and it wants to escape during cooking. I think they turn out better without sauce inside.

        Reply
    5. Jessica

      September 10, 2018 at 5:24 pm

      Can you use pepperoni instead of salami?

      Reply
      • Krissy

        September 11, 2018 at 5:17 am

        Sure can!

        Reply
        • Dave

          September 24, 2020 at 1:08 pm

          Good thing - I have a large bag of already-small diameter Pepperoni!!

          Reply
    6. georgie

      September 07, 2018 at 1:57 pm

      5 stars
      omg i could eat a dozen of these right now!!! I freaking love anything cheesy with dough!!

      Reply
    7. Caitlyn Erhardt

      September 07, 2018 at 12:16 pm

      5 stars
      Cheessseeeeeee! These are calling to my cheese loving heart! That cheese stretch is perfection! These look and sound delicious!

      Reply
    8. Jacqueline Meldrum

      September 07, 2018 at 12:12 pm

      5 stars
      Oh my goodness look at them and i could easily make them veggie. Thanks so much for the recipe.

      Reply
    9. Claudia Lamascolo

      September 07, 2018 at 11:35 am

      5 stars
      these must be so addicting they look so good. I am willing to bet if I made these no one else would have any I would eat them all first!

      Reply
    10. Rae

      September 07, 2018 at 11:21 am

      5 stars
      I bet these little balls of goodness disappear rather quickly! What a great, easy recipe!

      Reply
    11. Allyson Zea

      September 06, 2018 at 11:10 am

      I need these delicious little balls in my life NOW!

      Reply
    12. Sarah

      September 05, 2018 at 2:28 pm

      5 stars
      She shot these on manual!?!?! Hire her! Beautiful photos.

      Reply
    13. Julie

      September 05, 2018 at 12:19 pm

      5 stars
      Oh my word, these were amazing!

      Reply
    14. Emily Hill

      September 05, 2018 at 9:33 am

      5 stars
      I nearly drooled on my keyboard after seeing this recipe. Yum!

      Reply
    15. ALT L

      October 25, 2017 at 9:51 am

      I made a mistake and bought pepperoni instead. Hoping it'll work out.

      Reply
      • Krissy

        October 29, 2017 at 7:48 am

        You can use whatever kind of meat your want, and since pepperoni is cooked just like salami, it'll taste great!

        Reply
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