How to Make Cheesy Smoked Bread

Cheesy pull apart smoked bread recipe that is out of this world! How to use frozen dinner rolls on your smoker to make an amazing side dish everyone loves.

Here’s a peek at what you’ll need to make this comfort food.

Here are a few questions you might have before you put this together. Hope this helps answer what’s on your mind.

If you have others please comment below and I will try to help.

You can make SO many other things other than yeast rolls though! Frozen dough is incredibly versatile I tell you.

We have made things like Rhodes monkey bread with their cinnamon rolls, but this variety could be used as well.

Let them thaw, roll them out and make pizza dough too. Then dress and bake as usual. Smoked pizza is great.

I used what I had on hand, with flavors we enjoyed for this cheesy garlic bread.

If you wanted to omit the cheddar cheese you could, but in our family cheese is in ALL THE THINGS!

Smoked rolls ingredients

• Rhodes Dinner Rolls
  • You can find a bag of them in the freezer aisle near the frozen meals section.
• Onion
• Minced garlic

Shredded cheddar cheese, or a combination of Monterey Jack and/or Mozzarella is great.

Diced chiles are optional but we usually add them.

• Olive oil
• Seasonings of your choice, this is what we chose
  • Basil
  • Garlic salt
  • Italian seasoning
• Small bowl for mixing
• 9×13″ cake pan – I use a disposable aluminum one

Yes you can use a “normal” pan too but seriously the throw away ones are the best! No cleaning required after a long day of cooking, done.

You really can load up on the diced onions if you wish, we tested a whole and half and thought 1/2 was just right for us.

If you choose to make smoked chiles yourself, bravo! You can also find them canned and they add a ton of flavor (but not heat if you use mild).

I had a bag of already shredded Mexican cheese blend, but use what you wish there too. Sharp cheddar and Jack would be a good mixture too.

This is what you do:

• First take out 18 rolls from your bag and put them into a 9×13″ pan. Using disposable aluminum pans are great for easy smoker recipes.
• Let them sit for 45 minutes so they’re a bit colder than room temperature, but still quite cold.
  • Any longer than that will make them a bit stickier than you want so just set a timer for yourself. 😉

Then cut each one into fourths and throw them in a bowl.

Pour your olive oil on them along with the cheese, chiles, onions and seasonings. Gently fold everything together so each piece of dough is coated.

• To make things easier when serving, spray the inside of your pan with non stick spray and pour your pull apart bread inside.
• Spread it out so it’s the same thickness all the way across the pan.

Cover the top with aluminum foil for 1 – 1 hour 30 minutes until dough has doubled in size.

This is an important step when using frozen dough. If you skip it they won’t become fluffy and airy as you’d want.

• Now add pellets / wood chips and preheat your pellet grill or electric smoker to 350 degrees. Do not put it on your grates until it reaches this temperature.
• When it’s ready place it on the grates, still covered with foil, for 40 minutes.

It’s not ready yet though….it gets better!! You want a nice golden brown on the top right??

To do that you’ll want to remove the foil and let it continue to cook on your smoker for 10-15 minutes. This pic. below is after 10 min.

Dinner rolls on your smoker

If you wanted them over the top cheesy you could add another 3/4 cup of cheese on the top after you uncover it. Then it would melt and brown the top at the same time. Totally up to you on that one.

It doesn’t have an over the top smoked flavor because it’s been covered, but just enough. Also it’s great to be able to cook this and your protein all at the same time!

What else can I smoke in my smoker?

Really the list goes on and on but I will share a few of our favorites below that go really well with this bread:

What sides can you smoke?

1. Smoked bacon wrapped pork chops are Over the TOP delish.
2. Everyone goes crazy after making our smoked salmon recipe with a homemade dry rub.
3. When you think of outdoor cooking you probably think of smoked ribs first and foremost.
4. Last but certainly not least, smoked beer can chicken is just WOW!

Whether you’re planning a potluck, or just want a killer side dish for your family I guarantee this will get thumbs up from everyone.

Find more frozen dough recipes here too!

Now it’s ready to share with you this printable step by step instructions for our easy……

Frozen dinner rolls recipe