BBQ Chicken Stuffed Bread with Cheesy Barbecue Filling
By Emma Collins
Prep
10 min
Cook
20 min
Total
30 min
Servings
5
Level
Easy
Thirty minutes takes this BBQ Chicken Stuffed Bread from mixing bowl to table. A crusty baguette holds shredded chicken, mozzarella, red onion, cilantro, and barbecue sauce, then bakes warm with a cheesy top and extra sauce for an easy dinner or game-day appetizer with a crisp crust.
Use cooked shredded chicken; the recipe specifically suggests rotisserie chicken when you need a faster start. Mix it with 1 1/4 cups of mozzarella, chopped red onion, cilantro, and 1/2 cup barbecue sauce in a large bowl. The chicken gets coated before it reaches the bread, while the remaining 1/4 cup mozzarella and sauce stay on top, creating the layered cheesy barbecue finish without another cooking step.
After cutting off the top edge, hollow the loaf 1 1/2 inches deep so there is a clear well for the filling. It is going right when the stuffed bread warms through in the oven and the top cheese melts over the chicken. The most likely problem is a dry chicken mixture; correct that before filling by stirring in the tiny additional amount of barbecue sauce the instructions allow.
Serve the baked loaf as the article suggests: a game-day appetizer or an easy dinner. It is built for sharing because all of the filling sits inside one baguette rather than on separate pieces of bread. For cleaner portions, let the cheese settle briefly after baking, then cut through the crust with a sturdy knife and transfer pieces to plates.
Why you'll love this recipe
- Saves weeknight time with a 10-minute prep and 20-minute bake, while rotisserie chicken can replace extra cooking before the filling is mixed.
- Keeps cleanup simple because the chicken filling is mixed in one large bowl, then packed directly into the hollowed baguette on a tray.
- Uses familiar grocery-store ingredients—cooked chicken, mozzarella, red onion, cilantro, barbecue sauce, and bread—so the shopping list stays short and practical.
- Feeds five servings from one baguette, making it useful when dinner needs to share the table with a casual game-day appetizer.
- Avoids special equipment: a large mixing bowl, baking tray, and knife are enough to mix, hollow, fill, and bake the bread.
- Lets you control filling moisture before baking, since the instructions allow extra barbecue sauce when the chicken mixture looks too dry.
Ingredients
- •3 cups cooked chicken (shredded; rotisserie chicken suggested)
- •1.5 cups shredded mozzarella cheese (divided)
- •0.25 red onion (chopped)
- •0.25 cup fresh cilantro (chopped)
- •0.75 cup barbecue sauce (divided)
- •1 baguette crusty bread
Instructions
- 1
Add the chicken, 1 1/4 cups mozzarella cheese, red onion, cilantro, and 1/2 cup barbecue sauce to a large mixing bowl.
- 2
Stir well to combine, adding a tiny bit more barbecue sauce if the mixture seems too dry.
- 3
Cut the top edge off the bread loaf and hollow it out 1 1/2 inches deep to create a well for the filling.
- 4
Spoon the BBQ chicken mixture into the loaf.
- 5
Sprinkle the remaining 1/4 cup mozzarella cheese over the filling.
- 6
Drizzle with the remaining barbecue sauce.
- 7
Place the loaf on a baking tray.
- 8
Bake at 325°F for about 20 minutes, or until warmed through.
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Nutrition (per serving)
Calories
694
Protein
42g
Fat
15g
Carbs
95g
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