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Garlic Bread with Cheese

This cheesy garlic bread is made with a French or Italian loaf coated in olive oil, topped with garlic butter and two cheeses; mozzarella and parmesan. The outside is crispy and the top is cheesy and garlicky.
Course Side Dish
Cuisine American
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 30 minutes
Servings 8
Calories 179kcal
Author Susie Weinrich

Ingredients

  • Large French or Italian Loaf
  • 1 tablespoon Olive Oil or EVOO
  • 6 tablespoon Salted Butter
  • 1 teaspoon Garlic Powder or Granulated garlic
  • pinch Kosher Salt
  • 1 ½ cup mozzarella cheese fresh grated
  • ½ cup parmesan cheese fresh grated
  • Fresh parsley chopped (optional garnish)

Instructions

  • Preheat the oven to 400°F. Line a large rimmed baking sheet with foil.
  • Cut the bread in half lengthwise.
    Large French or Italian Loaf
  • Melt the butter with the garlic powder and pinch of salt.
    6 tablespoon Salted Butter, 1 teaspoon Garlic Powder, pinch Kosher Salt
  • Put the bread cut side down on the prepared baking sheet. Brush the olive oil on the outside of the bread (crust side).
    1 tablespoon Olive Oil or EVOO
    Silicone brush adding garlic butter to the bottoms of an Italian loaf.
  • Give the garlic butter a really good stir to mix the garlic into the butter. Flip the bread over and brush the garlic butter over the cut side.
    Garlic butter spread over the middle of the halves of an Italian loaf of bread.
  • Pop in the oven for 10 minutes.
  • Mix the shredded cheese together. Spread over the cut side of the bread.
    1 ½ cup mozzarella cheese, ½ cup parmesan cheese
    Shredded cheese added to the two halves of a garlic butter topped loaf of Italian bread.
  • Pop back in the oven for 10 minutes.
  • Let it cool slightly and then cut into slices and serve warm with dinner.
    Golden brown cheesy bread with garlic on an aluminum foil topped baking sheet.
  • Optionally sprinkle on cut parsley
    Fresh parsley
    Parsley topped garlic cheesy bread with half of the loaf sliced into individual pieces to serve.

Nutrition

Serving: 1serving | Calories: 179kcal | Carbohydrates: 1g | Protein: 7g | Fat: 17g | Saturated Fat: 9g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 5g | Trans Fat: 0.3g | Cholesterol: 43mg | Sodium: 300mg | Potassium: 29mg | Fiber: 0.03g | Sugar: 0.3g | Vitamin A: 453IU | Vitamin C: 0.01mg | Calcium: 183mg | Iron: 0.2mg
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