Quick Cheesy Garlic Bread is like the world’s easiest and therefore BEST grilled cheese! Because when you need a cheesy bread fix, we want it now, now, now!
The everyday version of the outrageous Cheese and Garlic Crack Bread, this is the perfect shape for dunking into soups and stews, or serve with a salad to make a meal. Make it once and you’ll memorise it!
Cheesy Garlic Bread: Dangerously quick
This Cheesy Garlic Bread has been pictured repeatedly on my website since the beginning of time. I want to tell you that’s because I’m so addicted to it. Which of course I am – bread, butter, garlic and cheese. It’s a home run right there.
But truthfully, it’s because this food blogger is always scrambling for last second food props when shooting photos and videos, and this Cheesy Garlic Bread is super quick and easy to prepare because it’s made with melted butter instead of softened butter.
Melted garlic butter works better
When I make garlic bread the “normal” way using baguettes sliced almost all the way through then wrapped in foil and baked, softened butter mixed with garlic works much better because it’s easier to smear butter into the slices rather than drizzling.
But for this method when a loaf of bread is split in half OR you use slices of bread, melted butter works much better. The buttery garlic flavour soaks deep into the bread, far better than spreading with softened butter.
How I make this Cheesy Garlic Bread
QUICK is the operative word here: Mix melted butter, salt and garlic. Split loaf in half lengthwise, drizzle with butter. Bake in lowish oven, top with cheese, melt, devour.
Quick ‘n easy way to make ANY meal better.
This is a recipe / method that everyone should memorise and use forever. You don’t need to use my exact quantities, make this your own! Add herbs, parmesan, more garlic, less garlic, chilli 😳, truffle 😱, pesto 😍……
Take soup from great to OMG I could have this every day!! Take a stew from mmmmm to please make this again tomorrow!!!
Serve this with a salad to make a meal.
Or …. you know. Just eat it, as is. – Nagi x
Dunk this Cheesy Garlic Bread in…
- Pumpkin Soup, Lentil Soup or any other non Asian soups
- Beef Stew, Guinness Stew, Chicken Stew, Beef Pot Roast or other stews
- Italian feast! Serve with Spaghetti Bolognese, Shredded Beef Ragu, Baked Ziti, Beef or Vegetable Lasagna
Cheesy Garlic Bread
Watch how to make it
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Quick Cheesy Garlic Bread
Ingredients
- 1 bread loaf approx 30cm/12" long (Note 1)
- 100 g / 1/2 cup unsalted butter
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 3 garlic cloves , minced (~ 3 tsp)
- 2 - 2.5 cups (200 - 250g) mozzarella cheese, grated (Note 2)
- Parsley , for sprinkling (optional)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 160C/320F.
- Mix butter with garlic and salt.
- Cut bread in half horizontally.
- Drizzle with garlic butter all over - don't miss any patches!
- Bake 20 minutes until bread is crispy on the edges.
- Crank oven up to 200C/390F. Top with cheese, bake 7 - 10 min until cheese is melted and bubbly.
Recipe Notes:
Nutrition Information:
Life of Dozer
Currently in Melbourne for the Australia Open. Handed Dozer over to the golden retriever boarder at the beach. Had this furry face smushed up against the window until he drove out of sight…
Yummy! The whole family loved this soup and the cheesy garlic bread. Perfect for a winter warmer!!
That’s great Tars, who doesn’t love a side of cheesy garlic bread?!
HI Nagi, I was wondering if you have any tips on how to stop the garlic from changing to a green/blue colour?
I store my garlic in the fridge in an airtight jar, if it turns blue – make sure to throw it out as it can be toxic!
I’ve made this no less than 5 times since you posted it recently. It is perfection, especially paired up with your lentil soup. Winner!! Nagi, every recipe I’ve tried has been delicious!
Thanks so much Meredith ❤️
Can only say how good it looks–haven’t made it yet! My husband and I do love every Nagi recipe I have made.
Last minute request for Garlic Bread from the and I remembered seeing this recipe. And they loved it, thanks Nagi 😁
Wahoo!!!
hey Nagi, always love your superb photographs and videos on your website. Would you like to share the kind of camera you use. P.S thank you for always sharing yummy, easy to do, time saving recipes…I am a pro because of you 🙂
This is Lovely recipe….
Yum! Yum! And Yum!
Did I say Yum? Well it is!
Served this with your absolutely gorgeous chicken stew with crispy skin. Winter warmer? 👍👍 Yes! Thanks Nagi ❤
Another great recipe idea! So tasty and easy, Thanks Nagi 🙂
You’re so welcome Lisa! 🙂 N x
Yum N to this cheesy garlic bread! Esp with spaghetti and meatballs! 😋
I hope your having a great time at Melbourne!
Dozer with his sad puppy dog eyes, maybe not so much! Unless his girlfriend is back at the boarding place! 😂
This with spaghetti and meatballs = MASSIVE carb blow out! Like my dream meal 😂 N x
Magic broccoli…Yum, yum, yum!! The whole family…including granddaughters 7 and 10…just loved it! So simple!
Will be doing this again for sure!!!!!! (Notice all my exclamation marks)
I love hearing that Angie!! Especially that the granddaughters loved it!!!!!!!!! N xx (And notice all of mine… ‼️‼️‼️ ❣️❣️❣️)
Okay, what mozzarella cheese did you use? I guess it was a higher milk fat content than mine as I got no stringiness or bubbly browning using the times and temps given. Still tasted good but I wanted that pull-apart wow factor. Could you please indicate the style of mozza (ie. fat content) and/or the other melting cheeses you would choose? Thanks, Nagi. Enthusiastic pets to forlorn (for now) Mr. Dozer.
Hi Vivian! Any full fat standard mozzarella from the supermarket or deli – grated or grate your own – should melt, get brown splotches in some spots and most importantly, STRETCH!! I can’t comment on low fat because I haven’t used it much in my life 🙂 What type did you use?? For other melting cheese, my favourite is Monterey Jack which has a similar stretch. Gruyere is also fabulous, and I also make this with Cheddar, Swiss – anything that melts! N x
I would have gladly taken care of Dozer for you! He would be so spoiled!
You say that now…. but when his FUR is everywhere and he’s shaking sand out all over the place, you’d change your mind! 😂
Fills every want – cheese, cheese and garlic. Mind you – if I had Dozer looking at me like that I’d never be able to leave him. Such a gorgeous boy.
I did my darnest to find a house so I could take him down there with me!! 😂
Hi Nagi! This looks dangerous, dangerously cheesy! I could just eat this without anything else. Although to be healty maybe a small salad?
I love the way you think Dorothy… 😂 Hugs to G please! N x
Love your recipes and I am a big Dozer fan. Go Dozer!
I love hearing from ALL Dozer fans. I’m totally shameless when it comes to him! 😂
I’m drooling just reading the recipe for your Garlic bread.!!!!!
Thanks Nagi,but I’ve put on a few pounds since joining you,but I’m not complaining.:-)
Put yourself in MY shoes! This job is a health hazard! 😂
Hi Nagi and Dozer! Haven’t commented much lately, but I love the recipes and the cheesy garlic bread will show up at my house tonite.
I’ve read about high air temps in Australia recently, hope everybody is OK!
It’s crazy hot!!! Spending a lot of time at the beach!! N x
Oh Nagi, how could you leave him? Mean mama!! But he will have so much fun.
I fear the day I go to pick him up and he refuses to come with me…. it’s like forcing a kid to leave a party!!
Have fun at the Australian Open Lucky YOU👍
AW DOZER YOU ARE DEFINETLY RELATED TO LUCA..he looks meltingly when we are going somewhere🐕💕
🙂 Luca is so gorgeous, I’m so glad he is feeling better! N x