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Quick Cheesy Garlic Bread

By:Nagi
Published:28 Jan '19Updated:8 Feb '19
50 Comments
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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!

Close up overhead photo of Quick Cheesy Garlic Bread with stretchy cheese, fresh out of the oven

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.

Hand pulling up a piece of Quick Cheesy Garlic Bread with stretchy cheese

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.

How to make Quick Cheesy Garlic Bread

Overhead photo of Quick Cheesy Garlic Bread fresh out of the oven

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

 

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Cheesy Garlic Bread
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Quick Cheesy Garlic Bread

Author: Nagi
Prep: 5 mins
Cook: 25 mins
Total: 30 mins
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4.93 from 14 votes
Servings8 pieces
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Recipe video above. The quickest and BEST way to make Cheesy Garlic Bread - just drizzle with melted garlic butter, bake, top with cheese then melt. Perfect shape for dunking into soups and stews, or upgrade any meal!

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.
  • Sprinkle with parsley if using, cut bread into pieces. Serve immediately as a side for meals, dunking in soups and stews!

Recipe Notes:

1. Bread - I prefer making this with softer bread loaves like Ciabattam Vienna and "normal" bread, rather than sourdough. Flatter (rather than tall) works better (optimal bread to butter ratio!). Works perfectly with sourdough too, I just like the softer bread for this recipe. Personal taste.
2. Cheese - or other melting cheese
3. Variations - This is a method more than exact recipe, so make it your own! Spread with pesto or other antipasto-type spreads eg olive tapenade, add dried herbs, truffle butter or oil, add sprinkle of parmesan.
4. Storage / make ahead - best served fresh. To reheat, wrap in foil and reheat in oven. Assemble by drizzling bread with butter, then wrap and store in fridge until ready to bake.
5. Nutrition per piece. 

Nutrition Information:

Calories: 267cal (13%)Carbohydrates: 25g (8%)Protein: 10g (20%)Fat: 13g (20%)Saturated Fat: 8g (50%)Cholesterol: 39mg (13%)Sodium: 563mg (24%)Potassium: 20mg (1%)Vitamin A: 400IU (8%)Vitamin C: 0.2mgCalcium: 117mg (12%)Iron: 1.5mg (8%)
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50 Comments

  1. Crystal says

    December 29, 2020 at 8:20 pm

    5 stars
    So much yes!!!! My partner decided last minute that he wanted some garlic bread with your one pan spag bol…. luckily I quickly found this recipe. I didn’t have time to do the full process so I made it under the grill in about 8 mins. I used sourdough. Was pretty epic!!! I can only imagine how good it would be if I followed the proper process!

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  2. Sam Venter says

    December 16, 2020 at 5:43 am

    Made this as a side, as recommended, to my version of your beefy-veg soup. The soup was lapped up, slurped up, and the bread dunked and crunched and chomped all up! I added some chopped fresh basil in the garlic butter to complement the soup flavours, and sprinkled some paprika over the cheese before melting for a bit of a spice kick. The only other change I’d make would be to make more of the garlic butter for drizzling on the bread – but that could be because my loaf of ciabatta was bigger than your recipe envisaged, or else in South Africa we just love our garlic butter!! Thanks for a great recipe idea.

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  3. Amy Elizabeth Edwards says

    November 8, 2020 at 5:36 pm

    5 stars
    Awesome method for cheesy garlic bread. I added a bit of pepper to the mix and just used some left over hot dog rolls. Thanks for yet another great recipe.

    Reply
  4. adh says

    October 5, 2020 at 11:55 pm

    5 stars
    Fantastic. Made this with a ciabatta loaf and bumped up the garlic (cause I love love love garlic). Easy, delicious, and I didn’t want to share.

    Reply
  5. Abby Strathdee-cook says

    August 31, 2020 at 12:58 am

    Hi
    I only have crusty rolls at home atm, will they be ok to use?

    Reply
    • Nagi says

      August 31, 2020 at 10:04 am

      Yes definitely Abby – Enjoy! N x

      Reply
  6. Sin Yee says

    August 21, 2020 at 2:05 pm

    Hi Nagi,
    I’m a fan!
    If I skip the cheese, do I bake it for only 20mins? Thank you.

    Reply
    • Nagi says

      August 22, 2020 at 11:01 am

      Hi Sin Yee, yes just cook the initial 20 minutes or until golden on top 🙂 N x

      Reply
  7. Ildiko says

    August 2, 2020 at 5:56 pm

    OMG!!!!! Blooooddddyyyy yummmm

    And was perfectly paired with your cheesy Garlic loaf!

    Thanks!!!!

    Reply
  8. Sue R says

    June 24, 2020 at 4:51 pm

    5 stars
    BEST garlic bread I ever had. Won’t be buying ready made ever again. Far superior. I used a cheese that was a blend of moz, parmesan etc meant for melting. Leftover were great with my soup for lunch too. Yum!

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  9. Michelle says

    June 12, 2020 at 10:12 pm

    I made this tonight and man it hit the spot for my garlic bread craving! So buttery and garlicky, love it! This will become a regular side dish in our house for sure!

    Reply
  10. Priscilla says

    June 5, 2020 at 4:08 am

    5 stars
    Delicious delicious delicious!! Thanks for a fantastic recipe for a quick and easy side.

    Reply
  11. Steve says

    May 2, 2020 at 5:42 pm

    5 stars
    Just made this garlic bread, also made bacon bone soup to go with it, cold , wet and windy today so it just the thing to make. Awesome thank you, I just added some tasty cheese.

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