Cheesy Garlic Bread (Easy & Homemade!)

Cheesy garlic bread cut into pieces and sitting on a wooden cutting board.

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Cheesy Garlic Bread (Easy & Homemade!)

Softened butter gets mixed with roasted garlic & salt, slathered over baguette halves, then the whole thing gets topped with lots and lots of cheese and baked to bubbly perfection.

Prep Time10

Cook Time1 15

Total Time1 25

Course: Appetizer, Side Dish

Cuisine: American, Italian-Inspired

Servings: Servings

Author: Cassy Joy Garcia

Ingredients

1 baguette, sliced in half
⅓ cup butter, softened
1 bulb garlic
1 teaspoon sea salt
1 cup shredded mozzarella
2 tablespoons fresh parsley, finely chopped, for garnish
Cracked black pepper, for garnish

Instructions

To Roast the Garlic

Preheat the oven to 375°F and peel the outer layers of the garlic skin off, leaving the cloves still attached. Cut the top of the bulb off, making sure to also cut the tops of the cloves hiding on the side.
Wrap the prepped garlic bulb in parchment paper with the cut side up.
Bake the wrapped garlic at 375°F (balance in a muffin pan if needed) for 30-45 minutes.
Remove the garlic from the oven and let cool before handling.

To Make the Bread

Preheat the oven to 400°F.
Mix the softened butter, garlic, and salt together in a bowl.
Spread the garlic butter evenly on the cut side of the two bread halves.
Add the cheese on top of the garlic butter.
Bake at 400°F for 10-15 minutes (until the cheese is browned and bubbly).
Garnish with cheesy bread with parsley and cracked pepper, and enjoy!

Notes

Time-saving tip: make this cheesy garlic bread recipe SUPER easy by roasting the garlic up to a week in advance, so that all you have to do on the day of is mix, spread, bake, and enjoy.

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