Cheesy Garlic Bread Recipe

Sliced garlic bread topped with herbs and cheese, arranged on parchment paper with fresh basil leaves and a whole garlic bulb in the center.

4.50 from 4 votes

My Cheesy Garlic Bread Recipe is a cinch to put together and is an absolute hit every time. I love it because it delivers big, bold flavor but doesn't take a lot of effort or time. This bread is ooey, gooey, garlicky, cheesy and buttery perfection.

Prep Time45

Cook Time35

Total Time1 20

Course: Appetizer, Bread

Cuisine: American

Keyword: baking, cheese bread, garlic bread, pull apart

Servings:

Author: The Modern Nonna

Equipment

Ingredients

2 6-inch baguettes or one 12-inch baguette
4 tablespoons butter softened
1 head garlic
1 teaspoon olive oil
1 tablespoon parsley finely chopped
⅛ teaspoon salt to taste
16 cubes mozzarella cheese or any cheese like provolone, cheddar, brie
2 tablespoons grated parmesan cheese optional

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 400F (200C).
Take a whole head of garlic and cut off the top so that the garlic is exposed. Add a touch of oil. Wrap it in foil and roast it in the oven for 35 minutes or until caramelized and soft.
Let it cool, squeeze it out of its shell into a bowl and give it a mash with the softened butter, parsley, pinch of salt and grated parmesan.
Take the baguette and make 8 slits with a knife 3/4 of the way, making sure not to cut all the way through.
Add a touch of the roasted garlic butter inside each opening and add a piece of cheese into each slit as well. Brush the remaining garlic butter on the top of the bread and roll up the baguettes in foil.
Bake on a baking sheet in a preheated 400°F (200C) oven for 25 minutes or until golden.
After 25 minutes, uncover it and optionally bake on broil for about a minute keeping a close eye. Serve warm and enjoy.

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