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Garlic Bread also known as garlic toast is a popular Italian recipe which is usually accompanied with pasta recipes. Making a perfect garlic bread is super easy and uses simple ingredients like butter, garlic, herbs & bread. In this recipe for garlic bread I have shared garlic toast made four ways with includes cheese version, stove top garlic bread, olive oil version and classic garlic bread recipe. Learn how to make best garlic bread recipe with step by step pictures and video.
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 5 minutes
Total Time 15 minutes
Course Appetizer
Cuisine Italian
Servings 4 servings
Calories 219 kcal

Equipment

  • Frying Pan
  • Oven or OTG

Ingredients
  

Garlic Bread Recipe

  • ¼ cup Unsalted Butter
  • 6 cloves Garlic
  • 3 tablespoon Coriander Leaves finely chopped
  • 1 teaspoon Italian Seasoning
  • ½ teaspoon Salt
  • ½ teaspoon Black Pepper
  • 6 slices Bread

Garlic Cheese Bread Recipe

  • 1 Focaccia Bread or Any Bread
  • ½ cup Butter
  • 10 cloves Garlic
  • 1 teaspoon Dried Rosemary
  • Salt and Black Pepper Powder
  • ½ cup Mozzarella Cheese

Stove Top Garlic Bread Recipe

  • 1 no French Bread
  • 4 tablespoon Butter
  • 5 cloves Garlic minced
  • 1 teaspoon Red Chilli flakes
  • ½ teaspoon Oregano
  • Salt to taste

Garlic Bread with Olive Oil

  • 4 slices Bread
  • 6 no Garlic minced
  • ¼ cup Coriander leaves
  • Salt & Black Pepper to taste
  • 1 teaspoon Dried Oregano
  • ¼ cup Olive Oil
  • 1 cup Mozzarella Cheese Grated

Instructions
 

Garlic Bread Recipe

  • Preheat oven to 250 degree C. Set the oven to grill mode.
  • Peel garlic and grate using a fine grater. Mix all the ingredients together with the butter and garlic except bread. This is your garlic butter. Now take your bread slices and spread this butter generously over it.
  • Arrange this in a foil lined baking tray and grill it on the top rack, nearest to the heating element for 3 to 4 minutes. keep an eye on the bread it may burn easily. You may rotate the tray half time of the cooking to ensure even grilling. Remove the bread from oven and let it cool for a min. Remove to cutting board and cut into triangles. Serve with pasta.

Garlic Cheese Bread Recipe

  • Preheat the oven to 220°C(450°F) in broil mode. Crush garlic in a blender to a rough puree. In a mixing bowl add in butter, rosemary, garlic, salt and pepper and mix well.
  • Take the focaccia bread and slit it in half. Spread this butter generously over the bread. Grill it for 3 to 4 minutes until golden. Take it out of oven and sprinkle some cheese on top. Return back to oven and grill it for 1 minute or until the cheese is melted. Cut into pieces and serve with any pasta or as it is.

Stove Top Garlic Bread Recipe

  • Slice bread into slices. Place it on a pan, grill pan or tawa and cook till light golden. Now make garlic butter. Melt butter, garlic, chilli flakes, oregano and salt. Brush this over the toasted bread. Serve with pasta.

Garlic Bread with Olive Oil

  • Preheat oven to 250 degree C on grill mode. Take garlic, coriander leaves and puree few mins. Add in salt, pepper, oregano and olive oil. Puree till combined. Spread the oil in bread and bake for 5 mins. Now remove it and grate some cheese. Bake this for 1 min or so. Remove and serve.

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Notes

  • You can use any bread of your choice. White bread, brown bread, multigrain bread can be used. You can use french bread, ciabatta, sour dough bread.
  • You can use salted or unsalted butter for making garlic bread. Use good quality butter for best taste,.
  • Any spices, seasoning or herbs can be used. You can use dried oregano, basil or Italian herbs.
  • Cheddar cheese or mozzarella cheese can be used.

Serving Suggestions

Garlic bread can be served with pasta or soups. It can be served on its own as a snack. If you prefer you can serve it with salads too. Here are few ideas for you how you can serve garlic bread.
On the Side of Pasta - Try with my red sauce pasta, white sauce pasta , hidden veggie pasta, Italian pasta and Ketchup pasta.
Serve with Soups - Enjoy with steaming bowl of tomato soup, pumpkin soup, cream of broccoli soup, chicken soup & veg milk soup.
Salad Toppings - Enjoy with this Greek Salad, Italian Chicken Salad, Spicy Grilled Chicken Salad, Caesor Salad, Potato Salad.

Storage Suggestions

Leftover garlic bread can be stored in an air tight container in fridge. Garlic bread can be reheated in an air-fryer for a minute, microwaved for about 30 seconds, or wrapped tightly in foil and baked at 350ºF for 10 minutes or until heated through.
 

Nutrition

Serving: 1servingsCalories: 219kcalCarbohydrates: 10gProtein: 5gFat: 18gSaturated Fat: 9gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 6gTrans Fat: 0.5gCholesterol: 39mgSodium: 293mgPotassium: 62mgFiber: 1gSugar: 1gVitamin A: 490IUVitamin C: 1mgCalcium: 92mgIron: 1mg
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