Easy Garlic Bread - This buttery, garlicky bread can be made with whatever bread you have on hand at home. Whether it's your standard sliced bread, a yummy loaf you picked up from the bakery section, or even your homemade sourdough, this spread works!
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Ingredients you'll need for homemade easy garlic bread
- bread
- butter
- fresh garlic
- fresh oregano
- fresh basil
- dried parsley
- ground black pepper
- kosher salt
How to make easy homemade garlic bread
Detailed instructions and measurements are listed in the recipe card at the bottom of this page.
- Preheat oven to 400°F
- Add all ingredients (except bread) to a food processor.
- Pulse until smooth.
- Spread the butter evenly over your slices of bread (or half loaf if using french bread)
- Place on a baking sheet and toast for 6 minutes (or until beginning to brown). If you need them browned further, you can pop them under the broiler for an additional minute, but be careful! Bread burns quickly!
- Remove from the oven and enjoy with your favorite dish.
Tips & Tricks
- If you like a browner, crispier garlic bread, you can utilize your broiler. If you do this, be very careful and keep a close watch. Just 30 seconds under a broiler can take bread from toasted to completed burned.
- Use a flavorful bread! I really like picking up a loaf of rosemary bread from the bakery section of my local grocery store.
- Don't go too thick with the butter. It'll have a hard time toasting up.
FAQs
- What is the best bread for homemade garlic bread? Whatever bread you like best! I really like rosemary bread from our bakery section at the grocery store, but French bread and even your standard sliced bread at home work great!
- Can I use regular sliced bread for garlic bread? Absolutely!
Alterations for picky eaters
- Use a bread they love! If white, sliced bread with the crust cut off is their favorite, use that. Use the bread they love the most.
- Swap the fresh garlic for garlic powder. Some people don't like the taste of fresh garlic, but like the taste of garlic powder. It's a totally fine swap to make.
Alterations to lower calories or WW points
- Use a lower calorie or point bread. A good alternative for this would be one of the loafs in the store that are 35-45 calories per slice or even doing it with 2 ingredient dough.
- Replace the butter with a butter substitute. Be careful on taste and melting factor if you do this though!
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Garlic Bread
Garlic Bread - This buttery, garlicky bread can be made with whatever bread you have on hand at home. Whether it's your standard sliced bread, a yummy loaf you picked up from the bakery section, or even your homemade sourdough, this spread works!
Ingredients
- Bread use your favorite loaf
- ½ cup butter softened (I use unsalted and add my own salt)
- 3 cloves fresh garlic minced
- 1 tablespoon fresh oregano
- 1 tablespoon fresh basil
- 1 tablespoon dried parsley
- ½ tsp fresh ground black pepper
- 1 tsp kosher salt
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400°F
- Add all ingredients (except bread) to a food processor.
- Pulse until smooth.
- Spread the butter evenly over your slices of bread (or half loaf if using french bread)
- Place on a baking sheet and toast for 6 minutes (or until beginning to brown). If you need them browned further, you can pop them under the broiler for an additional minute, but be careful! Bread burns quickly!
- Remove from the oven and enjoy with your favorite dish. I like to sprinkle mine with a little extra coarse kosher salt right out of the oven.
Nutrition
Nutrition Facts
Garlic Bread
Serving Size
1 /12th of loaf
Amount per Serving
Calories
130
% Daily Value*
Fat
8
g
12
%
Saturated Fat
5
g
31
%
Trans Fat
0
g
Polyunsaturated Fat
2
g
Cholesterol
20
mg
7
%
Sodium
184
mg
8
%
Carbohydrates
13
g
4
%
Fiber
0
g
0
%
Sugar
2
g
2
%
Protein
2
g
4
%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
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