This crunchy, buttery, and savory roasted garlic bread is one of the most irresistible easy side dish recipes you can make. It combines slow-roasted garlic with creamy butter, fresh parsley, and rustic crunchy bread to make a drool-worthy side dish you won't be able to get enough of. Plus, it's so, so easy to make. In fact, 6 simple ingredients are all you need to put it together!
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The Best Roasted Garlic Bread
I don't know about you, but I think garlic bread is the best thing to serve with any meal.
I mean, who doesn't love garlic bread?
Now, I've tried a lot of garlic bread recipes before, and I can honestly say this roasted garlic bread definitely stands out from the rest! The homemade slow roasted garlic really takes the garlicky flavor over the edge and complements the butter and rustic bread slices perfectly.
And once you learn how to slow roast garlic and make the roasted garlic and herb butter, you'll want to make huge batches to store and put on everything. It's just so mind-blowingly good.
Plus, since it's so easy to make, you'll have no probably whipping up a meal to go with it. If you're looking for what to serve with garlic bread, some of my favorites are this chicken spaghetti casserole, pork adobo, and shake and bake pork chops.
Ingredients You'll Need
Another reason I love this homemade garlic bread recipe is you only need 6 basic ingredients to make it. And there's a good chance you have everything you need in your pantry already!
So, here’s everything you'll need for the homemade roasted garlic:
- 4 head of fresh garlic
- 3-4 teaspoons olive oil
- Pinch of salt
And to make the roasted garlic bread:
- 10 tablespoon (150g) unsalted butter, softened at room temperature
- Fresh parsley, minced
- Roasted garlic cloves
- 1 teaspoon sea salt
- Rustic loaf of bread, Italian bread or ciabatta
Oh, and you can use a lot of these same ingredients to make this classic garlic bread. It's another one of the best garlic bread recipes you can make.
How To Make Roasted Garlic Bread
This roasted garlic bread recipe only needs about 15 minutes of prep time in total.
It takes about 40-45 minutes of passive cooking time to roast the garlic, so that leaves you plenty of time to prepare your mains or set up for dinner.
So, let's not waste anymore time and dive into this easy roasted garlic bread recipe.
Step 1: Make The Roasted garlic
First, you'll want to preheat your oven to 375°F (190°C).
Then, you can slice off the end of the garlic heads. That would be the side where the root of the garlic is, so cut off the first ¼ of an inch or so.
Now, you can place the head of garlic, cut side up, on a piece of aluminum foil, drizzle the cloves with olive oil, and sprinkle on a pinch of salt.
Once that's done, you can wrap the garlic tightly with the foil and roast for 40-45 minutes or until the cloves are tender and soft.
After roasting garlic, then you can squeeze the cloves out of the skin and into a medium-sized bowl.
Step 2: Assemble The Roasted Garlic Bread
Next, you can add the softened butter, minced parsley, and salt to the bowl with the mellow roasted garlic. Then combine the ingredients with a rubber spatula to make your roasted garlic butter.
Once the roasted garlic butter is good to go, you can slice the loaf of bread in half lengthwise, making sure to keep both sides the same thickness.
After that, you'll want to spread the roasted garlic butter mixture on the cut side of the two loaf halves.
Step 3: Toast The Roasted Garlic Bread
Now that everything is prepared, you can set the bread halves buttered side up on a lined baking sheet. Next, you can slide them into the preheated oven and bake until the bread is golden brown, about 3-4 minutes.
Finally, remove the warm roasted garlic bread from the oven and garnish it with some extra minced parsley. Serve it on its own or with your choice of main dish, and enjoy!
How To Store Roasted Garlic Bread
This recipe for roasted garlic will make enough for about 10 slices of roasted garlic bread.
If you have any leftover slices of bread, you can keep them in the refrigerator in an airtight container or wrapped in plastic wrap and stored in a zip loc bag for about 3-5 days.
To keep the bread for longer, you can wrap it in plastic wrap and store it in a freezer-safe bag in the freezer for up to 3 months.
If you want to just store the roasted garlic, you can keep it in an airtight container for 2 weeks in the fridge or up to 3 months in the freezer. Then spread it on the bread or use for anything else whenever you want!
How To Reheat Garlic Bread
Now, to reheat garlic bread, wrap it in foil and place it in an oven or toaster oven set to 350°F (175°C) for 10-15 minutes if coming from the refrigerator or 20-25 minutes if coming from frozen.
Alternatively, you can microwave your garlic bread in 15-second increments until thoroughly heated. 30 seconds usually does the trick.
Wrapping it Up
Well, that's how to make roasted garlic bread! This roasted garlic and roasted garlic bread has everything you love about regular garlic bread but turned all the way up.
It's the best garlic bread recipe to make when you want to impress your family and friends with just a handful of simple ingredients.
And the best part about this garlic bread recipe is that it shows you how to make roasted garlic and roasted garlic-herb butter, along with making roasted garlic bread. Trust me, you'll quickly find yourself making this all the time.
Anyway, I hope you enjoy this homeade garlic bread recipe as much as I do!
If you tried this recipe, leave us a comment and let me know how it went.
More Side Dish Recipes
If you're looking for more delicious recipes like this homemade garlic bread, we have a ton on the blog you can try next!
Check all of these out:
- Little Caesars crazy bread
- Italian cheese bread
- Cream cheese sausage balls
- Ranch potatoes
- Mexican potatoes
- Fried tomatoes
Homemade Roasted Garlic Bread (So Crunchy & Buttery)
This crunchy, buttery, and savory roasted garlic bread is one of the most irresistible easy side dish recipes you can make. It combines slow-roasted garlic with creamy butter, fresh parsley, and rustic crunchy bread to make a drool-worthy side dish you won't be able to get enough of. Plus, it's so, so easy to make. In fact, 6 simple ingredients are all you need to put it together!
Ingredients
- Homemade roasted garlic:
- 4 head of garlic
- 3-4 teaspoons olive oil
- Pinch of salt
- Roasted garlic bread:
- 10 tablespoon (150g) unsalted butter, softened at room temperature
- Fresh parsley, minced
- Roasted garlic cloves
- 1 teaspoon sea salt
- Rustic loaf of bread, French or ciabatta
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F.
- Slice off the top ¼" or so of the head of garlic, the cloves connected by the root end and the skin. Place the head of garlic on a piece of aluminum foil and drizzle the cloves with olive oil and sprinkle with a bit of salt. Wrap the head of garlic tightly in the foil.
- Place in the oven and roast for 40-45 minutes, or until the cloves are tender. Allow the garlic to cool, then squeeze the cloves out of the skin.
For the bread
- In a medium sized bowl mix together the butter, minced parsley, roasted garlic and salt until fully combined.
- Slice the loaf of bread in half lengthwise, being careful to keep the thickness the same on both sides.
- Using a spatula spread the garlic butter mixture onto one half of the loaf. Repeat with remaining butter on the second half. Set the bread buttered side up on a rimmed baking sheet.
- Place the baking sheet in the oven until bread golden brown, about 3-4 minutes. Watch carefully so that the bread doesn't burn.
- Remove the bread from the oven and garnish with a little extra parsley for color.
Nutrition Information:
Yield:
10Serving Size:
1 sliceAmount Per Serving: Calories: 345Total Fat: 16gSaturated Fat: 8gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 7gCholesterol: 31mgSodium: 724mgCarbohydrates: 43gFiber: 2gSugar: 5gProtein: 8g
Gina
Made this roasted garlic bread for dinner last night, and it turned out so good.