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Loaded Cheesy Garlic Bread tastes amazing hot out of the oven! It’s smothered with melty cheese and can be loaded up with all your favorite toppings.
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This Loaded Cheesy Garlic Bread is the BEST! The perfect appetizer or side dish, this is packed full of flavor and the best thing about it is that you can add whatever toppings you want, just like a pizza. It is perfectly customizable to your liking! This also freezes GREAT. Just freeze it before baking and it will last you a couple of meals. It is the perfect side-dish to the usual rotation-meal spaghetti.
Ingredients in Cheesy Garlic Bread
- Loaf of French bread
- Butter – softened, not melted
- Mayonnaise
- Monterey Jack cheese – shredded
- Minced garlic
- Sliced olives
- Chopped pepperoni
- Chopped mushrooms
- Chopped green onions
Toppings to Try
There are so many ways you can dress up this Loaded Cheesy Garlic Bread. In fact, it’s the perfect thing for a family with lots of different favorites. You can do individual slices with different toppings. For even more fun, let kids put their own toppings on, just like a make-your-own homemade pizza night.
- Olives
- Mushrooms
- Peppers (red, green, orange, yellow)
- Cilantro
- Parsley
- Tomatoes
- Green onions
- Pepperoni
- Sausage
- Ham
Questions About Garlic Bread
The limits are your tastebuds and your imagination! But the place to start is the cheese. We used Monterey Jack cheese, but other great options for endless combinations are mozzarella cheese, cheddar, and even some parmesan cheese! Toppings are up to you, whether you are going for a vegetarian version, or a meat lover’s bread; for vegetarian, a great combination is olives and mushrooms. These combined with cheese, mayo, and garlic butter is amazing. For something meatier, you can’t go wrong with olives, green bell peppers, and sausage. A winner! Of course with the garlic butter mixture, you will be singing!
Pizza is the obvious (and delicious) option, but since you are already eating a loaf of bread with garlic, butter, and toppings, maybe you want something lighter, lower in sodium, cholesterol, and higher in fiber. I think salad goes really great with loaded cheesy garlic bread. Any type of salad– from Caesar to a simple oil and vinegar. Another great meal with this is lasagna! Enjoy!
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Add to the Italian Flavor
Looking for more Italian-related ideas. Here are a few to try.
- Zesty Italian Lunch Wrap is loaded with ham, salami, and pepperoni. Great for packing in a lunch box for the day, or in a cooler for picnics or camping.
- Italian Pasta Salad is bursting with color and flavor.
- Italian Beef Sandwich is a favorite way to use Italian roast beef. Slow cooked in its juices for a little kick of spice.
- Easy Cheesy Manicotti is tender manicotti shells stuffed with three kinds of cheese and smothered in savory tomato sauce. A simple Italian dish that’s sure to be a hit!
How To Make Loaded Cheesy Garlic Bread
Loaded Cheesy Garlic Bread
Ingredients
- 1 loaf French bread cut in half lengthwise
- 1/2 cup butter softened (not melted)
- 3 tablespoon mayonnaise
- 3 cups Monterey Jack cheese shredded
- 3 cloves garlic minced
- 1 can olives sliced
- 20 slices pepperoni chopped (again, we like to use turkey pepperoni)
- 1 cup mushrooms sliced, then roughly chopped
- 2 green onions sliced and chopped
- Any other pizza toppings you like to taste
Instructions
- In a large mixing bowl, combine all ingredients (except for the bread) using a spatula or wooden spoon.
- When everything is mixed together really well, spread the mixture evenly over the bread and bake at 325-degrees for about 20-25 minutes or until cheese is melted and bread is slightly crispy. Cut up into individual slices and serve.
- When we made this, we froze half of it before baking and saved it for later. It heats up GREAT after it has been frozen!
Awesome!! Everyone loves this!
We dip it in Newman’s Own Sockarooni Marinara Sauce. YUM!
Just made this for the first time. It is AMAZING!!!! And so easy to make! Thanks for the recipe!
Hello, going to make this but it say Garlic Bread and I dont see any garlic in the recipe? I would like to add some but not sure how much?
Thanks and your recipes are the BOMB…I love them!!!!!!
We actually changed the name of it to “French Bread” instead of “Garlic Bread” because there isn’t any garlic in it. Whoops! haha you can sure add some in the mixture though and make it a garlic bread!
I've made this recipe so many times and it's soooo good. Thank you so much for the great idea!
YUM! We made this the other night during the Olympics at an appetizer party and it was a hit! I made a few changes that I really liked–grape tomatoes, banana peppers, and different cheeses. It was divine!! Thanks for sharing!!
ooooohhhh! thanks for sharing, this one looks especially delicious. I love recipes I can share with my college kids, they are always looking for yummy easy things.
Thanks!
Kristin
YUM! I love making cheese bread with pasta dishes.
I am so excited to make everything on your blog! This looks so yummy I am glad I found your blog!
Um… wow, that looks great.
All I can say is YUM!!!