Homemade Parmesan Garlic Bread is great with spaghetti, lasagna or just about anything! Fresh garlic, minced shallot, parsley and grated parmesan cheese is mixed with softened butter, spread on halved Italian bread and baked until fragrant, golden brown with crispy edges!
If you’re looking for a homemade garlic bread recipe, look no further.
Simple ingredients come together and create a better than store- bought garlic bread. The secret to this incredible garlic bread recipe is finely mince shallot! It adds a subtle and delicate onion flavor that stands out among the rest. All natural ingredients with no artificial flavors or ingredients and takes only minutes to prepare.
And it makes quite a bit so it can feed a small crowd.
To Make This Parmesan Garlic Bread You Will Need:
- italian bread – Or use French bread.
- unsalted butter (softened) – Lends richness and flavor.
- parmesan cheese (freshly grated) – Gives additional nutty flavor, richness and some saltiness.
- shallot – Adds delicate onion flavor.
- parsley (fresh) – Gives this bread a pop of color and subtle herbaceous flavor.
- garlic – Lends distinct punchy flavor. Use more or less depending on preference.
Preheat your oven to 475°F (or 245°C)
Using a bread knife, slice 1 (18 ounce) loaf if Italian bread in half horizontally and place on a large rimmed baking pan.
In a medium bowl, measure and add 8 ounces (1 cup) softened unsalted butter
To that, add on 1/4 cup parmesan cheese, 2 tablespoons minced fresh parsley, 2 tablespoons minced shallot and grate in 3 large cloves of fresh garlic (more or less to taste).
Mix thoroughly.
Until combined.
Divide the butter mixture along both halves of bread. Using a spatula, evenly spread the butter all over.
Once your oven is preheated, bake on the middle rack for 12 to 15 minutes. Watch carefully to avoid burning.
Remove the Parmesan Garlic Bread and let cool slightly before slicing.
What to Serve with Garlic Bread:
- pasta: With our top favorites being Mostaccioli, small batch lasagna, sausage kale and blistered tomato pasta and marry me chicken tortellini.
- beef: beef stroganoff, grilled steak or homemade roast beef.
- chicken: We like it with balsamic grilled chicken, marry me chicken and lighter chicken marsala.
- Vegetarian: mushroom stroganoff, sheet pan gnocchi and mushroom barley stew.
How To Store Leftover Homemade Garlic Bread:
Wrap tightly in aluminum foil or a resealable bag and store at room temperature for 1 to 2 days or refrigerate for longer.
How To Reheat Homemade Garlic Bread:
Preheat your oven to 350°F. Wrap any leftovers in aluminum foil and bake for 10 to 15 minutes or until heated through.
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Parmesan Garlic Bread
Ingredients
- 1 loaf Italian bread, around 18 ounces in weight
- 1 cup unsalted butter, softened at room temperature
- 1/4 cup parmesan cheese, freshly grated
- 2 tablespoons finely minced fresh parsley
- 2 tablespoon finely minced shallots
- 3+ cloves garlic, grated
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 475°F (or 245°C)Using a bread knife, slice the Italian bread in half horizontally and place on a large rimmed baking pan.
- In a medium bowl, measure and add the softened unsalted butter, parmesan cheese, parsley, shallot and garlic. Mix well to combine. Divide the butter mixture along both halves of bread. Using a spatula, evenly spread the butter all over.
- Once your oven is preheated, bake on the middle rack for 12 to 15 minutes. Watch carefully to avoid burning.
- Remove the parmesan garlic bread and let cool a few minutes before slicing.
- See blog post for storing and reheating instructions.
Notes
This recipe was originally posted on May 24th, 2011 and has been updated with clear and concise instructions, new photography and helpful information.
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Looks delicious! I don't care for the frozen stuff. We always make our own but we take the easy way out…we just butter it and sprinkle garlic salt on top. I like your way better. Gonna try it next time!
Amy @ A Little Nosh
That's it, I know what I want for dinner. This garlic bread and some pasta. This looks so delicious. Yummy!
This looks very delicious…great effort 🙂
Saranya
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This looks amazing! Perfect with italian food!
Absolutely love this twist on garlic bread! I think anyone that gets frozen or store bought garlic bread should be beaten with a loaf of french bread. It's so easy to make from scratch at home!
Loving the look of your blog! Also wishing I could have a "largish" piece of this please.
I have never been a fan of he frozen stuff. This on the other hand, is buttery goodness!
Simply Awesomeness!!
Oh my goodness, this bread is calling my name..it will hunt me until I make it!:)) Looks absolutely amazingly delicious!!!
I wish I noticed this yesterday! I brought plain french bread to my sister's house. Should have made this!
There is something absolutely irresistible to me when it comes to garlic bread. I love it to pieces. Yours looks so fresh and delicious!!
I made a few loaves of bread and froze them the other day, looks like I will be trying your recipe tomorrow. This looks incredible!
This looks delicious!!! The pics are awesome!!
This is beautiful looking bread. All garlicy, warm and cheesy. I could really see myself chowing down on a loaf of that.
2 sticks of butter!!!!! Wow. I usually make it with a mix of 1/2 – 3/4 stick of butter and a couple tablespoons of Olive oil. Much healthier and quite tasty.
Looks delicious and even simple to make. Thanks for sharing
I tried this on slice bread and it still tasted amazing! Thanks for this.
I love this! Sometimes, if it's been a really long day and I just want something delicious and fattening in no time at all, I just slice a piece of French bread, smear butter and garlic and cheese on it. Then I pop it in the broiler for a minute or two. Not as good as this by far, but good for a really fast snack!
Gorgeous photos! I love garlic bread 🙂
This is actually the way my dad has always made garlic bread (except we use the pre-grated Parmesan cheese instead of the authentic variety.
look so delicious
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Gracious, I'm going to have to try this. Yum!
Oh THANK YOU! First off I am an avid lover of garlic AND bread (the combination as well)and a cook so shun those who think that two sticks of butter is too much! I love this blog post! (and I'm sure you have heard this before) I love it not solely because of your pictures…which I will say are definately what drew me in and kept my interest going…but your knowledge of how to put the
Wow. Just wow. Made this tonight and it's simply amazing.
Wow. You make this look real simple. will def try it.
Butter in this quantity isn't the best thing as a regular dish…if you are using Italian bread- mind you that stuff looks pretty processed? Why not use olive oil- then you have a variable flavour that you can adjust to suit? this same mix that you are using is ace shoved into the skin of a chicken- keeps the meat moist, and because you have separated the skin from the flesh, it seems to get
Love this step by step…and the garlic bread looks amazing!
Denise
This looks amazing! Pretty simple and addicting. Can't wait to make some and try it for myself!
Looks soooo delicious!
I made this with bread I made from scratch and wrote about it here. It was a big hit. One question, a good deal of the butter seemed to run off of the loaves and onto the pan. Is that supposed to happen or did I mess up somehow?
That looks beautiful I should use more fresh parsley when I cook
Just made this to take to some families who are in the hospital and just come home from the hospital. Didn't disappoint anyone on the bread. OMG!!!!!!! Deliciousness!!!!!!
Looks delicious, I think I will add this to the menu tonight. Thanks:)
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