Garlic Cheese Bread with 3 cheeses and sweet roasted garlic. An easy, cheesy bread that is a perfect side dish or a meal in itself!
Who doesn’t love a good cheese bread? I’ve already shared my love with Mushroom Cheese Bread and Jalapeno Popper Cheese Bread. Today, I’ve got this Garlic Cheese Bread for you.
And. it. is. perfection.
What ingredients do you need to make cheese bread?
This Cheese bread is a cross between pizza and garlic bread. It has all the cheesy goodness of your favorite slice of pizza with the sweet taste of roasted garlic.
While some cheese bread recipes will have you making your own loaf of bread, this recipe uses a short cut: french bread!
You’ll simply cut the loaf in half lengthwise and top it with a mixture of mozzarella, grated asiago (or parmesan) cheese, cream cheese, roasted garlic, green onions and a little mayo. Each bite has just the right amount of crunch and cheesy, garlicky flavor.
DES’ PRO TIP: Use freshly shredded cheese instead of pre-shredded cheese. It takes a bit more time but I find that it melts much better and melty cheese is key in this recipe.
How do you make garlic cheese bread?
It’s easy!
Step one: Roast the garlic. For this garlic cheese bread, instead of using chopped fresh garlic, I use sweet roasted garlic. So you’ll need to roast it first. Simply cut off the top 1/4 inch of the garlic head, drizzle some olive oil, sprinkle with salt and roast for 40 minutes. Once it cools, you can remove the cloves with a fork.
Step two: Cut a loaf of french bread in half lengthwise. You will only need half for the recipe, save the other half for something else, like homemade croutons.
Step three: Mix together the spread ingredients. You could really use any kind of cheese that you want. For this recipe I chose cream cheese, asiago and mozzarella for the stretch factor. I also added some mayo to the mix for the creaminess. For those of you that are worried, there wont be any mayo flavor.
Step four: Spread the mixture on the bread and bake until golden brown and bubbly. Allow it the bread to cool and slice.
See! Easy, peasy!
Can you make this homemade garlic cheese bread in advance?
Yes! Simply make the spread, spread it on the bread. Wrap it up and put it in the fridge until ready to cook. Take it out about 30 minutes before you want to cook it so that it can come to room temperature.
What do you serve with garlic cheese bread?
Honestly friends, this could be a meal in itself. It’s hearty and cheesy and full of flavor. To make it even heartier, you could add some shredded chicken.
But if you’re looking for something to serve along side, chicken noodle soup and this Beef chili recipe are always favorites.
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Note: This recipe was originally posted in 2009. Updated with new tips, photos, a video and nutrition facts in 2019.
Servings
Ingredients
- 1 head garlic
- 1 teaspoon olive oil
- pinch salt
- 1/2 cup freshly grated asiago (or parmesan cheese)
- 1 cup fresh shredded mozzarella
- 4 ounces cream cheese (softened)
- 2 green onions (diced)
- 1 tablespoon mayonnaise
- half loaf french bread
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
- Cut the top 1/4 inch off of garlic head. Drizzle with olive oil and sprinkle with salt. Wrap in aluminum foil and roast for 40 minutes or until the cloves are browned and tender. Once cool enough to handle, remove the cloves with a fork and mash.
- Combine garlic and remaining ingredients except bread, in a bowl to make the spread. Note: You can make this a couple of hours in advance. Just place it in the refrigerator and remove about 5 minutes before you want to use it.
- Reduce oven heat to 350 degrees.
- Place french bread on prepared baking sheet.
- Spread cheese mixture on top. Return to oven, cook 15 minutes or until cheese melts.
- Allow to cool a couple of minutes before slicing. Serve immediately.
Sorry, one more thing, please fix recipe as written, then rate. On the second try, list any tweaks that you may have done and repost if it makes it better. Appreciate comments but not opinions about a picture. Makes me not want to make or copy recipe. I dwell highly on ratings and number of reviews. Sorry if I have offended anyone. This occurs on many recipes and sites.
How can someone rate a recipe when all that they saw was a picture. Hadn’t even made and tasted it. Throws the rating off and doesn’t help those that want an honest opinion.
Super awesome and tasty. Took a little longer to cook. Just keep a close eye
This looks so yummy. Cant wait to make it tonight!!!
Hello. This cheesy bread looks so yummy! A friend I used to work with would bring this type to work for potlucks. I noticed in your video, you use Asiago cheese yet this printed recipe calls for Parmesan cheese. Which is it?
Looks Delicious
1/2 cup! I meant to put Asiago or Parmesan if you can’t find the asiago. Thanks for the heads up!
How much asiago cheese did you use? thank you in advance.
How much Asiago cheese ? thank you in advance
Love this thank you!!!!
Thank you .. love this
OMG! who would say no to this delicious and tasty garlic cheese bread, definitely a crowd pleaser recipe!
Look at all that cheesy goodness!! I think I may just add this to our dinner plans for tonight!!
Who doesn’t like garlic cheese bread?) It ‘s so perfect for the cold days, like this weekends here in PA) need to make it ASAP!)
This bread looks delicious! I love that the garlic is roasted/
My son would LOVE this! Actually my whole family would love to eat this! This is the kind of dish I like to make with a pot of soup and call it dinner. Can’t wait to give it a try. Great post!
Yum! 3 type of cheese is definitely the way to go. This would be a superb appetizer on its own, but I’m craving a big bowl of something covered in marinara so I can use this to soak it all up!
Yummmmy. I love love cheesy garlic bread. Perfect with pasta or to just enjoy! Horray. Thanks for sharing.
i am drooling over this bread. it looks just incredible. just what i crave when i have a hard day at work ;-) i love that you used fresh garlic!!
My husband will go crazy over this garlic bread! Looks incredible!
I’d be so happy if this were in front of me right now! I loooove garlic (and bread!!), and this looks amazing!
It’s like you read my mind! this looks amazing!
Oooh! I love garlic bread, never made it where you roast the garlic first, love that idea! Can’t wait to make it!
One of my major weaknesses is garlic bread! And the fact that you added ooey gooey cheese? Perfection! This looks so delicious and I can’t wait to try it!
Love this cheese bread! It was so easy to make and couldn’t have turned out better!
Yummmmm cheesy garlic goodness! This is going to be delicious next time I make pasta!
Wow, this looks fantastic! I’m sure it disappears quickly.
This is a must for almost every dinner! So cheesy and delicious!
This looks bursting with flavor! I need to try this recipe ASAP.
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I gotta try this (I’m starving atm)
MMMM….cheese and bread. What could be better?
You’re welcome Liz! I am so glad you enjoyed them. AJ’s tip to add chicken sounded good and I am happy to hear that it was when you tried it :)
I made these the other day and they were awesome! I added some shredded chicken and it rocked my socks off! I will make these again for sure. Thanks!
You can add some cooked chicken to this and make it an entree.
Nice looking garlic bread. I always like topping my garlic bread with some parmesan cheese. I like the sound of adding herbs and a touch of mayo.
Oh, this looks just delicious! It’s only 8 a.m. and you’ve got me wishing I was munching on garlic bread! : )
I LOVE garlic cheese bread! This looks SO good! I like how simple and quick this recipe is too! We usually get the frozen kind (don’t judge me!) and I can’t wait to try making my own!
wow! Delicious and easy too! Im with you on the more cheese idea :)
This is making my mouth water. Have I mentioned how much I love cheese? I’m also a big supporter of eating more cheese with pizza :)
Oooh, this would be dangerous for me – I think I’d eat more than my fair share!
I just saw a really similar recipe on another blog recently and it’s had me drooling ever since. I need to try this stuff. I love your photo, it makes me want some cheesy bread for breakfast!
I love your food blog because everything is just so easy, doable, and for everyday cooking. And who doesn’t like garlic cheese bread?