This Garlic Bread Spread recipe is super easy to make, and it’s a really delicious spread to use for making homemade garlic bread.
Garlic Bread Spread
Please don’t ever buy the already-made garlic bread at the store to go with your pasta. Make it homemade! Find a good Italian bread, and whip up this garlic bread spread. It’s so easy to make, and I’m sure you probably have most of these ingredients already in your house.
We love garlic bread at my house. If you’re grilling, you might like to try my peppery grilled garlic bread, or if you like things cheesy then you will most definitely enjoy my buttery, cheesy garlic bread.
🛒 Ingredient Notes:
- butter (salted or unsalted)
- grated Parmesan cheese (GRATED, not shredded)
- fresh garlic
- Italian seasoning
- ground black pepper
- your favorite Italian bread… for making the garlic bread
✏️ How to make Garlic Bread Spread
*The full, printable recipe is at the end of this post.
- In a large bowl, combine the butter, Parmesan cheese, garlic, Italian seasoning and black pepper. Stir until well-combined.
- To prepare garlic bread, pre-heat the oven to the broil setting. Slice your bread loaf in half lengthwise; spread each half generously with the garlic bread spread.
➡️ Tips and Substitutions:
- Use grated Romano cheese instead of Parmesan.
- Sprinkle some paprika on top before broiling.
- Make ahead tip: make the garlic spread mixture ahead of time, so it’s ready to spread onto your bread to make garlic bread when dinner is just about ready!
Place the bread on a baking sheet. Broil the bread on the middle rack of the oven until the bread is your desired shade of golden brown. Watch it carefully so it doesn’t burn! Slice and serve.
✔️ What else can garlic bread spread be used for?
- Stir it into pasta.
- Use it as a base for pizza instead of using pizza sauce.
- Use it in place of regular butter for making Italian grilled cheese sandwiches.
- Stir it into mashed potatoes.
- Add it to cooked vegetables.
- Add a spoonful of garlic bread spread to your scrambled eggs.
❤️ What I Love About This Recipe
- I love that garlic bread spread can be used for so many other things besides making garlic bread!
- It’s a family favorite.
- Homemade garlic bread spread is so much more delicious than any spread that you would buy at the market.
Italian Dinner Recipes
Garlic Bread Spread
Ingredients
- ½ cup (1 stick) butter, at room temperature
- ¼ cup grated Parmesan cheese
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 1¼ teaspoons Italian seasoning
- ground black pepper, to taste
- Italian bread, for serving
Instructions
- In a large bowl, combine the butter, Parmesan cheese, garlic, Italian seasoning and black pepper. Stir until well-combined.
- To prepare garlic bread, pre-heat the oven to the broil setting. Slice your bread loaf in half lengthwise; spread each half generously with the garlic bread spread. Place the bread on a baking sheet.
- Broil the bread on the middle rack of the oven until the bread is your desired shade of golden brown. Watch it carefully so it doesn't burn! Slice and serve.
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
Love idea of using fresh garlic