Best Crunchy Garlic Bread Recipes

CRUNCHY GARLIC BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
• Mix butter; parmesan cheese, parsley, garlic powder and thyme together in small bowl.
• Slice bread in half longwise.
• Spread small amount of butter mixture on one side of loaf.
• Next, cut loaf in slices and spread a little butter mixture between each slice.
• Spread remaining butter mixture over loaf of bread (like icing).
• Bake on foil covered cookie sheet for 20-25 minutes or until brown.

BAKED ZITI WITH CRUNCHY ITALIAN SALAD AND GARLIC BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 450 degrees. Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Cook pasta until al dente, according to package instructions; drain and reserve.
• In a small bowl, combine ricotta, egg, 1/4 cup Parmesan, and half the mozzarella; season with salt and pepper.
• In the bottom of a shallow 2-quart casserole dish, spread half the tomato sauce. Top with ziti, then ricotta mixture and remaining sauce. Sprinkle with remaining 1/2 cup Parmesan and remaining mozzarella. Place casserole on a rimmed baking sheet, and bake until top is browned and sauce is bubbling, 20 to 25 minutes.
• Meanwhile, prepare garlic bread: Make deep, even cuts into the bread, about 1/2 inch apart, without cutting through the bottom. In a small bowl, combine butter and garlic; season with salt and pepper. Brush garlic butter between cuts in bread. Wrap bread loosely in aluminum foil, and bake with ziti during last 10 minutes of baking.
• In a large bowl, whisk together vinegar and oil; season with salt and pepper. Add endive and arugula, and toss to coat. Serve baked ziti with salad and garlic bread.

MACARONI AND CHEESE WITH CRUNCHY GARLIC BREAD CUBES

Steps:

• Butter a 15x11 baking dish.
• Boil pasta firm. Drain (do not rinse) and toss with 2 Tablespoons of butter. Pour in buttered baking dish.
• Melt remaining butter in saucepan. Add garlic and sauté for 3 minutes.
• Pour half of garlic butter over bread cubes and season them with ¼ teaspoon seasoned salt.
• Add onions to remaining ½ of butter in saucepan and caramelize onion.
• Add flour and stir to make a paste.
• Stir in half and half and bring to a simmer, stirring frequently. Season with ½ teaspoon seasoned salt, sugar, mustard, pepper, and hot pepper sauce.
• Stir in Velveeta Cheese until melted.
• Combine shredded Colby, Monterey Jack, Muenster, Sharp Cheddar, and Swiss cheeses. Set aside 1/2 cup for topping.
• Remove Velveeta sauce from heat and stir in 2 cups of the shredded cheese mixture until melted.
• Pour cheese sauce over pasta and gently stir. Cover with remaining ½ cup of shredded cheese mixture and bread cubes. Sprinkle bread cubes with Parmesan cheese.
• Bake 20 to 30 minutes uncovered at 350 degrees.

CRUNCHY GARLIC & HERB BREAD TWIST

Steps:

• 1. Preheat oven to 350. Spray a cookie sheet, set aside.
• 2. Open french loaf, cut loaf into 24 slices. Press each slice down and slightly stretch each piece.
• 3. Spread a thin layer of garlic & Herb cheese on each slice.
• 4. Cut the precooked bacon into pieces. Put a few pieces on 12 of the slices.
• 5. Take the slices that does not have bacon on them and lay on top of the ones that has bacon and seal around them to hold the cheese and bacon in. You should have 12 sticks.
• 6. Take the 12 sticks and twist each one. Roll each twist in the egg.
• 7. Mix the panko bread crumbs with the Mrs. Dash. Roll each twist into the bread mixture.
• 8. Lay the bread twist on prepared cookie sheet. Bake 10 to 15 minutes.