Stuffed Cheesy Garlic Bread

Make the ultimate side dish with this Stuffed Cheesy Garlic Bread recipe. Loaded with gooey cheese, melty butter and of course tons of fresh fragrant garlic. There is no reason to get store bought garlic bread when you can easily make it right at home!

Gooey strings of cheese reach between two slices of garlic bread.

Homemade Stuffed Garlic Bread Recipe

The easiest way into my heart is with bread. Bring me a loaf of bread and you will see me grinning from ear to ear. Am I feeling depressed? Yes, bring bread. Am I feeling happy? Yes, let us celebrate with bread! Any feelings in between there? YES, make sure to bring bread!

Plain bread is great, but Stuffed Garlic Cheese Bread is EVEN BETTER!

Making that bread with lots of hot, gooey, melted cheese and loads of fresh garlic and bring that to me, I will be your friend FOR LIFE!

And you know what’s even better? This recipe gets some major brownie points for being so simple and easy to make.

Garlic Cheesy Bread

This garlicky bread is made with TWO types of cheeses, melty mozzarella and salty parmesan. You can shred the mozzarella yourself or use slices of mozzarella (they come pre-sliced in an 8 oz package or just slice it up).

Above view of a slice of stuffed garlic bread.

Why make this Cheesy Garlic Bread Recipe?

Easy for kids. This is a great recipe for kids (even little kids) to help with. They will need help with the cutting, but it should be easy for them to spread the cheesy garlic butter or put cheese slices into the bread.
Versatile bread. This recipe makes some great garlic bread as written. But, it is easy to customize, too. Add your favorite herbs or spices to make it your own, even change the cheeses to use your favorite ones. Even use more or less garlic cloves.

Garlic Butter Spread Ingredients

Only a few ingredients are needed to make homemade garlic bread this is garlic, butter, cheese, seasonings, and definitely a bread loaf. Using high quality ingredients will ensure that you get the best garlic bread. Full ingredients are at the bottom of this post in the recipe card.

Butter: Unsalted butter that has been brought to room temperature.
Garlic: Fresh garlic is a must to get the bold garlicky flavor you need for this garlic bread. Use more or less as you like.
Oil: Use a great quality extra virgin olive oil.
Parsley: Fresh, chopped parsley leaves.
Salt: A little salt will help bring out the flavors of the garlic bread.
Pepper: Freshly ground pepper will give the best flavor.
Cheese: This recipe uses a combination of cheese, mozzarella cheese and parmesan cheese. You can slice the mozzarella into slices to stick in between the bread or shred it. It is best to hand shred the cheese yourself than to get the stuff that is pre-shredded.

All of the ingredients needed to make garlic bread.

How to Make Garlic Bread

Full directions are at the bottom of this post in the recipe card.

Preheat oven. Preheat the oven to 425°F and pull out a baking tray.
Cut bread. Set the bread loaf on a cutting board. Using a serrated knife cut the bread into 1 1/2-2 inch thick slices making sure not to cut all the way through (leave about 1/2 inch uncut at the bottom of the loaf).
Mix garlic spread. In a small bowl, add in softened butter, minced garlic, chopped parsley, olive oil, salt, pepper, and shredded cheeses. Mix well.
Stuff bread. Stuff the herb butter mixture in between bread slices (add sliced mozzarella cheese in after, if using). To split the butter into more equal portions for the whole loaf, flatten out the mixture and draw a line down the center of it.
Bake bread. Wrap the bread in aluminum foil and place on baking sheet. Uncover the bread and cook for 5 minutes to make the bread a golden brown.

Step by step instructions to make this stuffed garlic bread recipe.

Frequently Asked Questions

How many slices of garlic bread does this make? All bread loaves are going to be different sizes, so it will depend on that. I cut mine into 1 1/2 -2 inch slices and get about 12-13 slices.
How many calories per serving? A serving size of this bread is 2 slices and it is estimated that each serving is just under 400 calories. But, it that will change with using different ingredients.

How to Store Garlic Bread

How to store garlic bread at room temperature: It is best to store garlic bread at room temperature and not in the refrigerator. Just put cooled slices into an airtight container or zip bag with air squeezed out. It should last about 2-3 days at room temperature.
How to freeze garlic bread: Let the bread completely cool down. Double wrap in plastic wrap and then wrap with foil. Freeze up to 3 months, make sure to label with recipe and date. When ready to heat up
How to reheat frozen garlic bread: Remove plastic and aluminum foil. Bake bread at 300 degrees F for 20 minutes or until heated through.

Can Cheese Garlic Bread be Reheated?

How to reheat garlic bread in the oven: Wrap any bread that is leftover with tin foil. Place on a cookie sheet. Bake at 350 degrees F for 10-15 minutes or until heated through.
How to reheat garlic bread in the microwave: Heat bread in microwave for only about 10 seconds and eat immediately because the bread can become super hard after being heated this way.

Up close of garlic bread on a baking sheet.

Ingredients

1 large French bread loaf
1/2 cup unsalted butter softened, cut into pieces
4-6 cloves garlic minced
1/2 cup fresh flat parsley chopped
1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
1 cup parmesan shredded
8 ounces mozzarella cheese shredded or 12 slices

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 425°F and pull out a baking tray.
Set the bread loaf on a cutting board. Using a serrated knife cut the bread into 1 1/2-2 inch thick slices making sure not to cut all the way through (leave about 1/2 inch uncut at the bottom of the loaf).
In a small bowl, add in softened butter, minced garlic, chopped parsley, olive oil, salt, pepper, and shredded cheeses. Mix well.
Stuff the herb butter mixture in between bread slices (add sliced mozzarella cheese in after, if using). To split the butter into more equal portions for the whole loaf, flatten out the mixture and draw a line down the center of it.
Wrap the bread in aluminum foil and place on baking sheet. Cook for 25 minutes. Pull back the aluminum foil from the bread and cook for 5 minutes to make the bread a nice golden brown.
Serve warm.

Notes

Use freshly grated mozzarella cheese and parmesan cheese for the best meltyness. I don’t recommend using the powdered pre-grated parmesan cheese.
For a pop of freshness, add the zest of one lemon to the butter mixture.
It is best to store garlic bread at room temperature and not in the refrigerator. Just put cooled slices into an airtight container or zip bag with air squeezed out. It should last about 2-3 days at room temperature.

* Please note that all nutrition information are just estimates. Values will vary among brands, so we encourage you to calculate these on your own for most accurate results.

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