# Cheesy Garlic Bread

Learn to make the best cheesy garlic bread with roasted and fresh garlic, butter, herbs, and two types of cheese.

- Total time: 100 min
- Cuisine: Italian
- Category: Baked Goods
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 1 loaf Italian bread
- 2 sticks butter
- 2 heads of garlic
- Olive oil
- Salt
- Black Pepper
- 2 cloves garlic
- 1 tbsp freshly grated parm
- 0.5 tbsp smoked paprika
- 3 tbsp freshly chopped parsley
- 2 cups freshly grated mozzarella cheese

## Instructions

1. Cut two whole heads of garlic in half.
2. Place the garlic halves on tin foil and drizzle with olive oil.
3. Season the garlic with salt and black pepper.
4. Wrap the garlic tightly in tin foil.
5. Toss the wrapped garlic into a 280-degree Fahrenheit oven for about an hour and a half.
6. In a bowl, combine softened butter with the roasted garlic squeezed from its cloves.
7. Add a couple of cloves of fresh grated garlic to the butter mixture.
8. Add fresh parsley to the butter mixture.
9. Finish it off with freshly grated Parmesan cheese.
10. Add a little bit of smoked paprika to the mixture.
11. Add a generous pinch of salt and black pepper to the butter mixture.
12. Cut a loaf of homemade bread in half lengthwise.
13. Spread an even layer of the compound butter on both halves of the bread.
14. Place the buttered bread halves onto a sheet tray.
15. Throw the bread into a 325-degree Fahrenheit oven.
16. While the bread is in the oven, freshly grate a whole bunch of mozzarella cheese.
17. After about 10 minutes, take the bread out and top it with a generous layer of mozzarella cheese.
18. Toss the cheesy bread under the broiler for just a couple of minutes until the cheese is melted and bubbly.

## Equipment

- knife
- cutting board
- tin foil
- oven
- bowl
- sheet tray
- grater
- broiler

## Tips

- Roasted garlic is mellower, so adding a couple of fresh garlic cloves enhances the flavor.
- Parsley makes it a balanced and nutritious meal.

## Source

- Original video: https://vm.tiktok.com/ZGdaQmsTr/
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/3f4395ca-e8c5-40f6-962d-4d8d0266d08f
- Extracted: 2025-10-13

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