Prep time: 10 mins
Cook time: 10 mins
Total time: 20 mins
Cheesy, crunchy, garlic bread
Ingredients
  • 1 loaf of French bread (Italian will work too)
  • 1 cup shredded cheddar cheese
  • 1 cup shredded monterey jack
  • ½ cup grated parmesan cheese
  • ⅓ c mayo
  • tsp. dry basil
  • 1 stick butter
  • 4 cloves garlic.
Instructions
  1. Preheat oven to 400°
  2. Place butter in a small saucepan on medium heat.
  3. To prepare garlic, break the skins off by hitting the cloves with something heavy like a soup can. Give the garlic a rough chop and add it to your butter,or grate it straight into your saucepan. (See picture).
  4. Let the garlic flavor infuse into the butter while you prepare the cheese mixture and bread.
  5. Mix the cheeses, mayo, and basil in a medium bowl.
  6. Using a large serrated knife, cut the whole loaf in half lengthwise, then cut each section in half horizontally, so you have a top and a bottom from each section for a total of 4 sections.
  7. Prepare a baking sheet by lining it with foil and lightly spraying with cooking spray.
  8. When the garlic butter is ready, use a pastry brush to spread butter evenly onto the bread. If you used chunks of garlic, just remove the chunks. If you grated the garlic, try to make sure you don't get too much garlic in one area. You don't have to use all the garlic in the pan, the flavor will be in the butter.
  9. Divide the cheese mixture between the two halves of bread and spread evenly with the back of a spoon.
  10. Bake on the prepared baking sheet for about 10 minutes, until the cheese is bubbly and the edges of the bread are lightly browned.
Recipe by Eat Better Spend Less at https://eatbetterspendless.com/cheesy-garlic-bread/