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Cream Cheese and Parmesan Bread Spread

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"This is a great spread for bread or crackers. It goes particularly well spread on bread with any pasta meal. Serve with sliced French bread or any other bread you like. While the bread is warming, mix all the other ingredients in a bowl. Spread on warmed bread and enjoy!" — Mark S.

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Original recipe makes 3 /4 cup Change Servings

1/2 cup softened butter
1/2 cup cream cheese, softened
1/4 cup Parmesan cheese

4 cloves garlic, pressed
1 1/2 teaspoons Italian seasoning

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Directions

Mix the butter, cream cheese, Parmesan cheese, garlic, and Italian seasoning in a bowl until evenly blended.

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Most Helpful Positive Review

Apr 10, 2012

I used reduced fat cream cheese, my own homemade italian seasoning and because I'm on a budget, Kraft parmesan cheese. I spread this on french bread and broiled it for about five minutes. HUGE hit with the boys. They absolutely loved this. I was told that this is the only garlic bread to make from now on. EDITED: Now that I've made this twice, this reminds me a little of Laughing Cow!

—Sarah Jo

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Most Helpful Critical Review

May 16, 2012

Well this recipe convinced me that I may not be a fan of cream cheese on my garlic bread. I had a French baguette in the freezer that I split lengthwise. I spread this on the cut sides and popped it under the broiler. I think the cream cheese prevented this from browning the way I would have liked, but the edges were starting to burn so I had to pull it out. This was good, but just didn’t appeal to us as much as some others. I did try the little I had leftover on pita chips and that was good, but again, not a favorite.

—bellepepper

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11 Ratings

Jan 24, 2012

Fabulous! This stuff is absolutely delicious! I cut the recipe in half to give this a try and boy am I glad I did. This is basically like a garlic bread spread, but the addition of the cream cheese makes this rich and creamy. This is so simple to throw together and has so few ingredients - what's not to love? I blended everything together and you can easily "tweak" this to suit your tastes. I let it set in the fridge for a few hours to let the blend. Perfect over warm bread, but also great on crackers and I might even try this on carrot or celery sticks...

—Jillian

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Jan 20, 2012

Wow, this stuff is delcious! I ordered breadsticks once from an Italian place that sold it with a white spread that came in a little container. This tastes so much like that! Any type of homemade bread stick would taste good with this. I changed it to 2 servings with the calculate button and it made about 1/4 cup, so the full recipe is accurate on the 3/4 cup or 6 servings. To cut the sat. fat back some I used whipped cream cheese and butter with canola oil. I accidentally forgot to add the parmesan cheese. It must have been a good mistake, because it didn't seem to need it. It would have lost the creamy consistency I think anyhow. I also used pre-minced garlic and it worked fine.

—Blender Woman

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Jan 17, 2012

Easy to make! Love the alternative to just butter and herbs for rolls!

—MrsFisher0729

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Dec 28, 2009

Good but a bit salty. I toned it down with extra cream cheese. My husband approved. Thanks!

—Jessi

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Apr 17, 2012

FANTASTIC! I slathered this on some sliced Italian bread and threw it under the broiler for garlic bread to go w/ out pasta tonight and it was wonderful! I also dipped a few pretzels in it and that was super yummy too. I see this being a staple in our house...it's soooo versatile. I can't wait to try it on homemade rolls~YUM! Thanks for sharing. :)

—Christina

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Sep 21, 2009

Can't get any easier than this. And yummy.

—Beverley

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Nutrition

Calories
222 kcal
11%

Carbohydrates
1.6 g
< 1%

Cholesterol
65 mg
22%

Fat
23.1 g
36%

Fiber
0.2 g
< 1%

Protein
3.1 g
6%

Sodium
218 mg
9%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

Nutritional Information

Cream Cheese and Parmesan Bread Spread

Serving Size: 1/6 of a recipe
Servings Per Recipe: 6
Amount Per Serving
Calories: 222
Calories from Fat: 208

% Daily Value *
Total Fat 23.1g 36 %
Saturated Fat 14.6g 73 %
Cholesterol 65mg 22 %
Sodium 218mg 9 %
Potassium 46mg 1 %
Total Carbohydrates 1.6g < 1 %
Dietary Fiber 0.2g < 1 %
Protein 3.1g 6 %
Sugars 0.1g
Vitamin A 15 %
Vitamin C 1 %
Calcium 8 %
Iron 5 %
** Thiamin < 1 %
Niacin 5 %
Vitamin B6 3 %
Magnesium 2 %
Folate 3 %

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
** Nutrient information is not available for all ingredients. Amount is based on available nutrient data.
(-) Information is not currently available for this nutrient. If you are following a medically restrictive diet, please consult your doctor or registered dietitian before preparing this recipe for personal consumption.