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The Most Incredible Garlic Bread

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"Buttery bread, spread with garlic, two melted cheeses, zesty spices, drizzled with olive oil, and broiled to a crispy perfection." — lalala71

Directions

Preheat your oven's broiler. Line a cookie sheet with aluminum foil.
Heat 1 tablespoon of the olive oil in a skillet over low heat. Add garlic; cook and stir for a few minutes until fragrant.
In a medium bowl, stir together the cream cheese, garlic, oregano, basil, parsley, salt and pepper. Mix in about half of the remaining olive oil until smooth. Spread 1 tablespoon of this mixture onto each slice of bread, and place them on the foil-lined cookie sheet. Sprinkle Parmesan cheese over each slice, then drizzle with remaining olive oil.
Broil for 3 to 5 minutes, or until cheese is bubbly and golden brown. Watch VERY carefully, it will brown fast.

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PREP 10 mins
COOK 5 mins
READY IN 15 mins

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Most Helpful Positive Review

Sep 12, 2006

This was really good. I used a large loaf of Italian Ciabatta bread cut in half. I used 3X the amount of garlic and I still think it needed more. The trick to getting the cream cheese and oil to mix is to do it in a food processor. Add the cream cheese and herbs and start pulsing, then very slowly add in the oil while pulsing the machine. If you do it right, the oil and cream cheese will form an emulsion and will not separate. I will make it again, but next time I think I will add feta cheese and garlic salt, it was just missing that extra punch of flavor.

—Kelli

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Most Helpful Critical Review

Feb 04, 2011

I thought it was okay. I will make it again, but will replace the cream cheese with butter or olive oil.

—Jen

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Jun 17, 2008

I had a half a loaf of french bread to use up and made pasta for dinner. This bread was really good. After reading reviews, some had trouble with mixing the olive oil and cream cheese. I decided to drizzle oil on the bread first, then spread the mixture and broil. Since my bread slices were small it only took a few minutes on low to melt. I also drizzled a small amount of olive oil and grated parmesan after coming out of the oven.

—GodivaGirl

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Feb 27, 2006

Definitely one of my favorite garlic bread recipes! I stuck the cream cheese mixture in the frig. for a little while. It mixed a lot easier!

—gina

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Nov 30, 2004

Very tasty garlic bread! However, my experience tonight is that cream cheese and olive oil just don't mix. It was impossible to get the mixture "smooth" - even using the electic mixer, once you stop mixing, it immediately begins to separate. Not sure if there's anything to be done about that. Anyway, that being said, it still tasted delicious and was an excellent accompaniment to our spaghetti dinner.

—Gaijin Mom

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Apr 23, 2009

Very good bread! I only had extra virgin olive oil, and I was afraid that the flavor from that would be too strong, so I decided to use half softened butter and half olive oil and the results were DELICIOUS!!! Creamy, buttery, cheesy goodness! I will be using this recipe a lot, I'm sure! Thanks for posting :)

—Christina

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Apr 14, 2007

I used a Sour Dough loaf and 1 Cup melted butter instead of Olive Oil and I just heated the bread until it was hot and bubbly instead of broiling it. It was a delicious combination of flavors! It all got gobbled up at my Easter dinner!

—Christina

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Nov 22, 2004

The best garlic bread I have ever tasted!!!! amazing buttery garlicky cheesy..there's nothing like it anywhere, I will be making this over and over again!!!

—CAROL991

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Nutrition

Calories
339 kcal
17%

Carbohydrates
27.1 g
9%

Cholesterol
12 mg
4%

Fat
22.8 g
35%

Fiber
1.2 g
5%

Protein
7.1 g
14%

Sodium
397 mg
16%

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

Nutritional Information

The Most Incredible Garlic Bread

Serving Size: 1/12 of a recipe
Servings Per Recipe: 12
Amount Per Serving
Calories: 339
Calories from Fat: 206

% Daily Value *
Total Fat 22.8g 35 %
** Saturated Fat 5.2g 26 %
Cholesterol 12mg 4 %
Sodium 397mg 16 %
Potassium 83mg 2 %
Total Carbohydrates 27.1g 9 %
Dietary Fiber 1.2g 5 %
Protein 7.1g 14 %
** Sugars 1.2g
Vitamin A 3 %
Vitamin C < 1 %
Calcium 7 %
Iron 21 %
** Thiamin 25 %
Niacin 27 %
** Vitamin B6 4 %
** Magnesium 5 %
** Folate 39 %

* 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.