My homemade garlic bread is golden and crispy with plenty of garlic butter. I love that slightly salty, warm buttery taste!
You can make it with ciabatta, baguettes, or even thick slices of crusty sourdough.
A must-have side dish for pasta!

Slices of garlic bread on a piece of slate

Crispy edges, soft, tender bread in the middle and slathered in salty garlic butter. Really good homemade garlic bread like this is just so moreish!

You can make the garlic butter in advance for this and store it in the fridge so you can whip up some garlic bread in ultra-quick time for a side-dish treat to go with pasta or for dipping into soup.

It's also a great way to use up bread that's going a little stale. Simply sprinkle the bread with a little bit of water (use a water spray if you have one - giving it a few squirts) then continue on with the recipe as normal.

What do we need?

1 large ciabatta loaf
Unsalted butter - make sure this is really soft for ultimate spread-ability. You can replace with salted butter, but you'll need to reduce the salt that we add in by half.
Salt and garlic for flavour.
Dried parsley - dried is best for those vibrant green speckles, as fresh parsley goes brown when in the oven. You can top off with a little sprinkled on fresh parsley when it comes out of the oven if you like though.

Ingredients for making garlic bread on a wooden table

Garlic Bread Spread

A mixture of ½ cup (120g) soft unsalted butter, 3 cloves of minced garlic, 1 tsp salt and 2 tsp dried parsley.
Make sure the parsley isn't an old jar - as dried parsley loses its vibrant green colour after a while.

How to make it

**Full recipe with detailed steps in the recipe card at the end of this post.**

Slice the ciabatta in half, length-ways and place on a baking tray cut-side up
Mix together the butter, salt, garlic and dried parsley and spread it on the ciabatta.
Bake for 10-12 minutes until the edges of the bread are golden and the butter has melted into the bread.
Slice the garlic bread and sprinkle on a little fresh parsley if you like.

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What to serve it with

Garlic bread goes so well with most Pasta Recipes but we LOVE to serve it along with:

Spaghetti Bolognese
Chicken Carbonara
Homemade Lasagne
With Tuscan Chicken Soup - perfect for dipping!
Vegetarian Pasta Bake
Chicken & Bacon Pasta Bake
Alfredo Pasta Bake
Alongside this vibrant Caprese Salad

Slices of garlic bread on a slate board on a dark blue background with bowl of garlic butter and knife next to it

Ingredient swaps

Try swapping out the parsley for dried rosemary, basil or oregano.
Sprinkle on grated cheddar, parmesan or mozzarella cheese for cheesy garlic bread.

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More bread-based recipes

Garlic Pizza Bread with Cheese and Tomatoes
Homemade Artisan Bread
Cheese Stuffed Bread with Spinach and Sun-Dried Tomato
Soft and Light Brioche Burger Buns

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Garlic Bread Recipe

By: Nicky Corbishley

My homemade garlic bread is golden and crispy with plenty of garlic butter. I love that slightly salty, warm buttery taste!

5 from 2 votes

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Prep Time 5

Cook Time 12

Total Time 17

Course side dish

Cuisine American, Italian

Servings 12 pieces

Calories 112 kcal

Ingredients

▢ 1 large ciabatta loaf - - weighing about ½ lb/225g (*see note 1 for alternatives)
▢ ½ cup (120g) unsalted butter, - ,very soft
▢ 1 tsp kosher salt - or other fine salt
▢ 3 cloves minced garlic
▢ 2 tsp dried parsley
▢ 1 tbsp freshly chopped parsley - (optional)

INSTRUCTIONS

Preheat the oven to 175C/350F.
Slice the ciabatta in half, lengthways and place on a baking tray cut-side up.
Place the butter, salt, garlic and dried parsley in a bowl and mix together until combined.
Spread the butter on the cut side of the ciabatta, so it’s spread on pretty thickly – I use a butter knife of the back of a spoon for this. If you’re using thickly sliced bread, spread the mixture on one side of the bread, so the butter side is facing up when it’s on the baking tray.
Place in the oven for 10-12 minutes until the edges of the bread are golden and the butter has melted into the bread.
Remove from the oven and carefully slice each piece of bread into 6 slices. Sprinkle on a the fresh parsley before serving.

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✎ Notes

Note 1: Ciabatta swaps

You can swap the ciabatta for a baguette/French bread or thick slices of crusty bread – such as sourdough or tiger bread.

Make ahead tip

You can make the garlic butter ahead and store it in the refrigerator, covered, for up to a week. Remove from the refrigerator a couple of hours before using to allow it to soften.

Nutritional info is approximate and is per slice (this recipe makes 12 slices)

Nutrition

Calories: 112kcalCarbohydrates: 9gProtein: 2gFat: 8gSaturated Fat: 5gCholesterol: 20mgSodium: 287mgPotassium: 3mgFiber: 1gSugar: 1gVitamin A: 264IUVitamin C: 1mgCalcium: 5mgIron: 1mg

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