Quick 5 Minute Garlic Bread Recipe

This 5 minute garlic bread is super easy to make, requiring only a few simple ingredients and 5 minutes of your time!

5 from 1 vote

Print Pin

Course: Bread

Cuisine: Italian

Prep Time: 5

Cook Time: 2

Servings:

Calories: 320kcal

Preheat oven to broiling and line a baking sheet with parchment paper. Place the bread, cut sides up, onto the prepared baking sheet.
Combine the butter and garlic in a small bowl and mix well. Brush over top sides of the French bread.
Sprinkle the top of the garlic bread with chopped flat-leaf Italian parsley (or herbs of your choice) and roast in the preheated oven for 2 minutes, or until golden brown. Cut into 2-inch pieces and serve!

Using your oven's broiler makes the bread prone to burning because broiling temps are very hot. Keep a very close eye on the bread while roasting to avoid burning it. If you want to err on the safe side, you can also bake the bread at 375 degrees F for 10 minutes, or until it is golden brown. The bake time will vary depending on how hot your oven is.
For crispier garlic bread, start with any crusty bread.
To create cheesy garlic bread, you have a few options. 1. Add 1/4 cup Parmesan cheese to the garlic butter mixture, or 2. Sprinkle shredded Mozzarella over the tops before placing in the oven.
Turn up the flavor even more by making roasted garlic butter! Roast garlic heads at 375 degrees for 40 minutes to create roasted garlic cloves. Press garlic bulbs and combine them with the melted butter to spread over top of the bread.
To make garlic bread sticks, simply cut each half of bread down the middle lengthwise after cooking and break into smaller pieces from there.
Spice up your bread by adding black pepper, red pepper flakes, cayenne pepper or chili flakes to the butter mixture.
In a pinch, if you want to make a batch of this bread but you don't have a loaf of French bread on hand, use any other type of bread!

Did you make this recipe?If you loved this recipe, please rate the recipe and leave a comment below!