Easy (Make Ahead) Garlic (Cheesy) Bread

We LOVE garlic cheesy bread. Problem is that we've been buying the premade frozen garlic cheesy bread at $3-$3.50/loaf of bread. That adds up and kills the grocery budget over time.


Easy (Make Ahead) Garlic (Cheesy) Bread
Source: Life As A Mom

1 large loaf bread, sliced lengthwise
1 stick of butter (1/2 cup), softened
2 tsp. minced garlic (jarred, or two cloves minced)
1/2 tsp. dried parsley flakes
*Shredded mozzarella cheese (if making cheesy bread)

Mix butter, garlic and parsley flakes together. Spread in a thick layer onto bread. If making cheesy bread, add a thin layer of shredded mozzarella cheese and flash freeze*. *If just making garlic bread, you don't have to flash freeze before proceeding. Place the two sides of the bread together (making it whole again) and wrap tightly with foil.

To cook from fresh or thawed out: Bake at 375* for 25 minutes (wrapped in foil still if only garlic bread. If cheesy bread, open foil and lay bread side by side on baking sheet and bake until cheese is melted and bread starts to crisp - I'm not sure how long that will take at this temperature).

To cook from frozen: Bake at 375* for 35-40 minutes (wrapped in foil), or if making cheesy bread, unwrap and place bread side by side on baking sheet and bake at 400* for 9-15 minutes until cheese is melted and bread is starting to brown/crisp on edges.

*I always make ours and then cook at 400* for about 10-15 minutes. When freshly made, it takes about 10 minutes to start becoming crisp on the edges and when frozen, it takes about 15 minutes.