Name: Easy Peasy Garlic Bread
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 20 min
Ingredients: 1 pound French Bread Loaf; 4 Tablespoons salted butter (softened); 2 Tablespoons dried minced garlic

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Easy Peasy Garlic Bread is buttery, garlicky and the easiest and best side dish to any pasta dish or bowl of soup. Only 3 simple ingredients needed to have this delicious bread on your table for dinner.

This Easy Peasy Garlic Bread is my all time favorite garlic bread. It has been my favorite since I was a little girl. I asked for it often! My grandma and mom always made it every time we had rigatoni or spaghetti. We also always had it along side Busy Day Steak, Beef Stew and pretty much anything else! It really does go with everything. The best accompaniment to any meal! My kids now ask for it all the time, and I don't mind one bit because as an adult it is still one of my favorite side dishes.

Close up of Easy Peasy Garlic Bread sliced and showing inside.

This post was originally posted on 08/14/2018 and updated on 01/18/2021.

Ingredients for the Easiest Garlic Bread

French Bread Loaf
Salted Butter
Dried Minced Garlic

Dried Garlic vs Fresh Garlic

You can use either type of garlic for this recipe. You can even use garlic powder. Each type of garlic will leave just a slightly different level of intensity with the garlic flavor. I like using dried minced garlic. Mainly because that's how I grew up eating it, but also because I love how the dried garlic rehydrates while baking. It ends up having the best flavor and texture, especially combined with the butter! When using the dried garlic it is easier to evenly sprinkle over the bread. Fresh garlic will still have moisture so it can be finicky when trying to create an even layer. You are more than welcome to use whichever garlic you like better.

Top view of Easy Peasy Garlic Bread sliced on board.

How to Make the Best Easy Garlic Bread

Step 1: Cut Bread

Cut the loaf of French bread in half lengthwise and lay open side up.

Step 2: Butter & Garlic

Spread the butter evenly over both pieces of bread, and then liberally sprinkle with the minced garlic.

Step: Wrap the Bread

Put the halves of bread back together and then wrap with aluminum foil closing the ends.

Step 4: Bake the Bread

Bake the bread at 375° for 20 minutes.

Step 5: Serve and Enjoy

Remove foil, slice bread into 12 slices and serve. Hide the "butts" of the bread for yourself before serving! Does anyone else's family go crazy for the butts? It's a fight in our house for those end pieces, so I just hide them for myself. 😉

What to Serve with Easy Peasy Garlic Bread

Easy Peasy Garlic Bread sliced on board.

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Give this delicious and most loved Easy Peasy Garlic Bread a try next time you have pasta or soup and let me know what you think in the comments below along with a star rating, please! Pictures encouraged on Instagram with the hashtag #heathershomemadekitchen You can also follow me on Social Media to see what other crazy things my family and I are doing! If you like what you see, please share with your friends and family!