Freezer Garlic Bread Recipe

It is so nice to have garlic bread in the freezer always ready to go. It’s so convenient. Having these loaves pre-made in your freezer means that you can pull them out to go with any meal or when company pops by unexpectedly. This freezer garlic bread is a fraction of the cost of store-bought garlic bread. Making some loaves ahead means saving on time and money.

Freezer Garlic Bread Recipe:

Ingredients:

• 1 loaf of French bread*
• 1 cup of butter, softened
• 2 cloves garlic, minced
• salt and pepper to taste
• parsley
• optional: grated Parmesan cheese

*You can use store-bought French bread or use this foolproof, one-hour recipe to make your own. It’s the recipe I use when I make it homemade. When I’m short on time, I buy French bread to make this garlic bread.

Assembly instructions:

1. Set out a loaf of French bread. Make cuts every inch or two (depending on how thick you want your garlic bread) down the loaf about 6/8ths of the way through. Don’t cut all the way down to the bottom.
2. Soften the butter and mix with minced garlic and the seasonings. Spread the butter mixture down between the bread slices.
3. If you want, you can sprinkle shredded Parmesan cheese in between the slices on top of the butter mixture.
4. Wrap the loaf in two layers of aluminum foil. Freeze.

Cooking instructions:

1. To serve, take it out of the freezer. Keep the aluminum foil on it and place it in the oven. Cook at 350° for 15 minutes. Open the foil to allow the steam to release.
2. Change the oven temperature to 450° and put it back in the oven for another 10 minutes.
3. Serve with spaghetti, pasta with Italian sausage sauce, or any other pasta freezer meal. 

Alternative method to freezer garlic bread:

To make this even easier to get in your freezer, there is another method to making freezer garlic bread. I sometimes use this method if I’m doing batch cooking and making a lot of these at one time.

1. Slice French bread all the whole through lengthwise. Spread the garlic butter mixture on both sides of the bread. Wrap in foil and freeze. 
2. When baking, bake in foil or open the loaf, butter side up and bake on a baking sheet in the oven.

Here are some freezer meals that pair perfectly with a side of garlic bread:

• Make-Ahead Spaghetti Sauce
• One Pot Cajun Chicken Pasta
• Sicilian Pasta Sauce
• Spinach Artichoke One Pot Pasta
• Garden Vegetable Pasta Sauce

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Freezer Garlic Bread Recipe

Prep Time

5 mins

Cook Time

25 mins

Total Time

30 mins

 

Course: Side Dish

Servings: 12

Calories: 272 kcal

Ingredients

• 1 loaf French bread
• 1 cup butter softened
• 2 cloves garlic minced
• salt and pepper to taste
• parsley
• optional: Parmesan cheese shredded

Instructions

Assembly instructions:

1. Set out a loaf of French bread. Make cuts every inch or two (depending on how thick you want your garlic bread) down the loaf about 6/8ths of the way through. Don't cut all the way down to the bottom.

2. Soften the butter and mix with minced garlic and the seasonings. Spread the butter mixture down between the bread slices.

3. If you want, you can sprinkle shredded Parmesan cheese in between the slices on top of the butter mixture.

4. Wrap the loaf in two layers of tin foil. Freeze.

Cooking instructions:

1. Take it out of the freezer. Can thaw or cook from frozen. Keep the aluminum foil on it and place in the oven. Cook at 350° for 15 minutes. Open the foil to allow the steam to release.

2. Change the oven temperature to 450° and put it back in the oven for another 10 minutes.