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Pesto Garlic Bread
Garlic bread topped with butter, pesto and parmesan cheese.
Course
Appetizer, Side Dish
Cuisine
American
Prep Time
5
minutes
minutes
Cook Time
20
minutes
minutes
Total Time
25
minutes
minutes
Servings
7
loaf
Calories
475
kcal
Author
Kathy Berget
Equipment
Cookie Sheet
Ingredients
1
loaf
French bread
cut in half lengthwise
½
cup
butter
¼
teaspoon
Italian seasonings
1
cup
pesto
1
cup
Parmesan cheese
shredded
Instructions
Preheat oven to 400 degrees
Place bread on tin foil on top of baking sheet
1 loaf French bread
Melt butter with Italian seasonings
½ cup butter,
¼ teaspoon Italian seasonings
Spread butter on both sides of cut bread
Spread pesto oven the butter
1 cup pesto
Place bread back together and wrap in foil
Bake in oven for 10 minutes
Carefully remove foil and separate both halves of bread so the cut side is facing up
Sprinkle Parmesan cheese on both sides
1 cup Parmesan cheese
Return to oven, without foil, for 10 minutes
Place under broiler for 1-2 minutes until cheese is golden brown
Slice and serve
Notes
Variations:
Add a sprinkling of mozzarella cheese along with the parmesan
If you love garlic, add finely diced garlic to the melted butter along with the herbs
Add thinly slice sun dried tomatoes on top of the pesto
Omit the pesto and just use the herbed butter
Serve with a
marinara
dipping sauce
Nutritional value is estimated at two slices with each half cut into 7 pieces.
Nutrition
Serving:
2
slices
|
Calories:
475
kcal
|
Carbohydrates:
36
g
|
Protein:
14
g
|
Fat:
31
g
|
Saturated Fat:
13
g
|
Cholesterol:
47
mg
|
Sodium:
969
mg
|
Potassium:
86
mg
|
Fiber:
2
g
|
Sugar:
3
g
|
Vitamin A:
1231
IU
|
Calcium:
255
mg
|
Iron:
2
mg