This cheesy pull apart bread is loaded with garlic butter, herbs and plenty of cheese, all baked together to gooey perfection. The ultimate side dish or appetizer option for a crowd!
You can never go wrong with garlic and cheese bread, my favorites include garlic knots, cheese bombs and this super easy pull apart loaf. This one always gets rave reviews!
Garlic bread is the perfect side dish to go with almost any meal. This pull apart bread is a unique twist on the classic recipe, with plenty of garlic, herbs and melted cheese. It’s great for game day, or as a side to an Italian dinner. Regardless of how you serve it, this bread is sure to be a hit.
Try this bread with some of my favorite soups like hamburger soup, ham and corn chowder and minestrone soup!
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Cheesy Pull Apart Bread Ingredients
To make this cheesy pull apart bread recipe you will need a loaf of sourdough or French bread, butter, minced garlic, Italian seasoning, shredded mozzarella cheese and chopped fresh parsley.
How Do You Make Pull Apart Bread?
When you make this cheesy pull apart bread, first preheat your oven. Next, cut a diagonal checkerboard pattern in the top of your loaf of bread. Place butter, minced garlic, Italian seasoning and chopped parsley in a small bowl. Microwave the bowl until the butter melts and stir everything together. Drizzle the garlic butter mixture into the cuts in the bread. Gently stuff shredded mozzarella cheese into the crevices in the bread. Bake the bread on a baking sheet wrapped in foil for about 10 minutes. Then uncover and bake another 10 minutes until the cheese melts. When the bread comes out of the oven, sprinkle a little parsley on top. Serve it immediately, and watch it disappear!
Tips For The Perfect Pull Apart Bread
- Make sure you don’t cut all the way through the loaf when you’re making your cross-hatch pattern. You want the loaf to stay together in the oven, so stop cutting when you hit the start of the bottom crust.
- Place your bread on a foil lined baking sheet or sheet pan to catch any butter that may drip off the bread as it bakes.
- Feel free to mince your garlic cloves with a sharp knife or use a garlic press.
- You can assemble this cheesy pull apart garlic bread up to 4 hours before you bake it. Store your bread covered in the refrigerator, and add a few extra minutes to the baking time.
- You can use any type of cheese you like for this recipe. You can try cheddar cheese, Monterey Jack cheese, fontina cheese or Swiss cheese.
- You can purchase Italian seasoning or make your own Italian seasoning.
- Try dipping this cheesy pull apart bread in homemade marinara sauce!
Quick Tip
You can choose your favorite bread type such as French, Italian or sourdough bread. Make sure not to choose a pre-sliced loaf of bread.
Recipe FAQs
The best cheese for pull apart bread is mozzarella because it is mild and you get those nice strings of melty cheese. You can also use other mild cheeses like cheddar, Monterey Jack, fontina or Swiss cheese.
Some people call certain sweet and savory pull apart breads “monkey bread.” However, the most common monkey bread is a sweet bread made with balls of dough stuck together with butter and sugar. Cheesy garlic pull apart bread is not usually considered to be “monkey bread.”
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Garlic Bread Variations
You can add so many different ingredients to this cheesy pull apart bread to make your own creation! You can stuff the bread with up to 1/4 cup of any of the following flavorings.
- Diced olives
- Sun dried tomatoes
- Pesto
- Cooked and crumbled bacon
- Chopped artichoke hearts
- Roasted garlic
- Feta cheese
- Pepperoni
- Cooked and crumbled Italian sausage
This bread looks impressive, yet it takes just minutes to put together. Any time I need a hearty side dish to go with dinner, I turn to this fabulous bread. It’s as fun to eat as it is to make!
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Cheesy Pull Apart Bread
Ingredients
- 16 ounce sourdough or french loaf of bread
- 6 tablespoons butter
- 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic
- 1 teaspoon Italian seasoning (or equal parts of dried basil parsley and oregano)
- 1 1/2 cups shredded mozzarella cheese
- 2 tablespoons chopped parsley divided use
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 375 degrees.
- Place the bread on a foil lined sheet pan.
- Cut a grid on the bread by creating vertical cuts, stopping before you hit the bottom crust, then repeating the cuts in a horizontal manner.
- Place the butter, garlic, Italian seasoning and 1 tablespoon of chopped parsley in a small bowl. Microwave in 20 second increments or until butter is melted.
- Drizzle the butter into the crevices of the bread. Gently stuff the cheese into the crevices of the bread.
- Wrap the bread in foil to cover. Bake for 10 minutes, then uncover and bake for an additional 10 minutes.
- Sprinkle with remaining tablespoon of parsley and serve.
Notes
- You can choose your favorite bread type such as French, Italian or sourdough bread. Make sure not to choose a pre-sliced loaf of bread.
- Make sure you don’t cut all the way through the loaf when you’re making your cross-hatch pattern. You want the loaf to stay together in the oven, so stop cutting when you hit the start of the bottom crust.
- You can use any type of cheese you like for this recipe. You can try cheddar cheese, Monterey Jack cheese, fontina cheese or Swiss cheese.
I’ve made this twice and both times it was a hit. I made crockpot potato soup and this bread was a great side. It’s been a snowy blowy storm this family day weekend in Ontario.
This bread is so yummy, it’s hard to stop eating it. Great with about any main course. Thanks for an easy, simple, great recipe.
Cheesy goodness! I serve it with homemade soup for dinner
Anything cheesy is my favorite and I surely have to check on this yummy bread.
Yay for cheesy bread!! This one looks so good!
I showed this recipe to my fiance and now he keeps asking me to make it. We can’t wait to try this!
I would love this bread as a side. Especially with a big bowl of a flavorful soup. Such a great combo! 🙂
This Cheesy Pull Apart Bread looks so delicious! I’ve been wanting to make one of these and this recipe looks super easy! I so need to try this!
This bread looks like so much fun! It would be great with some easy to make soup.
This bread looks incredible, as well as I have never tried any one of the Bear Creek soups, but they definitely look scrumptious. this bread looks impressive, I would have a hard time not making this my entire dish.
Oh this Bear Creek soup and cheesy pull apart bread is perfect for a winter dinner!
These look so good! Can’t wait to make them!
Holiday party tomorrow and this is what I’m bringing! I know it will be a hit!
Hi Sara, have never tried any of the Bear Creek soups, but they certainly look delicious. And this bread looks amazing, I would have a hard time not making this my entire meal.
I have yet to make one of these pull-apart breads. Yours looks delicious and perfect with some great soup!