These easy garlic knots are smothered in butter, garlic, herbs and parmesan and are baked to golden brown perfection. A quick side dish for any meal!
My family loves Italian inspired appetizer recipes and side dishes like fried ravioli, caponata and these hot and delicious garlic knots. Serve these rolls with a side of marinara for dipping and watch the compliments come in!
When I go to my favorite local pizzeria, I always have to order a serving of garlic knots. Who can resist those buttery little balls of dough, especially with a dipping sauce on the side? Luckily, these tasty bites are SUPER easy to make at home. If you’ve got a can of pizza dough, you can make these garlic rolls that taste like they came from a restaurant.
They’re the perfect side dish to any Italian meal along with other favorites like angel hair pasta, Italian salad and pasta pomodoro.
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Garlic Knots Ingredients
To make garlic knots you will need a can of pizza dough, melted butter, garlic powder, dried oregano, parsley and parmesan cheese.
How Do You Make Garlic Knots?
The first step to making garlic knots is to grab a can of pizza dough. Remove the dough from the can and slice the it into strips. Place the strips flat on a sheet pan and then tie each strip into a knot, tucking the ends of the knot underneath as you go. Brush each knot with a mixture of melted butter, garlic, herbs and parmesan cheese. Reserve half of your butter mixture. After a quick trip through the oven, you’ve got golden brown perfection. Add the reserved butter mixture, then serve the rolls up hot with a side of warm marinara for dipping.
Tips For The Perfect Garlic Knots
- Use a can of pizza dough rather than making your own. Canned pizza dough is easy to use and comes out of the can with the perfect thickness. No rolling pins are required!
- Have a bowl of warm marinara sauce for dipping. Choose your favorite brand of sauce. I like Newman’s Own and Rao’s marinara sauce. You can warm the sauce with a few seconds in the microwave.
- You can place a piece of parchment paper on your sheet pan to make clean up easier.
- You can freeze these knots and serve them up to three months later. To reheat them place them frozen on a sheet pan and warm them in an oven at 350 degrees F for 12 to 15 minutes.
Quick Tip
Use a pizza cutter to slice evenly through the dough. You can also use kitchen shears if you don’t have a pizza cutter.
Recipe FAQs
Garlic knots are made of pizza dough tied up and covered in a garlic butter sauce.
Garlic knots are baked at 400 degrees F for 10-12 minutes or until golden brown.
While garlic knots may have been first created in New York, now you can find them on menus and kitchen tables across the United States and beyond.
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Garlic Knot Variations
While these knots are delicious, you can change up the flavor to suit your taste.
- Garlic Lover: If you’re a big garlic fan, you can increase the amount of garlic powder to 3/4 teaspoon or substitute 1 teaspoon of fresh minced garlic.
- Flaky Knots: You can use biscuit dough instead of pizza dough if you prefer. Simply stretch out the dough into strips and make the knots.
- Cinnamon: For a cinnamon sugar version, simply mix together 1/3 cup butter, 1/3 cup granulated sugar and 2 teaspoons of cinnamon. Spread the mixture on the dough strips and then tie the knots together and bake them.
I always keep a can of pizza dough in the fridge for when a garlic knot craving strikes. These little guys even make a great party appetizer!
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Garlic Knots with Parmesan
Ingredients
- 1 13 ounce can pizza dough found in the refrigerated section
- 5 tablespoons butter melted
- 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1/2 teaspoon dried oregano
- 1 tablespoon finely chopped fresh parsley can also use 1 teaspoon dried parsley
- 3 tablespoons finely grated parmesan cheese
- cooking spray
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F. Coat a sheet pan with cooking spray.
- Open the lay the dough flat. Slice the dough into 12 equal sized strips. Tie each strip into a knot shape, tucking the ends underneath each roll.
- In a small bowl, mix together the butter, garlic powder, oregano, parsley and parmesan cheese. Reserve 1 1/2 tablespoons of the butter mixture for later use.
- Brush the remaining butter mixture over the rolls.
- Bake for 10-12 minutes or until golden brown. Brush with reserved butter mixture, then serve.
Notes
- Use a can of pizza dough rather than making your own. Canned pizza dough is easy to use and comes out of the can with the perfect thickness. No rolling pins are required!
- Use a pizza cutter to slice evenly through the dough. You can also use kitchen shears if you don’t have a pizza cutter.
- Have a bowl of warm marinara sauce for dipping. Choose your favorite brand of sauce.
We gobbled them up in a few minutes! Going to double the recipe next time.
I tried these out in my Ninja Foodi. I used bake at 400°F
and kept a close eye. Cooking about 2-2.5 minutes and flipping for 2 more minutes seemed perfect. Thank you for the recipe. Very delicious.
I picked this recipe because it used pizza dough instead of biscuit rolls and the recipe seemed simple. I was SHOCKED at how amazing these garlic knots turned out! My husband ate 4 back to back! We both said it was the pizza dough versus the typical biscuit rolls (and the amazing butter garlic Italian topping) that made them so delicious. Great recipe!! Now my official go-to for garlic knots!
These were so very easy to make and they were delicious. I made them. Recently when she friends came over for dinner. They disappeared fast!! Everyone loved them!
What is a good marinara sauce? I don’t care for the jarred brands I’ve found at the store. I do like the one from Little Caesar’s Pizza, but do not have one near me. What do YOU use ?
I like Newman’s Own marinara!
My mom would roll the breadstick in butter then a cinnamon sugar combo. Tie the knot and bake. They were heavenly. You could add a glaze when baked. Now I’m going to have to buy some garlic sticks.
I love these garlicky knots!
OMG…I want these knots…like right now!! this is heaven on a plate, I love this recipe you created, I gotta try these, my family will love them, thank you for the recipe 🙂
Oh man those look so tasty. I love garlic knots.
Yum, would make a great addition to our family movie night.
Those look soooooo good. I’ve never made the knots homemade, can’t wait to try it! Thank you for the great recipe!
I love garlic knots. I need to make these next time we all have pasta for dinner.
My kids love these and it would be nice to make it at home as an after school snack or as an extra side during lunch or dinner! It’s also not difficult to make so I can easily prepare this for them!
Always the perfect side to any meal. I usually make mine from scratch but when pressed for time, I grab pre-packaged breadsticks dough. Your photos are so good I am not letting the day pass without making garlic knots!
This is a dangerous combination for me. I am a garlic, butter, and bread nut. Twist it up in a cute little knot… irresistible!
Our family loves garlic knots! Ok, I LOVE garlic knots! I think these with lasagna should be on the menu soon!
These look absolutely delicious! They would go great with pasta night!
Garlic knots are one of my favorite foods on earth. I am so excited to try your recipe.
Those look so good. I make homemade garlic bread all the time, but I like the extra fancy that’s added when you knot it up like that. Swanky!
Those knots are a great side to any dinner. It is good to know you can make such a delicious knot without having to make the dough. I will try to recreate this on my own soon.