Stuffed Garlic Bread
Mozzarella Stuffed Garlic Bread … Or is it a wicked awesome Italian cheese sandwich? Call it what you want, but this just oozes with flavor and texture. I recently saw this recipe for Garlic Bread Revisited online and thought I would try it, with a few twists of course.
- 1 medium loaf Italian or French bread
- ½ cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, softened
- 2 large cloves garlic, smashed and minced
- 1 heaping tablespoon freshly chopped basil
- 1 heaping tablespoon freshly chopped parsley
- Pinch of Pakrika
- 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
- Salt & freshly ground pepper to taste
Preheat oven to 350°F. Mix the butter, garlic, basil, parsley, paprika, lemon juice, salt and pepper together in a small bowl. Make 1-inch thick slices into the bread, but do not go all the way through, just to the bottom crust. Put a teaspoon or two of the butter mixture between each slice along with a few slices of the fresh mozzarella.
Wrap the bread in aluminum foil and heat for 20 minutes in the oven. Remove from the foil and place under the broiler for 2-4 minutes. Just until it starts to brown and crisp. Let cool for about five minutes and cut up and serve immediately. Wicked, wicked, wicked good. You can add any kind of seasoning you want. Next time I’ll add a pinch or two of hot red pepper flakes to the butter mixture to spice things up a bit. Caio bella!!! Yankees suck!




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