Garlic Toast Recipe

Name: Garlic Toast Recipe
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 5 min
Total time: 10 min
Yield: 12 pieces
Cuisine: Europe, Italian
Ingredients: 1/3 cup butter, softened; 12 slices bread; 1/2 teaspoon garlic salt; 3 tablespoons grated Parmesan cheese; Chopped fresh parsley, optional

Total Time Prep/Total Time: 10 min.

Yield 12 pieces

Test Kitchen Approved

This garlic toast recipe lets you make garlic bread with plain slices of sandwich bread if you don't have thick loaves of Italian bread on hand. It's super-fast, and you can have it ready to eat within just a few minutes.

Ingredients

1/3 cup butter, softened
12 slices bread
1/2 teaspoon garlic salt
3 tablespoons grated Parmesan cheese
Chopped fresh parsley, optional

Directions

Spread butter on 1 side of each slice of bread. Cut each slice in half; place plain side down on a baking sheet. Sprinkle with garlic salt and Parmesan cheese. Broil 4 in. from the heat until lightly browned, 1-2 minutes. If desired, sprinkle with parsley and additional Parmesan cheese.

Nutrition Facts

1 piece: 128 calories, 6g fat (4g saturated fat), 15mg cholesterol, 287mg sodium, 15g carbohydrate (2g sugars, 1g fiber), 3g protein.

Mom knew how to easily round out a meal with this crisp, cheesy garlic toast. We gobbled it up when she served it alongside slaw or salad...and used it to soak up gravy from her stew, too. —Teresa Ingebrand, Perham, Minnesota

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