The Best Ciabatta Garlic Bread

Ciabatta garlic bread is one of those all time delicious treats that is so good on its own and even better dipped into your favorite Italian sauce. This easy homemade garlic ciabatta requires just a few ingredients and only minutes in the oven. Serve this up as a side dish or with your favorite Italian pasta.

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Nothing says classic Italian American dinner more than a delicious cheesy garlic bread. This ciabatta garlic bread recipe is that kind of garlic bread and it is so easy to make.

Ciabatta garlic bread or any garlic bread is not traditionally Italian and something that evolved in the U.S. and other countries over the years. That is ok though, because it is delicious and one of those adapted Italian recipes that we love to write about.

We love serving this garlic ciabatta with our angel hair Pomodoro, Pasta con Salsiccia and with our Italian meat sauce. If it tastes amazing, we say, keep making it no matter where it originated!

Why ciabatta makes the best garlic bread

Ciabatta is the perfect bread to make garlic bread because it has a sturdy outside and soft inside that really helps hold in all of the flavors you add to it. When cooked, it crisps up nicely and yet still stays soft on the inside.

This classic style Italian bread is very light and rustic and great for dipping into sauces or served on its own. In another words, perfect for garlic bread.

Ingredients needed

The ingredients to make this garlicky ciabatta bread are so simple. Here is what you need:

• Ciabatta bread. We try to find the best quality ciabatta bread for this garlic ciabatta. A good ciabatta bread will be very light when you lift it up and you should be able to tap the outside and hear that it is crisp.
• Extra virgin olive oil.
• Fresh garlic. You want to work with fresh garlic for this garlic ciabatta bread recipe. Granulated garlic will just taste bitter.
• Italian parsley.
• Freshly grated Parmesan cheese. This is for a cheesy garlic ciabatta bread. You can leave this out but we highly recommend it!
• Kosher salt.

That is it! The key to the best ciabatta garlic bread is to make sure you are working with all quality ingredients since there are not many and every ingredient's flavor will really come through.

How to make ciabatta garlic bread

To make this ciabatta garlic bread you only need to do a couple of things before it goes into the oven. Here is what it looks like:

• The first thing you want to do is mince the garlic and parsley for the garlic bread and add it to a bowl.
• Now add the salt and olive oil and mix well.
• Slice the ciabatta bread in half length wise and brush the mixture over each half.

Now you could stop here before placing this garlic ciabatta in the oven but we really love a cheesy garlic ciabatta bread so that is the next step:)

• The last step to make this garlic ciabatta bread is to sprinkle freshly grated Parmesan over the top. This makes the garlic bread so delicious!

This garlic bread is best made right before you want to serve it. You can easily prepare the ingredients for the garlic bread ahead of time and store it until you are ready to assemble it.

What to serve with this

If you are looking for ideas of what to serve with this garlic ciabatta bread recipe, here are some of our favorites:

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