15 Cheesy Garlic Bread & Dinner Roll Recipes (Easy Sides)

Few sides disappear faster than a basket of warm, buttery bread. These cheesy garlic bread and dinner roll recipes are golden, garlicky, and pull-apart perfect — the supporting act that steals the show.

1. Classic Cheesy Garlic Bread

Crackly-edged, molten-centered — the garlic bread all others are judged by.

Ingredients

• 1 loaf French bread
• 1/2 cup butter, softened
• 4 cloves garlic, minced
• 2 tbsp chopped parsley
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1 cup shredded mozzarella
• 1/4 cup grated Parmesan
• 1/2 tsp Italian seasoning

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 400°F.
2. Mix butter, garlic, parsley, and salt.
3. Slice the bread in half lengthwise; spread generously with garlic butter.
4. Top with mozzarella, Parmesan, and Italian seasoning.
5. Bake 12 minutes until bubbly.
6. Broil 2 minutes for golden spots; slice and serve.

2. Cheesy Garlic Pull-Apart Rolls

Soft rolls stuffed with garlic butter and cheese — made for tearing and sharing.

Ingredients

• 12 frozen dinner rolls, thawed
• 1/2 cup butter, melted
• 4 cloves garlic, minced
• 1 cup shredded mozzarella
• 1/4 cup Parmesan
• 2 tbsp chopped parsley
• 1 tsp Italian seasoning
• 1/2 tsp salt

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 375°F and grease a 9×13 pan.
2. Arrange the thawed rolls snugly in the pan.
3. Mix melted butter, garlic, parsley, seasoning, and salt; brush over rolls.
4. Sprinkle mozzarella and Parmesan into the crevices.
5. Bake 20 minutes until golden.
6. Serve warm.

3. Roasted Garlic & Fontina Bread

Sweet roasted garlic and nutty fontina on chewy ciabatta — grown-up garlic bread.

Ingredients

• 1 loaf ciabatta
• 1/2 cup butter, softened
• 1 head roasted garlic
• 1 cup shredded fontina
• 1/4 cup chopped basil
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1/4 tsp black pepper
• olive oil for drizzling

Instructions

1. Roast a garlic head at 400°F for 35 minutes until soft.
2. Mash the garlic into the softened butter with salt and pepper.
3. Slice ciabatta and spread with the roasted garlic butter.
4. Top with fontina and basil.
5. Bake at 400°F for 12 minutes.
6. Drizzle with olive oil and serve.

4. Garlic Knot Breadsticks

Twisty, buttery garlic knots with a cheesy heart — impossible to eat just one.

Ingredients

• 1 tube refrigerated pizza dough
• 1/3 cup butter, melted
• 5 cloves garlic, minced
• 1 cup shredded mozzarella
• 1/3 cup Parmesan
• 2 tbsp chopped parsley
• 1 tsp garlic powder
• marinara for dipping

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 400°F and line a sheet pan.
2. Cut pizza dough into 12 strips; tie each into a knot.
3. Brush with half the melted butter mixed with garlic.
4. Bake 14 minutes until golden.
5. Toss with remaining garlic butter, cheeses, and parsley.
6. Serve with warm marinara.

5. Cheddar Chive Sourdough Loaf

Tangy sourdough loaded with sharp cheddar and chives — slice and swoon.

Ingredients

• 1 loaf sourdough
• 1/2 cup butter, softened
• 4 cloves garlic, minced
• 1 1/2 cups shredded cheddar
• 1/2 cup cream cheese, softened
• 2 tbsp chopped chives
• 1/2 tsp smoked paprika
• 1/4 tsp salt

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 375°F.
2. Mix butter, garlic, cream cheese, chives, paprika, and salt.
3. Slice the sourdough in a crosshatch, not cutting through.
4. Stuff the garlic butter and cheddar into the cuts.
5. Wrap in foil; bake 20 minutes.
6. Unwrap and bake 10 more minutes until crisp.

6. Hawaiian Roll Garlic Bread Sliders

Sweet-soft rolls turned into the ultimate cheesy garlic party bread.

Ingredients

• 12 Hawaiian sweet rolls
• 1/2 cup butter, melted
• 3 cloves garlic, minced
• 1 cup shredded mozzarella
• 1/4 cup Parmesan
• 1 tbsp chopped parsley
• 1 tsp Italian seasoning
• 1/2 tsp onion powder

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 350°F.
2. Slice the slab of rolls in half horizontally; place bottoms in a pan.
3. Brush with garlic butter; top with both cheeses and seasoning.
4. Add the tops; brush with more garlic butter.
5. Cover with foil; bake 15 minutes.
6. Uncover and bake 5 more minutes.

7. Stuffed Garlic Bread Ring

A pull-apart ring of dough stuffed with three cheeses and garlic butter.

Ingredients

• 1 lb pizza dough
• 1/2 cup butter, melted
• 6 cloves garlic, minced
• 1 cup shredded mozzarella
• 1/2 cup ricotta
• 1/4 cup Parmesan
• 2 tbsp basil
• 1 tsp red pepper flakes

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 375°F and grease a Bundt pan.
2. Cut dough into 24 pieces; flatten each.
3. Fill with a spoonful of ricotta and mozzarella; pinch closed.
4. Toss balls in garlic butter; layer in the pan with Parmesan.
5. Bake 30 minutes until deep golden.
6. Invert, sprinkle with basil and pepper flakes.

8. Soft Garlic Butter Dinner Rolls

Cloud-soft rolls brushed with garlic butter — the Thanksgiving table essential.

Ingredients

• 4 cups flour
• 2 1/4 tsp instant yeast
• 1 1/2 cups warm milk
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 1/3 cup melted butter
• 1 tsp salt
• 1/2 cup butter, softened
• 5 cloves garlic, minced

Instructions

1. Mix flour, yeast, warm milk, sugar, butter, and salt; knead 8 minutes.
2. Rise 1 hour until doubled.
3. Divide into 15 balls; place in a greased 9×13 pan.
4. Rise 30 minutes more.
5. Bake at 375°F for 18 minutes.
6. Brush hot rolls with garlic butter.

9. Pepperoni Pizza Garlic Bread

Garlic bread meets pizza night — pepperoni and mozzarella on buttery bread.

Ingredients

• 1 loaf Italian bread
• 1/2 cup butter
• 1 cup shredded mozzarella
• 1/2 cup pepperoni, chopped
• 1/4 cup Parmesan
• 3 cloves garlic, minced
• 2 tbsp chopped parsley
• 1/2 tsp Italian seasoning

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 400°F.
2. Mix butter and garlic; spread on halved bread.
3. Top with mozzarella, pepperoni, and Parmesan.
4. Sprinkle with Italian seasoning.
5. Bake 12 minutes until bubbly.
6. Top with parsley; slice and serve with marinara.

10. Honey Thyme Garlic Baguette

Sweet honey, earthy thyme, and nutty Gruyère on a crisp baguette.

Ingredients

• 1 baguette
• 1/2 cup butter, softened
• 4 cloves garlic, minced
• 1 cup shredded Gruyère
• 1/4 cup chopped thyme
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1 tbsp honey
• 1/4 tsp black pepper

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 400°F.
2. Mix butter, garlic, thyme, salt, pepper, and honey.
3. Slice the baguette diagonally.
4. Spread with the honey-garlic butter; top with Gruyère.
5. Bake 10 minutes until melted and golden.
6. Serve warm.

11. Cheesy Garlic Monkey Bread

Pull-apart biscuit bites dunked in garlic butter and cheese — party perfection.

Ingredients

• 1 tube biscuit dough
• 1/2 cup butter, melted
• 5 cloves garlic, minced
• 1 cup shredded Italian cheese blend
• 1/4 cup Parmesan
• 2 tbsp chopped parsley
• 1 tsp Italian seasoning
• 1/2 tsp garlic powder

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 350°F and grease a Bundt pan.
2. Cut biscuits into quarters.
3. Toss in garlic butter with cheeses, parsley, and seasoning.
4. Layer in the pan.
5. Bake 30 minutes until golden.
6. Invert and serve warm.

12. Garlic Tomato Focaccia Bread

Crispy-edged focaccia with roasted garlic, tomatoes, and bubbling cheese.

Ingredients

• 1 loaf focaccia
• 1/3 cup olive oil
• 4 cloves garlic, thinly sliced
• 1 cup shredded mozzarella
• 1/2 cup cherry tomatoes, halved
• 1/4 cup Parmesan
• 2 tbsp basil
• flaky sea salt

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 425°F.
2. Brush focaccia with olive oil; scatter garlic slices on top.
3. Add mozzarella, tomatoes, and Parmesan.
4. Bake 15 minutes until golden and crisp.
5. Top with basil and flaky salt.
6. Slice into squares and serve.

13. Garlic Parmesan Crescent Rolls

Flaky crescent rolls brushed with garlic butter and showered in Parmesan — dangerously easy.

Ingredients

• 2 cans (8 oz each) refrigerated crescent rolls
• 1/2 cup butter, melted
• 4 cloves garlic, minced
• 1/2 cup grated Parmesan
• 2 tbsp chopped parsley
• 1/2 tsp Italian seasoning

Instructions

1. Preheat the oven to 375°F and line a baking sheet with parchment.
2. Unroll and separate the crescents; roll them up from the wide end.
3. Stir the melted butter with the garlic and Italian seasoning.
4. Brush each roll generously with the garlic butter.
5. Bake 12 minutes until deep golden brown.
6. Toss hot rolls with Parmesan and parsley; serve warm.

14. Cheesy Garlic Texas Toast

Thick-cut bread, tons of garlic butter, and a double layer of bubbly cheese — the ultimate side.

Ingredients

• 8 slices thick-cut white bread
• 1/2 cup butter, softened
• 5 cloves garlic, minced
• 1 tsp garlic powder
• 2 tbsp chopped parsley
• 1 1/2 cups shredded mozzarella
• 1/2 cup grated Parmesan

Instructions

1. Preheat the broiler and line a baking sheet with foil.
2. Mash the butter with the garlic, garlic powder, and parsley.
3. Spread thickly on both sides of each bread slice.
4. Broil 2 minutes until the edges start to toast.
5. Flip, top with mozzarella and Parmesan, and broil 2 more minutes until bubbly.
6. Sprinkle with extra parsley and serve immediately.

15. Pesto Mozzarella Garlic Bread

Basil pesto, garlic butter, and molten mozzarella on a crusty loaf — a fresh twist on the classic.

Ingredients

• 1 large loaf crusty Italian bread
• 1/2 cup basil pesto
• 1/3 cup butter, softened
• 3 cloves garlic, minced
• 2 cups shredded mozzarella
• 1/4 cup grated Parmesan
• 2 tbsp pine nuts
• Fresh basil leaves

Instructions

1. Preheat the oven to 400°F and slice the loaf in half lengthwise.
2. Mix the butter with the garlic; spread over the cut sides.
3. Spread the pesto over the buttered sides.
4. Top with mozzarella, Parmesan, and pine nuts.
5. Bake 12 minutes until the cheese is golden and bubbly.
6. Garnish with fresh basil and slice to serve.