I made Ina Garten's 'outrageous' garlic bread and it's my new favorite side dish

Anneta KonstantinidesMar 26, 2021, 03:22 IST

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I recently made Ina Garten's "outrageous" garlic bread, and it lived up to its name in the best way.
The recipe includes a whole head of garlic, parmesan cheese, lemon zest, and plenty of butter.
Garten's garlic bread was deliciously crunchy and paired perfectly with her ragu pasta.

When it comes to side dishes, garlic bread has always seemed pretty straightforward. How much can you do with a baguette and some cheese, garlic cloves, and olive oil?

Well, it turns out, quite a lot. Which is what I learned when I made Ina Garten's "outrageous" garlic bread this week.

The "Barefoot Contessa" turns this simple dish into the star of the table with her easy recipe, which I found in her new cookbook "Modern Comfort Food."

Garten's "outrageous" garlic bread lives up to its name in the best way, and I'll be making it for dinner parties for years to come.

Ina Garten's "outrageous" garlic bread recipe is from her new cookbook, "Modern Comfort Food."

Garten wanted to upgrade the soft, doughy Italian garlic bread that was popular in the 1960s. Peter Kramer/NBC/NBC Newswire/NBCUniversal via Getty Images

Garten's garlic bread requires seven ingredients, but you likely already have most of them in your kitchen.

Garten's garlic bread includes parmesan cheese and lemon zest. Anneta Konstantinides/Insider

We begin with the butter - a lot of butter.

You need one-and-a-half sticks of butter for Garten's recipe. Anneta Konstantinides/Insider

Then it's time to add the garlic.

Garten's recipe also calls for a whole head of garlic. Anneta Konstantinides/Insider

After 20 minutes were up, I checked on my garlic.

We let the butter and garlic cook for 20 minutes. Anneta Konstantinides/Insider

While waiting for the garlic to cool, we decided to prep the bread.

We used chopsticks to help score the bread. Anneta Konstantinides/Insider

Then it was time to make some garlic bread magic happen.

We brushed the garlic mixture onto the bread. Anneta Konstantinides/Insider

Last but not least was the parsley and cheese.

We topped everything off with plenty of parmesan cheese. Anneta Konstantinides/Insider

After just six minutes, our "outrageous" garlic bread was ready to go.

The bread looked delicious when it came out of the oven. Anneta Konstantinides/Insider

Garten's "outrageous" garlic bread was the perfect side dish for her baked rigatoni with lamb ragu.

Garten's baked rigatoni with lamb ragu. Anneta Konstantinides/Insider

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