I stole this recipe for Ricotta Parmesan Garlic Bread from realhousemoms.com who stole it from carlsbadcravings.com. This recipe is a delicious twist on traditional garlic bread. Ricotta cheese, butter, mayonnaise, garlic powder, oregano, parsley and basil are mixed together in a bowl with Parmesan cheese. Then a loaf of French bread is sliced in half lengthwise. Next the cheese mixture is spread onto the bread pieces. The bread is baked for 10 minutes, then sprinkled with more Parmesan cheese and broiled until the cheese is melted. This recipe is a delicious way to use leftover ricotta cheese.

Did you know? Ricotta is made from the whey of cheeses such as mozzarella, provolone and Swiss. Literally translated, ricotta means “twice cooked.” This is because it is made by cooking the whey from a previously cooked cheese.² (see more trivia in the Trivia tab)

The ingredients for this recipe are: 1 loaf of French bread, 1 cup ricotta cheese, ¼ cup softened butter, ¼ cup mayonnaise, ½ tsp garlic powder, ½ tsp dried oregano, ½ tsp dried parsley, ½ tsp dried basil and 1 cup freshly grated Parmesan cheese

Preheat oven to 350 F. Line baking sheet with foil. Slice French bread in half lengthwise.

In a medium bowl, whisk together all ingredients except Parmesan cheese until smooth. Then stir in ½ cup Parmesan cheese.

Next evenly spread ricotta cheese mixture over both pieces of bread.

Bake for 10 minutes. Remove bread from oven and sprinkle with remaining ½ cup Parmesan cheese Broil for 2 minutes until cheese is melted. Garnish with parsley.

Slice and serve!

If you liked this recipe for Ricotta Parmesan Garlic Bread you can try other bread recipes like Homemade Garlic Cheese Breadsticks, Spinach Artichoke Bread, Easy Cheese Bomb Bread or Garlic Cheese Bread.

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Ricotta Parmesan Garlic Bread

This recipe is a delicious twist on traditional garlic bread. Ricotta cheese, butter, mayonnaise, garlic powder, oregano, parsley and basil are mixed together in a bowl with Parmesan cheese. Then a loaf of French bread is sliced in half lengthwise. Next the cheese mixture is spread onto the bread pieces. The bread is baked for 10 minutes, then sprinkled with more Parmesan cheese and broiled until the cheese is melted.

Course Bread

Prep Time 10 minutes

Cook Time 12 minutes

Servings 8 people

Ingredients

• 1 loaf of French bread
• 1 cup ricotta cheese
• ¼ cup softened butter
• ¼ cup mayonnaise
• ½ tsp garlic powder
• ½ tsp dried oregano
• ½ tsp dried parsley
• ½ tsp dried basil
• 1 cup freshly grated Parmesan cheese divided

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 350 F. Line baking sheet with foil.
2. Slice French bread in half lengthwise.
3. In a medium bowl, whisk together all ingredients except Parmesan cheese until smooth. Stir in ½ cup Parmesan cheese.
4. Evenly spread ricotta cheese mixture over both pieces of bread. Bake for 10 minutes.
5. Remove bread from oven and sprinkle with remaining ½ cup Parmesan cheese
6. Broil for 2 minutes until cheese is melted. Garnish with parsley.