Garlic Bread Dip

If you love garlic bread and need an appetizer for your next party, you've got to give this garlic bread dip a try! It's made with two heads of roasted garlic, three kinds of melty, gooey cheese, and crostini for dipping.

Prep Time 5

Cook Time 1 5

Cooling time 5

Total Time 1 10

Servings servings

Author Heather

Ingredients

Roasted garlic

2 heads garlic
1 teaspoon olive oil

Dip

8 ounces cream cheese room temperature
1 cup sour cream
1 cup 4 ounces shredded mozzarella cheese
½ cup grated parmesan cheese divided
½ teaspoon salt
¼ teaspoon pepper
1 teaspoon fresh chopped parsley as a garnish
crostini or crackers for serving

Instructions

Roasted garlic

Preheat oven to 400℉.
Remove excess papers from outside of garlic heads. Slice off ¼" from the top of each head of garlic (the wide/root end) to expose the cloves. Discard top portion.
Make a little bowl of foil to set garlic in and hold the heads upright. Drizzle the tops with olive oil, then cover completely with foil. Roast in the oven for about 40-50 minutes, or until garlic is soft throughout and lightly browned. Remove from oven and allow to cool before handling.
Reduce oven temperature to 350℉.

Dip

Squeeze garlic cloves out of their skins and into a large mixing bowl. Mash with a fork to create a paste consistency.
Add cream cheese and sour cream to the bowl. Mix until combined. Add shredded mozzarella, half of the parmesan cheese, salt, and pepper. Mix until combined.
Spread into a small baking dish (8x8 square or 8-9 inch pie pan works well) and top with remaining parmesan cheese.
Bake for about 25-28 minutes, or until middle is hot and bubbling. Top should be lightly browned. Remove from oven and allow to cool for 5 minutes.
Garnish with fresh parsley and serve with crostini or crackers.

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Notes

Serve warm: Dish is best served hot or warm within 10-15 minutes of baking.
Make ahead: Assemble dip as directed but before baking, cover and refrigerate for up to 2 days. Bring to room temperature while your oven preheats, then bake as directed above.
Serve with: Serve with crostini, crackers, pretzels, potato chips, celery, bell pepper wedges, carrots, or pork rinds.

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