Calabrian Chili Garlic Bread
Calabrian Chili Garlic Bread, made with a blend of butter, tons of fresh garlic, and spicy Calabrian chili peppers, makes the ULTIMATE crispy, garlicky, buttery bread! Perfect with pasta or all by itself, this will be your new favorite way to make garlic bread!
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Calabrian Chili Garlic Bread
Have you tried crushed Calabrian chili peppers? They are my new favorite condiment!
Since I first tried them, I’ve been trying to find ways to incorporate them into my recipes, which is how Calabrian Chili Garlic Bread came to be, and I couldn’t be more pleased with how it turned out!
If you thought garlic bread was good enough as-is, just wait until you try this recipe!
The spicy crushed Italian peppers combined with garlic, and butter gives you an out-of-this-world crispy, crunchy, garlicky bread that you won’t be able to put down!
What are Crushed Calabrian Chili Peppers?
A jar of crushed Calabrian chili peppers is made Italian hot peppers, oil, salt, herbs, and sometimes, vinegar.
A spoonful of them adds an amazing burst of spicy, piquant flavor to whatever you put them on. They’re kind of like crushed red pepper flakes, but infinitely more flavorful!
How to make Calabrian Chili Garlic Bread:
- Slice the loaf of French bread in half length-wise.
- Combine all of the ingredients (butter, Calabrian chili peppers, salt, garlic, parsley) in a bowl. When combined, slather the butter mixture over both halves of bread.
- Bake in the oven and slice for serving!
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Ingredients needed to make this recipe (scroll down to recipe card for complete recipe):
- French bread
- Butter
- Crushed Calabrian chilies
- Garlic
- Fresh parsley
What else can you do with crushed Calabrian chili peppers?
Crushed Calabrian chili peppers are fabulous on top of pizza instead of regular red pepper flakes, swirled into tomato-based pasta sauces, or mixed with mayo for a flavorful, zingy sandwich spread.
They add lots of flavor to Calabrian Chicken Meatballs!
They also add a perfect level of spiciness in this Cheesy Baked Spicy Italian Dip (pictured below).
NOTES:
- I normally make this with fresh garlic, but one day I realized I was out of it (shocked face emoji), so I used garlic powder instead and it was still fantastic.
- I get my crushed Calabrian chili peppers either online at Supermarket Italy, or at Trader Joe’s. *Supermarket Italy did not sponsor this post, but they did sponsor Cheesy Baked Spicy Italian Dip, where I originally got crushed Calabrian chili peppers.*
Calabrian Chili Garlic Bread
Ingredients
- 1 French bread loaf typical grocery store size
- 1/2 cup of butter 1 stick, very soft
- 1-2 tbsp. crushed Calabrian chilies use 1 for mild, 2 for spicy
- 1/4 tsp. sea salt
- 5-6 garlic cloves minced OR 1 tsp. garlic powder
- 1 tbsp. chopped fresh parsley
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 425°. Combine butter, crushed Calabrian chili peppers, salt, garlic, and parsley in a bowl; mix thoroughly.
- Slice a loaf of French bread in half length-wise. Slather the butter mixture evenly over the cut sides of the French bread, making sure to cover the surface. Place the bread halves face-up on a baking sheet and bake for 9-11 minutes, or until golden and crispy. Check on the bread around the 7 minute mark to gauge how it's browning. Slice and enjoy hot!
- *Feel free to pop under the broiler for a minute or two to enhance browning.
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Just started using calabrian chili peppers, and this was a wonderful recipe to use them! Delicious!! Don’t know if I can go back to regular garlic bread again! Thanks for sharing the wonderful recipe!
I’m so glad you found Calabrian chili peppers! They have become one of my favorite ingredients to cook with! If you liked this garlic bread, I think you would love my meatball recipe that uses them (if you eat meat). Enjoy! https://www.flavorfuleats.com/calabrian-chicken-meatballs/
Tasty!
The perfect addition to any meal! Yum!!!