Cilantro Chile Bread Recipe
This bread is quite possibly the perfect alternative to garlic bread! The fresh chopped cilantro, garlic, and spice from the chili sauce create an absolutely mouth watering side dish. This bread pairs perfectly with all the proteins or served as an added bonus to a big crunchy salad! You will find yourself coming back to this recipe again and again!
Why we love Cilantro Chili Bread
This bread recipe is from my good friend Rebecca. The first time I watched her make it I swooned, I love cilantro and the addition of chili sauce intrigued me. I couldn’t wait to taste it. Amazing! It was so good that I couldn’t stop thinking about it. It’s the perfect addition to a summer grill out, different from the usual garlic bread, which don’t get me wrong I love me some regular ol’ garlic bread, but this bread is knock your socks off delicious. The fresh herbs and heat from the chili sauce and cayenne pepper give this bread an unexpected pop of flavor! You might want to make two loaves if you have some serious bread eaters in your family because Cilantro Chile Bread is going to fly right off the platter!
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How to make Cilantro Chili Bread
Preheat oven to 425 degrees and line baking sheet with parchment paper.
Melt butter in small sauce pan over medium heat, add grated or finely minced garlic to to butter. Let cook until butter just starts to sizzle.
Remove garlic and butter from stove top, let sit for a moment while you cut bread in half and place it on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper.
Add chopped chives, chopped cilantro, chili sauce, cayenne pepper, and black pepper to butter garlic mixture and mix to combine.
Spoon cilantro chili butter evenly over bread.
Sprinkle grated parmesan cheese over bread and bake in preheated 425 degree oven for 10 minutes or until bread starts to brown on the edges and cheese melts.
We are celebrating Fathers Day this weekend. Here’s a Fathers Day Menu for your favorite dad!
Steak on the grill, with this sauce
Saute’d Mushrooms
Roasted Potatoes
Asparagus, if they have it at farmers market fresh
Cilantro Chile Bread
and for dessert pie or a fruit crisp
Alternate menu: Barbecue Grilled Pork Chops with peach salsa, asparagus, and Cilantro Chili Garlic Bread served with ice cream sundaes!
I pray your Fathers Day is celebratory. I know these Hallmark holidays can sometimes evoke emotions that don’t really call for celebration. If that is the case for you I pray that you can find a way to enjoy the day and make it your own. Surround yourself with encouraging lovely people, an make yourself some of this yummy bread!
Happy Father Day all you fathers!
Much Love, Sheila
Cilantro Chile Bread
Ingredients
- 1 loaf Italian Bread
- 1/2 cup Butter 1 stick
- 2 tablespoons fresh Chives chopped
- 1/3 cup fresh Cilantro chopped
- 4 cloves Garlic minced or grated
- 1/4 teaspoon Cayenne Pepper
- 1/4 teaspoon Black Pepper
- 1/4 cup Chile Sauce
- 1/2 cup Parmesan Cheese grated
Instructions
- In a small sauce pan melt butter, remove from heat add in all remaining ingredients (chives, cilantro, garlic, cayenne pepper, black pepper, chile sauce) except for the cheese. Whisk together until combined.
- Cut loaf of Italian bread in half, spoon sauce over both sides of bread, sprinkle with cheese.
- Toast bread in a 425 degree oven for 10 minutes or until bubbly and golden. Cut into sections and serve.
This looks toooooooo good. OMG I have to try this. Thank you for sharing. I’d love it if you linked this to What’d You Do This Weekend? I think it would be a great hit.
http://www.tumbleweedcontessa.com/blog/whatd-you-do-this-weekend-20/
Wishes for tasty dishes,
Linda
Hello, carbalicious!! I am so making this! I hope you had a great weekend:)
Hello! I did have a nice relaxing weekend…now I’m making up for it, got meeself a little behind; ) Thanks for stopping in! xoxo Sheila
I made this yesterday for our Father’s Day picnic. Our store didn’t have Italian bread on Saturday which annoyed me but I went ahead and purchased the sourdough bread and I still LOVED it. It was so tasty. Will definitely make this again!!
So glad you lOVED it as much as we do! Thanks for stopping by!
I’m in love with this bread and I think my father who’s looking down on us would have loved it for Father’s Day 🙂
I seriously want this all up in my business.
You nailed it…meat & potatoes…they’re happy! 🙂 This bread looks CRAZY GOOD!! Would it be inappropriate if we have cilantro bread and creamsicles for dinner?
Lucky for me we have softball tournaments ALL WEEKEND LONG… so Pat’s getting a high-five instead! But I’m a HUGE cilantro fuh-reak so I pretty much know that I’ll be making this bread soon… for myself. 😉
Oh yeah baby! I seriously was eating the cold leftovers of this last night….so bad, but so good! Have a great weekend!
Oh. My. Word.
Bridget, Thanks for stopping by! Enjoy your weekend ; ) Sheila
This looks amazing!!!! I’m struggling to come up with a menu!! Like you, Rich is easy to please. He would be happy with hot dogs. xo
Sometimes I think it’s harder when they are easy to please….too many options!
Oh my, this looks fabulous (except I’d def add in those other garlic cloves!)! Have a great time celebrating Father’s Day this weekend! We’re camping with a bunch of fam in SD, will be able to give my dad a squeeze, yay!
Enjoy your camping trip! MMm long nights by the camp fire love it! Eat a s’more for me 😉
So garlic bread on it’s own is worthy of every single WW point….. but this? You went over the top GirlFriend!! 🙂 Love cilantro and would never have thought to combine it with garlic bread. Can’t wait to try!!!
Oh girl stand back this bread is so good! It’s crazyness! Have a great weekend Kim ; ) xoxo