Baked Garlic Cheese Bread

Total Time: 20 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 4 garlic cloves, minced or pressed
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 1/2 small onion, finely chopped
• 1/2 cup mayonnaise, light preferred, not nonfat
• 1 1/3 cups grated cheddar cheese, lowfat preferred
• 1 lb french bread (4 to 6, depending on size) or 1 lb hoagie sandwich bun (4 to 6, depending on size)

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 400 degrees. if you have a pizza stone, put it in the oven while preheating.
• 2 in a medium-size microwave-safe glass bowl, combine the garlic and olive oil. cook on full power one minute.
• 3 stir in the onion. cook for one minute. they will have softened somewhat but not look browned. set aside to cool slightly while preparing the bread.
• 4 sllice the french bread (or rolls) in half lengthwise. place on pizza stone, or directly on oven rack, cut side up. bake 4-5 minutes to crisp before topping.
• 5 meanwhile, stir the mayonnaise and cheddar cheese into the bowl of onions and garlic.
• 6 remove bread halves from oven. spread the cheese topping evenly over the cut sides of bread.
• 7 return the bread to the oven rack or stone, topping side up. bake 3-5 minutes, until bubbly, melted, and golden brown in spots.
• 8 serves four for dinner, or eight servings as a side dish.
• 9 for appetizer servings. slice the french bread horizontally and place slices on a baking tray. skip the baking step before topping. divide cheese topping evenly over slices; it will be thin.