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Basil Pesto Loaf

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Basil Pesto Loaf – An EASY french bread side dish recipe packed with great flavor!  It’s a must make for your next pasta night!Basil Pesto Loaf - An EASY french bread side dish recipe packed with great flavor!  It's a must make for your next pasta night!

I always love sharing easy recipes with you guys.  This Basil Pesto Loaf is no exception!  I always have a little leftover basil pesto in the fridge after I make Basil Pesto Chicken Alfredo.  This is a great way to use up the rest of it.

Basil Pesto Loaf - An EASY french bread side dish recipe packed with great flavor!  It's a must make for your next pasta night!

And since I’m all about bread, this is a perfect recipe for me!  My favorite thing about this recipe is that it tastes like the bread and herb dip you get in a restaurant.

Basil Pesto Loaf - An EASY french bread side dish recipe packed with great flavor!  It's a must make for your next pasta night!

Tips for making a Basil Pesto Loaf:

  • Buy a plain french bread loaf from your grocery store’s bakery section.
  • Use a pre-shredded parmesan cheese, but not the stuff in the green can.
  • Don’t have crushed red pepper flakes?  Get them!  We put them in several recipes like these Mini Meatloaf Pepper Rings and Pizza Sloppy Joes.  They are a great addition to your spices!

Basil Pesto Loaf - An EASY french bread side dish recipe packed with great flavor!  It's a must make for your next pasta night!

Basil Pesto Loaf

Prep Time: 5 minutes
Cook Time: 12 minutes
Total Time: 17 minutes

Ingredients

  • 1 loaf of french bread
  • 4 tbsp butter, softened
  • 3 to 4 tbsp basil pesto
  • 1/4 tsp crushed red pepper flakes
  • 3/4 cup shredded parmesan cheese

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
  2. Slice bread in half length-wise.
  3. Spread each slide with softened butter.
  4. Spread each side with pesto.
  5. Sprinkle with red pepper flakes and parmesan.
  6. Bake for 10 minutes. Turn on broiler to high and cook for 1-2 more minutes. Watch carefully under broiler so that the cheese doesn't burn.

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Basil Pesto Loaf - An EASY french bread side dish recipe packed with great flavor!  It's a must make for your next pasta night!

Basil Pesto Loaf - An EASY french bread side dish recipe packed with great flavor!  It's a must make for your next pasta night!

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I am a wife to an awesome husband, mother of four great kids, and a middle school math teacher. I love collecting recipes and cookbooks! Being able to share the things I make with others is so much fun for me. I have gotten so many cookbooks and torn so many recipes out of magazines! This is my way to really make use of them. I am starting this blog as a way to chronicle the recipes I’ve tried and pass them along. I hope everyone enjoys!!!
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