Cheesy Pull Apart Bread with Pesto (Easy 3 Ingredients)
This crusty cheesy pull apart bread with pesto is the easiest party appetizer. It's made with only 3 ingredients and is crazy delicious, everyone will be coming back for more!
Servings: 8
Calories: 278kcal
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Ingredients
- 1 large crusty bread loaf - mine was 8 inches in diameter
- ½ cup pesto store bought or homemade
- 6oz / 170g mozzarella cheese (low moisture)
Instructions
- If making your own pesto, proceed to make this first. You can use my easy authentic recipe
- Using a sharp bread knife cut slits lengthways along one side of the bread loaf (1.5 inches / 3 cms apart). Cut as deep as you can, however don't cut all the way through
- Turn the bread and cut slits the other way, to make a criss cross pattern. Once again, without cutting all the way through
- Preheat oven to 375℉ / 180°C. Carefully open the bread slits with your fingers and spread the pesto in between all the sides using a knife or spatula if easier. Make sure all sides of the bread have been spread evenly
- Grate the mozzarella cheese with a box grater. Using your fingers, stuff all the cracks with cheese, opening the bread carefully to be able to fill in all the edges
- Wrap the bread loaf with aluminum foil and place on a baking tray. Bake in the oven for 20 minutes
- Remove from oven and carefully open the aluminum foil to uncover the bread. Spray the top with olive oil spray as a light glaze, and bake for a further 5 - 8 minutes until the cheese is all melty and the bread is golden brown
- Serve your delicious cheesy pull apart bread with pesto while hot and fresh to family and friends and dig in!!
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Nutrition
Calories: 278kcal | Carbohydrates: 31g | Protein: 12g | Fat: 12g | Saturated Fat: 4g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 2g | Cholesterol: 18mg | Sodium: 619mg | Potassium: 82mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 3g | Vitamin A: 456IU | Calcium: 162mg | Iron: 2mg