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Lazy Cheesy Jalapeño & Garlic Ciabatta Bread

January 12, 2016 · by munchiesandmunchkins · 11 Comments

I have been eating so healthily since October that sometimes I really feel the need to not think about what I’m eating. I think its important to be mindful of what you consume but thats not something I want to be doing 24 hours a day 7 days a week. Last night I found out I had lost 16b in the last 3 months. I’m pretty proud of that. It just proves that indulgences are fine when they aren’t constant ones. Anyway in my lets indulge mood I wanted something which was easy to make, quick and satisfying so I came up with this lazy garlic bread. Its lazy because it uses a store bought ciabatta, jarred jalapeños and garlic paste. Its also not that calorific when you consider that I used low fat spread and also a fairly small amount of cheese.

cheesy jalapeno bread

You could make this and be eating it within 15 minutes. This is also a great way to use up slightly stale bread, this was a reduced to clear m&s ciabatta which I used a day or two past sell by.

Lazy Cheesy Jalapeños & Garlic Ciabatta Bread

You will need:

1 ciabatta loaf
10 -15 jalapeños or more if you like a bit of heat!
75g margarine or butter – I used a light spread
2tbsp of garlic puree
50g grated extra mature cheddar

Preheat oven to 220c.

Place your loaf onto a large sheet of tinfoil. Make about 6 cuts into your loaf, slice about 2/3 of the way through. Mix your butter/spread with your garlic puree well and divide between the slices and roughly spread it about. Now distribute your jalapeños so they poke out between the slices. Wrap in the foil and bake for about 8 minutes then remove from oven and sprinkle over your mature cheddar, place under a hot grill until the cheese is bubbling and your jalapeños look slightly burnished. Now enjoy and try not to eat the entire loaf to yourself..this is SUPPOSED to be a sharing dish.

jalapeno bread

The cheese on top is more about the visual appeal and the string of melted gooey cheese you get when you remove your slice so if you are watching calories you could avoid this ingredient and it would still taste awesome. You could also thrown in any ingredients you like, hams, peppers and sundried tomatoes are just some of the fridge leftovers that would work well.

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Filed Under: Recipe Development, Recipes · Tagged: cheesy jalapeno bread, lazy garlic and cheese bread, leftover ciabatta, leftover stale bread

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  1. Helen @ family-friends-food.com says

    January 12, 2016 at 10:10 pm

    Oh yum! I love the addition of jalapeños – something about the cold weather at the moment is making me want hot and spicy food. This looks just the job 🙂

    Reply
    • munchiesandmunchkins says

      January 17, 2016 at 9:32 pm

      I can’t resist jalapeños at the mo, I think its because I’m on a health kick and they improve the flavour of everything.x

      Reply
  2. Heidi Roberts says

    January 12, 2016 at 10:52 pm

    I love cheesy bread – I would probably go easy on the jalapenos though – they give great flavour but I don’t like too many!

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    • munchiesandmunchkins says

      January 17, 2016 at 9:31 pm

      I’m addicted right now!

      Reply
  3. Claire @foodiequine says

    January 14, 2016 at 10:35 pm

    DROOL! I could most definitely eat it all by myself #piggy

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    • munchiesandmunchkins says

      January 17, 2016 at 9:29 pm

      ha me too.. x

      Reply
  4. Louisa [Living Lou] says

    January 19, 2016 at 2:55 pm

    I love a cheesy garlic bread and the addition of jalapenos is perfect! Do you use pickled jalapenos or fresh?

    Reply
    • munchiesandmunchkins says

      January 19, 2016 at 3:05 pm

      I use pickled for this. x

      Reply
  5. April says

    January 19, 2016 at 3:23 pm

    Oh my! Your bread looks absolutely amazing! Jalapeno, butter, garlic and cheddar ugh?! I’m in love with your bread! This would be great with a simple soup. Yum! Pinning!

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  6. Platter Talk says

    January 19, 2016 at 4:50 pm

    Love the cheesy comfort and flavor in this bread; we can’t wait to try it this weekend! Thanks so much for sharing!

    Reply
  7. Rachel @ Simple Seasonal says

    January 20, 2016 at 2:50 am

    I love the twist you put on this with Jalapeno! I’m suddenly craving cheesy carbs!

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