Cheesy Garlic Pizza Bread Sticks
ShareAn easy and flavorful recipe for homemade soft cheesy garlic pizza bread sticks. They’re a great addition to any party or pizza night!
Do you ever hear someone talking about a food item and immediately have to have it? That happens to me way more than I’d like to admit. I don’t necessarily get so crazy about it that I can’t think about anything else until I have it. More like, I’d just really like it but it’s not the end of the world if I don’t.
They were talking about the Olympics on the news and the reporter mentioned how the snow had the consistency of mashed potatoes. Immediately I thought ‘mmmm mashed potatoes!’ I could really go for some. I still could. I’ll never give up potatoes.
On a totally unrelated note, have you noticed how a lot of stores are skipping straight over St Patrick’s day and moving right along to Easter? Easter is TWO months away. It’s like how they skip from Halloween and go straight to Christmas…or rather Labor day straight to Christmas, because let’s be real. Poor Thanksgiving… and St Patrick’s day. I want my green stuff! Hopefully it’s just early and they’ll make up for it but so far my Target is disappointing me, even if they did manage to get me to buy a bag of Hershey’s candy coated eggs.
So, I made these on Super Bowl Sunday and couldn’t wait any longer to share them. I’ve always been a big fan of pizza bread sticks but never made them at home. Seriously, these homemade cheesy garlic pizza bread sticks are so good, even they’d be a perfect appetizer or addition to your meal any day of the week. They basically vanished before my eyes. Granted, I was hungry, as was the rest of the family. But good food vanishes fast!
This is a spin on my favorite pizza dough, turned into amazing bread sticks, covered with cheese and flavored with garlic throughout. Don’t waste your time on pre-made pizza dough! It takes only 10 minutes of active prep time to make pull this dough together. It’s worth that small effort to have an extra tasty homemade dish.
Be sure to add this to your menu plan!
Cheesy Garlic Pizza Bread Sticks
Ingredients
- 1 C water
- 2 1/4 tsp active dry yeast
- 1 tsp granulated sugar
- 2 1/2 C all purpose flour
- 1 tsp salt
- 1/2 tsp garlic powder
- 1 Tbsp unsalted butter
- 3 cloves garlic minced
- 1/4 C Parmesan cheese
- 2-3 C whole milk mozzarella cheese shredded
Instructions
- Heat water to 115°F, dissolve yeast and sugar. Allow yeast to proof.
- To the bowl of a stand mixer add flour, salt and garlic powder. With mixer running on low, slowly add yeast mixture. Increase speed and mix until dough forms a ball and pulls away from the sides of the bowl. Transfer to a lightly greased bowl, cover and allow to rise until doubled in size, roughly 1 hour.
- Preheat oven to 425°F. Lightly grease a baking sheet. Shape dough to desired size and shape.
- Melt butter with minced garlic. Brush butter and garlic over entire surface of dough. Sprinkle with Parmesan cheese and mozzarella. Bake for 12-15 minutes or until desired crispness is reached.
- Slice and serve immediately with optional dipping sauces.
Notes
More recipes to try:
Spicy chicken bites
Crispy baked ravioli
Whole wheat buffalo chicken pizza
Bacon-basil pesto and chicken pizza
Garlic bread pizza
Four cheese macaroni and cheese
Garlic and Dijon slow cooker chicken
I think I just want to eat this for dinner. Nothing else. Just this. Heaven.
Wouldn’t that be great? :)
Yum! My idea of some good comfort food! I feel bad for St. Patrick’s day too!
Totally ripped off… poor clovers, leprechauns and green stuff ;)
These pizza sticks look so cheesy and delicious! I published something similar to this today, it’s funny how we usually make the same stuff at the same time! <3
Great minds! :)
Huge fan of cheesy bread and I’m loving this one.
Thanks Meagan! :)
oo I could eat that whole thing. looks sooo good!
Me too ;) Thanks Nicole!
Cheesy breadsticks are my love language. And I’m only 20% joking on that one. :)
Haha! I totally won’t judge. Thanks Courtney :)
These garlicky cheesy sticks look divine. I love cheese and thing with a loada garlic. Yummy!
Thanks Rochelle! :)
Oh good grief, I already made pizza for dinner tonight but now I’m realllly wishing I’d seen this recipe first. Looks like pizza night’s gonna happen two nights in a row this week! :)
Oh you definitely need two pizza nights now! :)
Ummm .. I’m pretty sure I could way too many of these! They look insanely good!!
Pinned because I need this in my life asap.
Thanks so much Angelyn :)
I wish I hadn’t come strolling over to your blog just now. I’m seriously wanting these so badly even though I just ate dinner a couple hours ago. YES! I totally noticed at Target yesterday that everything is EASTER. I didn’t even think about St. Patty’s Day!! Crazy…next thing you know, we’ll be seeing turkeys in July ;)
I’d be so game to see turkeys in July lol
These look delicious! I always have the food problem where I think about it after someone mentions it. That is unless its fish or raisins then I seem to forget very quickly :)
Oh yeah … raisins are definitely one of my least favorite things. Very easily forgettable :)
Love cheesy bread sticks! These look amazing. Bring on the carbs and cheese!
Thanks Tieghan!
Garlic and cheese pizza sticks. Yes, I need this carb loaded goodness like now!
I may need to do the same lol Never too early to start planning dinner ;)
I am the exact same way with cravings! I saw a commercial for chocolate pudding last week and had to make some immediately. I think I ate half of it right out of the pot, lol.
Oh my gosh… hilarious!
Very nice pizza bread
i found your post on stumble
thanks for sharingg