Recipe

This Cheesy Pesto Pull-Apart Bread Will Be Your New Favorite Snack

By Alex Frank at Denison University

Sourdough bread, cut up into easy-to-grab squares, layered with melted white cheddar cheese and pesto, this shareable app is so easy to make, even your typical kitchen-shy college kid can do it. Make it for a party, a family get together, or just for yourself on movie night. It’s simple, only takes 20 minutes to put together and will definitely impress.

Pesto Pull-Apart Bread

  • Prep Time: 5 Minutes
  • Cook Time: 15 Minutes
  • Total Time: 20 Minutes
  • Servings: 8
  • Easy
Ingredients
  • 1 loaf of sourdough bread
  • 1/4 cup butter
  • 1 cup pesto
  • 1.5 cup white cheddar cheese

Photo by Alex Frank

Step 1

Slice loaf of sourdough bread into a checkerboard configuration, making sure not to cut through bottom crust.

GIF by Alex Frank

Step 2

Melt 1/4 cup of butter in microwave (30 seconds).

GIF by Alex Frank

Step 3

Spoon melted butter into crevices of sourdough bread.

GIF by Alex Frank

Step 4

Spoon pesto into crevices of sourdough bread.

GIF by Alex Frank

Step 5

Sprinkle and stuff cheese into sourdough bread.

GIF by Alex Frank

Step 6

Bake loaf for 15 minutes at 375°F and eat while hot.

Photo by Alex Frank

Pull-apart these recipes: