Homemade Garlic Butter Croutons

Posted By nutmegnanny on September 20, 2012

These homemade garlic butter croutons are full of flavor and perfect on top of soup or salad. Full of flavor and ready in just about 30 minutes.

These homemade garlic butter croutons are full of flavor and perfect on top of soup or salad. Full of flavor and ready in just about 30 minutes.

I have a friend who owns an ice cream shop near my work called The Blue Pig. During the fall she starts serving soup and starts making these ahhhhhhhhhhhmazing garlic butter croutons. Sometimes I will go to her shop, chat and then starts shoveling fists full of these gems into my mouth. They are that good!

These homemade garlic butter croutons are full of flavor and perfect on top of soup or salad. Full of flavor and ready in just about 30 minutes.

They are even better served on top of homemade tomato soup and of course on salad. Or, you could easily just sit down with a bowl and treat them like potato chips. It’s your call. I won’t judge you.

These homemade garlic butter croutons are full of flavor and perfect on top of soup or salad. Full of flavor and ready in just about 30 minutes.

These beauties are tossed in butter, garlic and lots of salt. These are not the “low-fat” croutons so you should probably eat them in moderation. Unless you are a fan of delicious goodness. Then you should probably shovel them into your mouth by the fistful. Again, no judgement here. I certainly wouldn’t blame you.

These homemade garlic butter croutons are full of flavor and perfect on top of soup or salad. Full of flavor and ready in just about 30 minutes.

Homemade Garlic Butter Croutons

These homemade garlic butter croutons are full of flavor and perfect on top of soup or salad. Full of flavor and ready in just about 30 minutes.

Yield: 6 servings

Prep Time: 10 minutes

Cook Time: 20 minutes

Total Time: 30 minutes

Ingredients:

1 loaf crusty French bread - left out overnight
1 stick unsalted butter
1-2 teaspoons kosher salt
2 cloves garlic - minced

Directions:

Preheat oven to 375 degrees.

Cut French bread into 1-inch squares and set aside.

In a large pot melt down butter, add salt and garlic. Remove from heat and add in cut up bread. Toss until butter is soaked into the bread and flavors are evenly distributed over bread.

Spread butter soaked bread onto a silpat (or parchment) lined sheet pan. Bake for 15-20 minutes until browned. Toss once or twice during baking to ensure all sides are perfectly toasted.

Croutons

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Taylor @ Food Faith Fitness — April 17, 2015 at 7:38 am

You are so right about getting to know people’s eating habits after years!
And I know that my husband would also require more than half of this sandwich. That melt cheesy AND BACON? Dead.
Pinned!
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meg @ The Housewife in Training Files — April 17, 2015 at 8:05 am

Oh man. No trip was complete to my Nana’s without buttered toast. Not quite as extravagant as grilled cheese but it was delicious and still to this day, reminds me of those times!
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Judy@ImBoredLetsGo — April 17, 2015 at 8:11 am

With a sandwich that delicious looking, who could stop with just a half? Not me!
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Jessica @ A Kitchen Addiction — April 17, 2015 at 8:14 am

This is my kind of grilled cheese! It looks amazing!
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Rebecca {foodie with family} — April 17, 2015 at 8:39 am

Just don’t attack him with a Tide stain stick at the table 😀 This sandwich is TOTALLY worth pre-treating clothes!! 😀
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Katie | Healthy Seasonal Recipes — April 17, 2015 at 8:46 am

I know totally what you mean about knowing your husbands eating habits. Ha ha! And no, a half of one of these probably wouldn’t be enough for my guy either!
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Kacey @ The Cookie Writer — April 17, 2015 at 9:20 am

Whoa, whoa, whoa. This has to be the best grilled cheese I have ever seen! Sending it to my sister now!
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Megan {Country Cleaver} — April 17, 2015 at 9:44 am

I feel like chicken tonight, ch-ch-chicken tonight!! YUM town homeslice!
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Kristen @ A Mind Full Mom — April 17, 2015 at 10:22 am

Hello LOVE!!! This grilled cheese is certainly better than buttered toast–which ranks pretty high up there!
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Danae @ Recipe Runner — April 17, 2015 at 10:38 am

Love this grilled cheese Brandy! You totally took it to the next level with chicken and bacon! And you are so right about grandma’s house being all about the cookies!
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Barbara @ Spirited Cook — April 17, 2015 at 10:39 am

Oooo….my type of sandwich, Brandy! Pinned!
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Miranda @ Cookie Dough & Oven Mitt — April 17, 2015 at 10:43 am

This is the grilled cheese that I need in my life. I don’t believe a grilled cheese could get any better than this! Pinning!
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Marlynn @UrbanBlissLife — April 17, 2015 at 11:02 am

I am in love with this sandwich. Everything about it. It’s only 8am here and I am pretty sure if that sandwich were in front of me I would eat the whole thing!
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heather @french press — April 17, 2015 at 11:14 am

my husband can NEVER, and I mean NEVER eat without dropping something on himself 🙂 and he would definitely need more than one of these
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Brandy M — April 17, 2015 at 1:21 pm

I am pretty sure that it is a requirement (at least according to my son) to drop food on himself LOL. Those grilled Cheese Sandwiches would be worth the stain though! They look SOO good.
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Sharana @ Living The Sweet Life Blog — April 17, 2015 at 1:43 pm

Mmmmm grilled cheese perfection! It’s like grilled cheese meet a chicken club … sounds delicious
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Katrina @ In Katrina's Kitchen — April 17, 2015 at 2:31 pm

Your husband is the luckiest man in the whole wide world. This grilled cheese is cray cray amazing.
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Sherri @ The Well Floured Kitchen — April 17, 2015 at 2:34 pm

Haha- my husband spills something on his shirt everyday too 🙂 This looks amazing- and what a great cause from Land O’ Lakes!
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Kate @ Diethood — April 17, 2015 at 4:31 pm

Whoa Whoa Whoaaaa! I’m sorta speechless. All I want is a bite!! AND! Yes, bacon 4eva!! Seriously, what would we do without it?!?
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Lauren Kelly Nutrition — April 17, 2015 at 4:31 pm

YES! My husband spills something on his clothes daily and never seems to notice until I point it out? This shrilled cheese is literally making my mouth water! PINNED!
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Renee - Kudos Kitchen — April 17, 2015 at 6:00 pm

I would not be happy with only half of this sandwich either. Good thing you were prepared. This looks truly amazing. So glad you used sourdough bread. YUM!
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The Food Hunter — April 17, 2015 at 6:18 pm

I’ve not thought to put chicken in my grilled cheese1
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Julie | This Gal Cooks — April 17, 2015 at 7:09 pm

That is one killer sandwich!
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Martha @ A Family Feast — April 17, 2015 at 7:28 pm

Your hubby sounds exactly like mine…always wanting more than his half (especially of a sandwich this delicious) and drips on the front of his shirt! 🙂
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Thao @ In Good Flavor — April 17, 2015 at 10:49 pm

This is a delicious looking sandwich! I would come back for seconds! Pinning.
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Gerry @ Foodness Gracious — April 18, 2015 at 12:19 pm

Slobber, drool and everything else..looks amazing!! 🙂
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Cookin Canuck — April 18, 2015 at 3:34 pm

Oh yes, I remember that amazing looking pork and cherry sandwich! This one looks equally as good. And it involves bacon…all good.
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Jaren (Diary of a Recipe Collector) — April 19, 2015 at 7:49 am

This is so my kind of sandwich!! I love everything about it!
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Angie | Big Bear's Wife — April 19, 2015 at 1:53 pm

oh my sweet heavens…the chicken….the bacon…the cheese..gimme please!!!! haha and yeah, I’m so glad I’m not the only one dropping food over here. haha
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Kirsten/ComfortablyDomestic — April 19, 2015 at 6:14 pm

Holeeeee moleeeee! I admire your hubs’ restraint. I might have nipped part of your finger trying to get a bite of this sandwich. Chicken and bacon and cheese FTW!
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Deborah — April 21, 2015 at 12:45 am

Absolutely everything about this sandwich is perfection!!
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Andi @ The Weary Chef — April 21, 2015 at 9:57 am

Funny that we both had meaty grilled cheese on the brain last week. Yours looks AMAZING!