This brilliantly easy Olive Bread Recipe is so magnificently tasty, you’ll be reaching for slice after slice! Loaded with savory olives and layers and layers of cheese, it will be one of those Italian dinner sides you’ll need on repeat!
I know you’ll also love this rich and savory Garlic Bread and Butter Recipe!
Olive Bread Recipe
Olives + Cheesy goodness + Bread = the easiest (and tastiest) appetizer or dinner side you’ll ever make!!
This easy Cheesy Olive Bread Recipe comes from the must-have (seriously, you’ll love this) cookbook… The Pioneer Woman Cooks.
As you may know, I met Ree back in November, and she’s as sweet as can be!
When chatting with her about recipes and The Frugal Girls site, she was so excited to hear I’d be including some of her very own tasty recipes right here for you!
This brilliantly simple recipes creates the perfect tasty dinner side, and an incredible party appetizer… ENJOY!!
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Olive Bread Ingredients
It takes just a few simple ingredients to make the BEST olive cheesy bread!
Check your cupboards, pantry, or fridge… or add the following to your next grocery list to make sure you’ve got everything on hand…
- Black Olives
- Pimento-Stuffed Green Olives
- Green Onions
- Mayonnaise
- Softened Butter
- Monterey Jack Cheese
- Crusty French Bread
That’s it. Just 7 easy to find ingredients are all you’ll need!
How to Make Olive Bread
You won’t believe how simple it is to make your own gourmet, cheesy olive bread at home!
Just a little chopping, spreading, and baking, and you’re done.
Go grab the ingredients and a cutting board, and let’s get started!
Here’s what you’ll do…
1. Preheat your oven.
2. Chop the olives and onions.
3. Grate your cheese.
4. Combine your ingredients in large bowl, and stir well.
5. Slice your loaf of bread as specified.
6. Spread the mixture in an even layer on each half.
7. Bake as directed, or until cheese is melted and beginning to bubble.
8. Cut into pretty diagonal slices and serve immediately.
9. Then sit back, relax, and watch all of those smiles around the table as they indulge in your dreamy, cheesy olive bread!
See… I told you this was going to be EASY!!
Scroll down for the printable recipe card with detailed, step-by-step instructions.
What to Serve with Olive Cheese Bread and Dipping Oil
There are so many delicious dinner dishes you can serve alongside this delightful cheesy bread.
Here are just a few of my favorites…
- Crockpot Tomato Basil Chicken
- Chicken Carbonara
- Chicken Parmesan
- Crockpot Italian Chicken
- Chicken Marsala
- Cheesy Tortellini
- Garlic Parmesan Pasta
- Lasagna
- Slow Cooker Italian Meatballs
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Olive Bread Recipe
Ingredients
- 14.5 ounces Black Olives , (1 can, drained)
- 6 ounces Pimiento-Stuffed Green Olives , (drained)
- 2 Green onions
- 1/2 cup Butter, softened
- 1/2 cup Mayonnaise , (real mayo ~ no substitutions)
- 1 pound Monterey Jack Cheese, grated
- 1 loaf crusty French Bread
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 325 degrees.
- Roughly chop black olives.
- Roughly chop green olives.
- Roughly chop green onions.
- Grate cheese.
- In large bowl, combine Butter, Mayo, Grated Cheese, Chopped Olives and Green Onions.
- Stir it all up until thoroughly combined.
- Slice bread in half lengthwise
- Spread the mixture in an even layer on each half.
- Bake on a cookie sheet for 20 – 25 minutes, until cheese is melted and beginning to bubble.
- Cut into diagonal slices and serve immediately… yum!
Notes
- For answers to Frequently Asked Questions or tips for common substitutions and variations, please refer to the detailed information above this recipe card.
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Is it one stick of butter or 1/2 pound?
Hi Terri ~ you’ll use 1 stick of butter, or 1/2 cup.
This looks so yummy. I love, cheese, olives and bread, so this is a win-win recipe. Thanks for the idea.
You’re very welcome!
I tried this recipe from Ree's site and oh my, it makes huge portions and it is pretty cheap. Sadly, I am the only olive lover in the house and what I couldn't stuff in my tummy or store in my cheeks went to waste. But oh boy was it delicious! I am going to make it again, but this time I will make a small batch and just put it on Texas Garlic Toast, that you can buy in the freezer section.
That sounds like a delicious idea!
OMG – that looks amazingly delicious!!!
It really is ridiculously delicious!
I tried it out last night (minus the green olives) and my family loved it!
I’m so glad they loved it!
That looks and sounds so good, minus the green olives though. I'm going to try this one out for my family!
Thanks for sharing!
You’re very welcome… and you can definitely skip the green olives if you’re not a fan.
OK after I saw this and I had drooled for about an hour I went to the store bought all the stuff came home and forgot the green onions. So I caramelized brown onions instead. I am one happy girl. Yum! Thanks I should have really just smother the cheese, butter and all the other goodness on my thighs because I ate it all!!
Caramelized onions sound like a delicious idea!
We just made this last night from
The Pioneer Woman cookbook, it is soo
good!!!!!!!!!!
Isn’t it SO yummy?
We've had this before and made it New Year's Eve for one of our munchies. YUM!
I love your idea to serve this up on New Year’s Eve!