This is the easiest “easy garlic bread casserole recipe” ever. I am a stay at home and homeschooling mom, so I cook a lot of meals. And, to find meals that the whole family will love is sometimes challenging. Usually, every week we have spaghetti, meatballs and garlic bread. A family favorite is the garlic cheese bread that I buy in the frozen section of my local supermarket. However, this week I wanted to try something new with my garlic cheese bread that I had purchased, so I was looking at what items that I had in my pantry and created this yummy casserole.
Top 4 Ingredients For My “Easy Garlic Bread Casserole Recipe”
- Garlic Bread Toast
- Browned ground beef, chicken or venison
- Pasta sauce, spaghetti sauce, marinara sauce, or meat sauce. Another idea for sauce is a simple recipe for pizza sauce or spaghetti sauce (the same thing); Here’s that recipe for Easy Homemade Pizza Sauce, but the ingredients are tomato sauce, sugar, salt. garlic powder, onion powder, oregano Leaves, Italian seasoning, parsley flakes, celery seed.
- Shredded Cheese
Different Types of Bread For Casserole
Even tho I used the slices of cheesy garlic bread or the box of Texas toast, there are different options.
- Create your own buttery garlic bread (Cheaper version), for example: slices of white bread, add a butter mixture of butter and garlic powder to each slice of bread, then added any cheese or maybe a single layer of creamy mozzarella cheese.
- Italian bread sliced and prepared like above bread.
- Ball of dough or pizza dough found in the freezer section of the supermarket. Pinch off, place in pan and prepare like above bread with the delicious garlic butter mixture
- French bread and prepared like above bread.
Different Types of Cheeses For Casserole
- Shredded Colby Jack cheese
- Italian blend cheeses
- Parmesan cheese
- Mozzarella cheese
Different Sauces For Casserole
- Pasta sauce
- Spaghetti sauce
- Marinara sauce
- Meat sauce.
- Another idea for sauce is a simple recipe for pizza sauce or spaghetti sauce (the same thing); Here’s that recipe for Easy Homemade Pizza Sauce, but the ingredients are tomato sauce, sugar, salt. garlic powder, onion powder, oregano Leaves, Italian seasoning, parsley flakes, celery seed. This sauce mixture is so easy to make and can save you money.
Do I Add Foil to the Top of the Casserole While Cooking?
No, you will not need to add aluminum foil to the top of this casserole while it is cooking.
What Supplies Do I Need to Prepare This Casserole?
- Baking dish, baking sheet or a large dutch oven. Any one of these will work
- A large skillet to brown the meat
- A wooden spoon
Can This Casserole be a Freezer Meal?
Yes, most definitely can this casserole be a freezer meal. After you have baked this casserole, let it cool to room temperature, then cut into individual servings, place into freezer meal prep bowls and place into your freezer.
How Long Will This Casserole Stay in the Freezer?
This casserole will be good in the freezer for approximately 3 months.
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- Take a medium size skillet, a teaspoon of olive oil and cook over medium-high heat and brown your ground beef, chicken or venison. Add black pepper and salt to taste.
- Once meat is browned, add the sauce and mix well. Set mixture to the side.
- Spray baking dish with oil
- Place bread slices to the bottom of a baking dish, spoon meat/sauce mixture on top of garlic toast.
- Add a layer of cheese
- Bake until you have melted cheese
- Remove from the hot oven and enjoy a perfect weeknight dinner.
What Can I Add To This Casserole?
- Red pepper flakes
- Bag of meatballs
- Pepperoni slices
- Sausage
- Black Olives
- Jalapeno Peppers
Other Cheap Meals Ideas
- Breakfast Casseroles with French Bread
- Pepperoni Pizza Casserole recipe with garlic toast
- Meatball sub casserole with garlic toast
I love these garlic toast new recipes ideas! So, try a delicious recipe with our “secret ingredient” GARLIC TOAST!!
Easy Garlic Bread Casserole Recipe
This is the perfect weeknight dinner meal. Just 4 ingredients and minutes in the kitchen and you have a casserole that the entire family will enjoy!
Ingredients
- 1 pound of browned ground beef, chicken or venison
- 1 box of 8ct garlic cheese texas toast
- 2 cups of a 24oz jar of pizza or spaghetti sauce
- 2 cups of shredded cheese
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 425 degrees
- Take a medium size skillet, a teaspoon of olive oil and cook over medium-high heat and brown your ground beef, chicken or venison. Add black pepper and salt to taste.
- Once meat is browned, add the sauce and mix well. Set mixture to the side.
- Spray baking dish with oil
- Place bread slices to the bottom of a baking dish, spoon meat/sauce mixture on top of garlic toast.
- Add a layer of cheese
- Bake until you have melted cheese
- Remove from the hot oven and enjoy a perfect weeknight dinner.
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