Easy Microwave Garlic Bread Recipe

Learn how to make mouthwateringgarlic bread in 5 minutes without turning on the oven. It’s so easy to get dinner ready after a long work day and satisfy your garlic craving.

When dinner is almost ready, the last thing you want is to fiddle with baking garlic bread. That’s why this recipe cooks the garlic butter in the microwave and then toasts the bread.

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This technique allows you to skip baking or broiling the garlic bread in the oven, which is how most other recipes recommend making homemade garlic bread.

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With the power of your toaster, you can have garlic bread almost from scratch ready in 5 minutes. While it’s not restaurant-style garlic bread, it’s delicious and will satisfy your garlic cravings.

I designed this recipe around minimalist or small apartments that might not have an oven. So, you can make this recipe on vacation in a limited AirBnB rental or if you live in a studio without a kitchen!

NOTE: A lot of Garlic Delight readers requested this version of 5-minute garlic bread with garlic powder instead of fresh garlic. Alex & I came up with the 5-Minute Garlic Bread made using Garlic Powder. If you’re curious about the different garlic substitutes available, check out this article on different forms of garlic sold in most grocery stores.

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This is a super quick and easy garlic bread recipe that’s perfect for satisfying my garlic cravings. Scale the recipe up to serve three, four, or even six with the same amount of effort.

You can use this garlic butter technique on different foods, not only garlic bread. For example, this garlic butter works well spread over popcorn, mashed potatoes, and steamed broccoli.

Calories: 178 kcal | Carbohydrates: 14 g | Protein: 3 g | Fat: 12 g | Saturated Fat: 7 g | Cholesterol: 30 mg | Sodium: 246 mg | Potassium: 50 mg | Fiber: 1 g | Sugar: 1 g | Vitamin A: 500 IU | Vitamin C: 1.1 mg | Calcium: 39 mg | Iron: 1 mg

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Peyton left a comment that the garlic bread burned her mouth. Upon investigation, she mentioned that the garlic was too raw. Yes, raw garlic has sulfuric compounds that can cause a spicy or burning sensation in your mouth.

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To avoid raw garlic in your garlic bread: look to see if the garlic is opaque white. If it is still a bit translucent and a yellowish/off-white color, then it may be too raw. To be safe, you can zap it in the microwave for an extra 30 seconds to 1 minute longer until it’s definitely not raw anymore.

Use fresh garlic for this recipe. After much experimentation, Alex & I developed a version of the 5-minute garlic bread recipe using garlic powder. Alex discovered a technique that creates a well-mixed garlic butter, which was a challenge because garlic powder led to dry, powdery garlic bread! We’re pretty proud of our technique so check out our stress-free garlic bread recipe using garlic powder and leave a comment to let me know what you think.

Easy Microwave Garlic Bread

This recipe is not quite the same as garlic bread from the store or restaurant, which tends to be softer and chewier.

If you want soft garlic bread, choose a soft bread like a dinner roll, naan or focaccia. Also, toast the bread for 30 seconds just to heat it up without making it crispy.

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Ah, this garlic bread recipe is designed for 1 or 2 people. If you follow the instructions to make it for a party of 20, I assure you it will take much longer than 5 minutes. If you’re preparing garlic bread for a large group of people, you’re better off making traditional garlic bread in the oven. The garlic butter works the same only you’ll want to double or triple the quantities. Instead of toasting the bread in a toaster, you can split a baguette in half lengthwise (or other similarly large loaf of bread) and spread the garlic butter inside. Then bake for 15-20 minutes at 350ºF/175ºC. If you want a recipe for traditional garlic, let me know by leaving a comment below.

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Hi! I'm Anna, a food writer who documents kitchen experiments on with the help of my physicist and taste-testing husband, Alex. I have an insatiable appetite for noodles 🍜 and believe in improv cooking.

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