Cheesy Pull Apart Bread

Because we’re right in the middle of soup season {not that there’s ever a bad time for soup!}, I thought I’d whip up a bread recipe that will go perfectly with all your favorite soups!

Holy cats this bread was so good I should have made 2 {or 3, or 4}. Saving some for our dinnertime soup was really hard. It’s a good thing I was home alone when I made it or it never would have survived 5 minutes near all my family. Go make this cheesy goodness and report back on whether you’re as obsessed with it now as I am.

I’m also thinking of new ingredients to add. You can really go crazy and stuff your bread with all sorts of cheeses and spices. This is going to be fun!

Ingredients

1 unsliced loaf of sourdough bread
12 ounces Provolone cheese, thinly sliced
1 stick butter, melted
1/2 cup chives, finely chopped

Directions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line a baking sheet with foil and set aside {I use a Silpat. It’s the only way to go!}.

Make criss-cross cuts on the top of your loaf of bread without cutting through the bottom crust. To do this, look down at your loaf of bread and make a series of top to bottom cuts. Then carefully make a series of side to side cuts. This step may be tricky, so be careful not to cut too deeply.

Take cheese slices and insert them between cuts in the bread. In a small bowl, mix butter and chives and then drizzle over the bread. Wrap in foil and bake for 15 minutes. Remove the foil and bake for an additional 10 minutes. Pair with your favorite soup and enjoy.

Try serving your pull apart bread with any of these tasty soups:

• Classic Chicken Noodle Soup
• Sausage Lentil Soup
• Spinach and White Bean Soup
• Olive Garden Pasta E Fagioli Soup
• Italian Chicken Pasta Soup
• Corn Chowder with Bacon, Potatoes and Chives
• Rustic Pea Soup with Ham
• Vegetable Soup with Beef
• Creamy Chicken Soup
• Fully Loaded Baked Potato Soup
• Guinness Beef Stew