Garlic

Garlic has been used in recipes for centuries. It is believed to have originated in Central Asia, and was first used as a food seasoning in China. Garlic was introduced to the Mediterranean region by the Romans, and was used extensively in Italian cooking by the 13th century.

In the United States, garlic became popular in recipes during the 19th century, when Italian immigrants began to settle in large numbers in cities such as New York and Boston. Garlic-flavored foods became increasingly popular, and by the mid-20th century, garlic was being used in a wide variety of dishes, from soups and stews to salads and pasta sauces.

Today, garlic is one of the most commonly used ingredients in recipes worldwide. It is a key ingredient in many cuisines, including Italian, Chinese, Indian, and Mexican. Whether used fresh, cooked, or in a powder form, garlic adds flavor and depth to a wide variety of dishes.

Advice

bread

When making garlic bread, it's important to take your time and use the best ingredients. Start by using fresh, high-quality bread. Try to avoid pre-sliced bread and opt for a loaf that you can slice yourself. Once you have your bread, butter it generously and spread with a mixture of minced garlic, butter, herbs, and salt. Toast the bread in the oven until it's golden brown, and then enjoy!

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Recipes

 

Garlic Bread

5/5 - 1422 votes

• black pepper
• baguette
• butter
• parmesan cheese
• mozzarella cheese
• parsley
• salt
• garlic

 

San Francisco-Style Vietnamese American Garlic Noodles

4/5 - 2671 votes

• green onion
• parmesan cheese
• spaghetti
• fish sauce
• light soy sauce
• garlic
• butter
• oyster sauce

 

Lemon and Garlic Chicken With Cherry Tomatoes

5/5 - 1139 votes

• salt
• parsley
• rosemary
• white wine
• parmesan cheese
• sugar
• all purpose flour
• olive oil
• grapeseed
• chicken breast
• garlic
• cherry tomato
• lemon juice

 

Lemon and Garlic Chicken With Mushrooms

4/5 - 2235 votes

• pepper
• salt
• mushroom
• rosemary
• thyme
• white wine
• all purpose flour
• olive oil
• grapeseed
• chicken breast
• garlic
• lemon juice

 

Baked Garlic Salmon

4.5/5 - 315 votes

• parsley
• lemon juice
• salmon
• garlic
• olive oil
• black pepper
• salt

 

Garlic Chicken With Guasacaca Sauce

4/5 - 1496 votes

• salt
• zest
• cilantro
• parsley
• avocado
• jalapeño
• carrot
• olive oil
• rice vinegar
• garlic

 

Sweet Potato-Garlic Soup With Chile Oil

5/5 - 622 votes

• SOUP
• salt
• cumin seed
• black pepper
• garlic
• onion
• sweet potato
• turmeric
• olive oil
• vegetable stock
• CHILE OIL
• sichuan peppercorn
• oil
• red pepper flake
• garlic

 

Garlic Soup

4/5 - 1239 votes

• pepper
• salt
• pea
• olive oil
• bay leaf
• pasta
• thyme
• parsley
• egg
• parmesan cheese
• garlic
• bread

 

Lemon and Garlic Chicken With Spiced Spinach

5/5 - 452 votes

• pepper
• salt
• rosemary
• spinach
• coriander seed
• cinnamon
• all purpose flour
• olive oil
• grapeseed
• allspice berry
• chicken breast
• garlic
• lemon juice

 

Creamy Tuscan Garlic Chicken

4.96/5 - 132 votes

• heavy cream
• spinach
• garlic powder
• italian seasoning
• chicken breast
• chicken broth
• parmesan cheese
• tomato
• olive oil

 

4 Minute Spicy Garlic Shrimp

5/5 - 345 votes

• parsley
• lemon
• steak seasoning
• shrimp
• red pepper flake
• olive oil
• lemon juice
• garlic

 

What Is Black Garlic?

4/5 - 234 votes

• garlic

 

Garlic Shrimp With Peas

4/5 - 698 votes

• rice
• salt
• green garlic
• english pea
• shrimp
• cilantro
• parsley
• red pepper flake
• olive oil

 

Umami Garlic Noodles With Mustard Greens

4/5 - 689 votes

• cilantro
• black pepper
• salt
• shallot
• oyster sauce
• cornstarch
• mustard green
• chinese wheat noodle
• shiitake
• sugar
• monosodium glutamate
• fish sauce
• garlic
• butter

 

Steakhouse Garlic Butter

4/5 - 222 votes

• butter
• worcestershire sauce
• salt
• white pepper
• garlic

 

4 Minute Spicy Garlic Shrimp

4.8/5 - 118 votes

• lemon
• red pepper flake
• parsley
• olive oil
• grill
• shrimp
• garlic

 

Garlic Soup With Spinach

4/5 - 495 votes

• bouquet garni made
• salt
• spinach
• chicken stock
• elbow macaroni
• parmesan cheese
• egg
• garlic

 

Provençal Garlic Soup With Poached Egg

5/5 - 148 votes

• parsley
• pepper
• salt
• sage
• olive oil
• new crop garlic
• egg
• day french bread

 

Garlic Soup

4/5 - 424 votes

• salt
• sweet spanish paprika
• white bread
• olive oil
• egg white
• chicken stock
• garlic

 

Oven-Fried Garlic Chicken

5/5 - 203 votes

• parsley
• salt
• pepper
• bread crumb
• parmesan cheese
• chicken
• garlic
• butter

 

Herbed Garlic Bread

4/5 - 373 votes

• olive oil
• black pepper
• parmesan cheese
• salt
• loaf country bread
• butter
• garlic
• basil
• chive
• parsley

 

Chinese Garlic Sauce for Stir-Fries

4/5 - 144 votes

• dark soy sauce
• light soy sauce
• vegetable oil
• water
• cornstarch
• chili sauce
• sesame oil
• sugar
• rice vinegar
• chinese rice wine
• garlic

 

Keto Garlic Bread

4.7/5 - 38 votes

• salt
• marinara
• garlic
• egg
• mozzarella cheese
• butter
• parsley
• parmesan cheese
• garlic powder
• baking powder
• almond flour
• cream cheese

 

Chinese Roast Pork on Garlic Bread

4/5 - 330 votes

• GARLIC BREAD
• chinese mustard
• red
• green onion
• apricot jam
• butter
• sub roll
• garlic
• ROAST PORK
• oyster sauce
• chinese 5-spice powder
• honey
• pork shoulder
• hoisin sauce
• shaoxing wine
• red fermented bean curd
• soy sauce

 

Simple Garlic Butter

4/5 - 131 votes

• butter
• garlic
• parsley

 

Instant Pot Lemon Garlic Chicken

4.66/5 - 61 votes

• italian seasoning
• garlic powder
• onion
• chicken broth
• olive oil
• butter
• garlic
• chicken thigh
• juice
• parsley

 

Honey Garlic Salmon (5 Ingredients, 15 Minutes)

4.96/5 - 114 votes

• white vinegar
• garlic
• soy sauce
• salmon
• honey
• chive
• olive oil
• salt
• sesame seed

 

Grilled Garlic Bread

4/5 - 312 votes

• salt
• olive oil
• baguette
• tomato
• garlic

 

Classic Garlic Bread

3.8/5 - 140 votes

• parmesan cheese
• salt
• parsley
• baguette
• butter
• olive oil
• cloves garlic clove

 

Manul Changachi: Korean Pickled Garlic

4/5 - 121 votes

• soy sauce
• garlic
• rice wine vinegar
• sugar

 

Tomato and Garlic Dip

4/5 - 122 votes

• salt
• tomato
• hard-boiled egg
• garlic
• white peasant bread
• olive oil
• thickly serrano ham
• sherry vinegar

 

Gourmet Lasagna-Stuffed Garlic Bread

4.5/5 - 60 votes

• ricotta cheese
• pasta sauce
• yeast
• basil
• mozzarella cheese
• water
• olive oil
• salt
• sugar
• garlic
• lasagna noodle
• butter
• all purpose flour

 

Simple Lemon Garlic Shrimp With White Rice

4.5/5 - 59 votes

• white rice
• shrimp
• parsley
• lemon juice
• garlic
• butter
• black pepper
• salt

 

Easy Stir-Fried Thai Garlic Shrimp

4.5/5 - 59 votes

• brown sugar
• fish sauce
• soy sauce
• lime
• red chile pepper
• oyster sauce
• shrimp
• lime juice
• oil
• coriander
• garlic

 

Garlic Breadsticks

4/5 - 93 votes

• parsley
• basil
• garlic powder
• water
• pizza dough
• olive oil
• olive oil
• sugar
• yeast
• salt
• garlic
• all purpose flour
• butter

 

Asian Chilli Garlic Prawns (Shrimp)

4.92/5 - 106 votes

• red pepper flake
• sesame oil
• vegetable oil
• water
• ginger
• soy sauce
• brown sugar
• sriracha
• garlic
• prawn
• green onion
• red chilly
• sesame seed

 

Spicy Pickled Garlic

4.5/5 - 58 votes

• rice vinegar
• salt
• sugar
• garlic

 

Yogurt Garlic Sauce

4/5 - 87 votes

• yogurt
• garlic
• lemon juice
• salt

 

Greek Lemon-Garlic Chicken (Kotopoulo Skorthato)

4/5 - 87 votes

• oregano
• water
• olive oil
• lemon juice
• potato
• chicken
• garlic
• salt
• cucumber tomato salad

 

Garlic Knots

4.99/5 - 66 votes

• butter
• olive oil
• garlic powder
• egg
• salt
• milk
• parsley flake
• water
• sugar
• yeast
• all purpose flour
• butter
• pasta sauce

 

Creamy Garlic Prawns (Shrimp)

4.99/5 - 61 votes

• heavy cream
• olive oil
• garlic
• chicken
• parmesan cheese
• black pepper
• salt
• white wine
• butter
• parsley
• garlic
• prawn

 

Garlic Broth

4.8/5 - 45 votes

• herb
• salt
• olive oil
• garlic

 

Korean Cream Cheese Garlic Bread

5/5 - 38 votes

• butter
• parsley
• garlic powder
• yeast
• block cream cheese
• egg
• water
• milk
• sugar
• salt
• egg
• sugar
• all purpose flour
• garlic

 

Butter-Garlic Oven Fries with Herbs

4.7/5 - 36 votes

• salt
• parsley
• thyme
• garlic
• chive
• butter
• vegetable oil
• russet potato

 

Easy Pull-Apart Pepperoni Garlic Knots Recipe

4.5/5 - 22 votes

• all purpose flour
• pizza sauce
• pecorino romano cheese
• pizza dough
• parmesan cheese
• parsley
• red pepper flake
• chive
• olive oil
• butter
• pepperoni
• garlic

 

Spanish Garlic Soup (Sopa de Ajo)

4.5/5 - 43 votes

• water
• sweet paprika
• parsley
• olive oil
• french bread
• garlic
• cured ham
• egg
• salt

 

Garlic Knots

4/5 - 133 votes

• all purpose flour
• salt
• parmesan cheese
• pasta sauce
• pizza dough
• parsley
• olive oil
• garlic
• butter

 

Garlic Confit

4.7/5 - 39 votes

• grapeseed oil
• garlic

 

Baja Garlic Shrimp

4.5/5 - 35 votes

• salt
• white rice
• shrimp
• lime juice
• onion
• butter
• parsley
• white wine
• garlic

 

George Foreman Grill Lemon Garlic Chicken

4/5 - 64 votes

• chicken breast
• lemon juice
• olive oil
• black pepper
• salt
• garlic

 

Garlic Prawns (Shrimp!)

4.98/5 - 48 votes

• olive oil
• black pepper
• salt
• white wine
• olive oil
• lemon juice
• parsley
• garlic
• butter
• prawn
• bread
• lemon

 

Ginger-Garlic Tofu

4.4/5 - 43 votes

• cilantro
• ginger
• chinkiang vinegar
• soy sauce
• palm sugar
• vegetable oil
• blocks tofu
• garlic

 

Crispy Parmesan Garlic Chicken with Zucchini

4.76/5 - 29 votes

• italian bread crumb
• parmesan cheese
• all purpose flour
• chicken breast
• garlic
• zucchini
• butter

 

Grilled Garlic Bread With Basil and Parmesan

4/5 - 113 votes

• basil
• olive oil
• parmesan cheese
• garlic
• white bread

 

Homemade Garlic Bread

4/5 - 59 votes

• baguette
• garlic
• butter

 

BBQ Thai Garlic Shrimp in the Shell

4.5/5 - 34 votes

• fish sauce
• lime juice
• lime
• cilantro
• tiger shrimp
• oyster sauce
• soy sauce
• brown sugar
• garlic

 

Slow Cooker Creole Garlic Shrimp

4/5 - 57 votes

• garlic powder
• salt
• paprika
• creole seasoning
• onion powder
• oregano
• thyme
• shrimp
• olive oil
• black pepper
• cayenne pepper
• parsley
• butter
• garlic

 

Better-Than-Dominos Garlic Bread

4.98/5 - 43 votes

• french baguette
• salt
• us butter
• parsley
• garlic

 

Crispy Baked Garlic Shrimp

4.97/5 - 31 votes

• count shrimp
• parsley
• lemon
• black pepper
• salt
• olive oil
• red pepper flake
• bread crumb
• oregano
• garlic

 

Honey-Garlic Cauliflower

4.1/5 - 19 votes

• lime juice
• cauliflower
• all purpose flour
• sriracha
• honey
• soy sauce
• green onion
• water
• garlic
• panko breadcrumb
• corn starch
• egg

 

Lemon and Garlic Roasted Cauliflower Recipe

4.5/5 - 33 votes

• cauliflower
• parsley
• garlic
• salt
• black pepper
• lemon juice
• olive oil
• parmesan cheese

 

Cheesy Garlic Breadsticks

4.94/5 - 44 votes

• sugar
• olive oil
• butter
• bread flour
• mozzarella cheese
• yeast
• white vinegar
• parmesan cheese
• garlic
• water
• salt

 

Creamy Tuscan Garlic Shrimp

4.96/5 - 22 votes

• heavy cream
• spinach
• garlic powder
• italian seasoning
• shrimp
• chicken broth
• parmesan cheese
• tomato
• olive oil
• garlic

 

Toasted Garlic Bread

4/5 - 51 votes

• french
• garlic
• butter
• salt
• black pepper

 

Caprese Garlic Bread with Crispy Prosciutto

4.96/5 - 22 votes

• basil
• loaf ciabatta bread
• parmesan cheese
• olive oil
• cherry tomato
• parsley
• thyme
• honey
• garlic
• prosciutto
• champagne
• butter
• burrata cheese
• chili flake
• salt

 

Zucchini Garlic Soup

5/5 - 22 votes

• navy bean
• onion
• pepper
• salt
• white wine
• zucchini
• garlic
• olive oil
• chicken

 

Caramelized Onion and Garlic Chicken

4/5 - 50 votes

• brown sugar
• onion
• olive oil
• white wine vinegar
• garlic
• chicken breast
• black pepper
• salt

 

Roasted Tomato Garlic Soup

5/5 - 21 votes

• thyme
• parsley
• garlic
• puff pastry
• chicken broth
• white wine
• salt
• smokey paprika
• heavy cream
• white pepper
• butter
• sour cream
• shallot
• olive oil
• rosemary
• thyme
• milk
• egg
• tomato
• goat cheese
• lemon lemon zest
• salt

 

Sheet Pan Crispy Parmesan Garlic Chicken

4.82/5 - 22 votes

• potato
• italian seasoning
• garlic powder
• asparagus
• milk
• panko
• parmesan cheese
• olive oil
• egg
• chicken breast
• salt

 

Insanely Good Creamy Tuscan Garlic Salmon

5/5 - 18 votes

• heavy cream
• spinach
• cornstarch
• garlic powder
• italian seasoning
• chicken broth
• parmesan cheese
• tomato
• olive oil
• garlic
• salmon

 

Air Fryer Garlic Bread

5/5 - 21 votes

• parsley
• baguette
• parmesan cheese
• garlic
• butter

 

Baked Chili-Garlic Fries

5/5 - 18 votes

• salt
• chili powder
• olive oil
• garlic
• russet potato

 

Glazed Lemon Honey Garlic Chicken

4.59/5 - 24 votes

• chicken thigh
• soy sauce
• italian seasoning
• lemon juice
• honey
• olive oil
• butter
• garlic

 

Lettuce and Green Garlic Soup

4/5 - 67 votes

• bouquet garni made
• pepper amount
• parmesan cheese
• salt
• olive oil
• green garlic
• onion
• parsley
• rice
• parsley
• lettuce
• chicken

 

Killer Garlic Fries with Rosemary

4.8/5 - 25 votes

• rosemary
• parsley
• salt
• black pepper
• alexia house fry
• canola oil
• garlic

 

Heirloom Tomato, Basil, and Manchego Garlic Bread

4.78/5 - 18 votes

• basil
• manchego
• butter
• garlic
• cherry tomato
• tomato
• bread
• olive oil
• salt

 

Baked Thai Chili-Garlic Shrimp

5/5 - 12 votes

• chili
• shrimp
• brown sugar
• coconut milk
• cayenne pepper
• shrimp paste
• makrut lime
• fish sauce
• vegetable oil
• garlic
• cilantro
• lime

 

Homemade Garlic Breadsticks (+Video)

5/5 - 17 votes

• salt
• garlic powder
• salt
• yeast
• water
• butter
• sugar
• butter
• all purpose flour

 

The Ultimate Garlic Bread Recipe

5/5 - 17 votes

• basil
• oregano
• loaf french bread
• parmesan cheese
• butter
• salt
• black pepper
• olive oil
• garlic

 

Green Garlic Broth

4/5 - 53 votes

• salt
• green garlic shoot
• leek
• chive
• green onion
• baguette
• chicken broth

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