This Cheesy Italian Quick Bread is the perfect accompaniment to your next meal! Throw it together in a few minutes and pair it with your favorite soup, stew, chili…you name it. It’s great with anything!
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When one loaf goes, another one is created. And ohhh baby, is this a good one.
We’re HUGE carb people over here. Pairing bread with dinner is basically my favorite thing EVER.
I skimmed through my recipes a bit and I thought I might want to make my Hearty Oat Loaf, but then I decided to put together two of our favorite things into this bread – cheese and Italian anything.
The bread is killerrrrr. Seriously.
Cheesy Italian Quick Bread
Ingredients
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 3/4 cup reduced-fat mozzarella cheese
- 1 tablespoon sugar
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1/2 teaspoon Italian seasoning
- 1/2 teaspoon basil
- 1/2 teaspoon oregano
- 3 tablespoons cold butter
- 1 egg
- 1/2 cup plain Greek yogurt
- 1/2 cup milk
- 1/4 cup reduced-fat mozzarella cheese
- Optional: spray butter an extra tbsp butter, or garlic spray
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. Spray a 9-inch round baking pan with cooking spray; set aside.
- In a large bowl, combine the first 10 ingredients and mix well. Cut in cold butter with a pastry blender (or two knives/forks) until mixture is made up of fine crumbs.
- In a small bowl, whisk together egg, Greek yogurt, and milk. Stir into dry ingredients until just moistened – do not over mix! (If your dough is still a little dry, add an extra splash of milk).
- Spoon into prepared baking pan, sprinkle with remaining 1/4 cup cheese and extra butter, if desired. Bake for 20-25 minutes or until light golden brown. Cool slightly before serving. Enjoy!
(adapted from Taste of Home)
While Jay had some leftover soup with it, I had a portion of some Crock Pot Chicken Taco Chili.
Because, you know…cheesy Italian bread is the perfect match for Mexican-flavored chili, right?
The chili was good, but I got full super quick and couldn’t even finish it all. So not like me. Must have been from all the bread. 
Either way, you have GOT to try this bread. Promise, mmmkay??
I don’t think I could trust myself around a loaf of that bread!
That bread looks delicious! I love that I don’t need a bread maker to make it – I will have to try it out once I finish moving :)
Oh man! I love cheese bread but I’m almost afraid to make this after the way that we (and by we, I mean I) demolished a loaf of your hearty oat bread. :-)
You better believe this bread is making an appearance in our house verrrry soon! Already pinned it! ;)
This bread looks incredible! I definitely want to make it asap! I love that you don’t need a breadmaker :)
Yum! I want that chili and the quick bread this weekend!
This bread puts any grilled cheese to shame…yum!!
The bread looks delicious! I also rented that movie from Redbox last night! I loooved it. I was laughing so hard, but crying at all the sentimental parts too (haha I’m a sap!).
Ohhhhh my. That looks amazing!!!!
This looks great! I love how you use a circle pan lol
The bread looks yummy! Can I just take a moment to marvel at the fact that your husband will eat leftovers? I can sometimes get one more night out of a dish, but it’s always pushing it!
That bread looks delicious… definitely going to have to try out the recipe, thanks!
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omg that bread sounds amazing! i love the cheesy addition to it..cheese makes everything so much better :)
I so want a piece of that bread and some warm soup right now!! I am suffering my serious allergies and the thought of that looks oh so comforting!!! I would make it right this second but I don’t have the cheese on hand…..boo hoo!!!!!
I have never made bread before! But this actually looks pretty easy. I’ll have to keep that in mind it looks delicious!
Any chance that this could be made with soy or almond milk? I don’t have any skim milk at the house but would LOVE to make this!
Oh my! That bread sounds amazing! I might have to give it a try with some lactose-free cheese because I need to try this!
I’ve never attempted to make bread, but after reading about your delicious bread, I may have to give it a try this weekend while JP watches football. :)
I need to check out What to Expect…I am in denial about my baby fever. Random babies are smiling at me everywhere and it makes me ache. And Baby GAP…doesn’t hurt to browse, right? :)
YUM. That looks soooo delicious! I wish the oven at my school apartment worked so I could make it here.
That bread looks SOOO good – kind of reminds me of the red lobster rolls but in bread form! My mouth is watering – the soup and bread will probably be a weekend dinner! :) Thanks for the recipe!
That bread DOES look good! I am definitely going to make it! My parents just got back from Italy and brought back some ridiculous olive oil and balsamic vinegar!! Would go perfectly with this!
That bread has me drooling…oh my goshhhh! Yum.
Yum! That bread looks delicious! Loving the Fall decor too! :)
I’ve been skeptical of adding almond butter to my cereal too (oats yes but cereal? hmm). I think it’s time I try it though because your bowl looks delicious!
I want to bathe in Justins Maple Almond butter, need to make another order to Ireland soon! :)
My husband would love this! He loves Italian herbs and looovvveess cheese. I’ve got to make this soon! Thanks :)
I’m loving all these bread recipes from you lately! Definitely going to have to add this to my must-make list!
that bread looks scrumptions! so does the taco chili – will have to try both
that bread looks so FREAKIN DELICIOUS. pinned!! :)
Ohhh my goodness yum yum yum
That bread looks delicious! Unfortunately, I’m taking a break from it at the moment. I’m glad you mentioned that movie….it was one I really wanted to see, but forgot about it. The almond butter in the cereal is better than I thought it would be too!
Oh my GOSH What to Expect is so funny! I was actually so shocked at the immediate “baby fever” I had after watching it. The part when J.Lo and her husband meet their baby?! GAHH!!
That movie arrives from Netflix today! Can’t wait. A little concerned about the baby fever though. I am trying your bread next week, thanks for the recipe! Love bread recipes that done require yeast!!
I wanted to rent that movie on Tuesday night cause I saw it was a new release and the hubby said no to baby fever! haha how did he know? Speaking of movies, we finally rented The Lucky One and I didn’t like it as much as I thought I would- it was kinda slow.
Oh my goodness…That bread looks like a cheese tea biscuit! I’m drooling :P And almond butter on cereal!? Gurrllll…you’ve been missing out BIG TIME. I NEVER have cereal without some kind of nut butter ;)
I’ve never had almond butter on cereal, but it’s SO good on oatmeal – I can’t believe I didn’t know about this for most of my life!
Oh my goodness! Yum!
Oooh thanks for the inspiration, the chilli recipe looks amazing! I’ve only just caught up over the last few days but I’ll definitely have to try that, together with the bread, my husband would love it
This is tooooo funny. I just posted that I had bought my first jar of Jason’s Almond Butter and I read your post and you put it on your cereal. Stupid question – what do you do with the oil on top? Stir it in or pour it off??? I’m an almond butter newbie. :)
you stir it all up! it helps the bottom not to dry out, just like with natural peanut butter.
Is there something that I could substitute for the greek yogurt? I am in NEED of this bread and don’t have any on hand.
I still watch GH but never at the 3pm time but I’m upset about them moving an hour early- its silly but it just seems wrong!
This is in the oven now! Eating it with broccoli cheese soup! Didn’t have any yogurt so omitted it!
I made this bread tonight to go with your crockpot veggie stew. They were both a hit but the bread was the favorite. My son called it a cheese scone. I will definitely make it again. So easy and yummy!
I made the bread tonight! It is fantastic! Went great with vegetable barley soup.
I made this bread finally and confess to eating two slices!
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I found your site this week, lots of great recipes to try! I’m making spaghetti tomorrow, so I plan on making this bread…looks amazing! I had to laugh though – I read where you got baby fever after watching the movie (the post was from a year ago), then realized you now have a baby…I guess you got right to it, lol! Congrats on your baby, and thanks for the great recipes :-)
I have had this recipe saved since you posted it and finally got around to making it tonight. Holy moly is it absolutely delicious! I can’t believe I waited so long.
Made this bread tonight since I knew I wouldn’t have enough time to make a baguette and was too lazy to get out to the store to buy a loaf.
We had it with a steamy bowl of pasta e fagioli and a nice primitivo wine.
Delicious!
Love your Cheesy Italian quick bread. It looks real and I can smell it now. I am a true bread lover and a new baker. Want to learn as much as I can. You have a Awesome site.!!!!
I would love to indulge in this cheesy bread! Love the recipe!
I’ve made this several times and it’s really good! It’s also a good base for just a quick bread. I’ve left out the cheese and Italian seasoning and just added cinnamon and sugar to make a breakfast bread!
Your Cheesy Italian Quick Bread recipe is delicious! I will definitely be making this again. Next time I am going to use cheddar cheese and maybe brush it with some garlic butter.
Hi, i was looking for a quick italian bread to serve with sauce. Great recipe. Thank you. Added fresh garlic. Didn’t add the extra cheese on top. Grated some cold butter on top before popping into the oven. Was a hit. Thank you again. Came together beautifully. Have a nourishing new year.