Cheesy Fiesta Pull Apart Bread

Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 18 minutes
Total Time 28 minutes
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Cheesy Fiesta Pull Apart Bread is easy to make and oh so delicious. Whether you bake it in the oven or grill it, it’s a delicious side for any meal!

If you like this bread recipe you might also like my Buttery Beer Bread or my Irish Soda Bread.

Cheesy Fiesta Pull Apart Bread

Am I the first person to make pull-apart bread? Not even close. If you spend any time on Pinterest, you are bound to see it come up at least twice. I have made it many times before with the standard cheddar cheese, garlic, butter and parsley.

Fingers pulling out a piece of Cheesy Fiesta Bread from a loaf

I Love The Mexican Flavors In This Cheesy Bread

And it was good, really good. But then I decided to make it with cilantro and fiesta cheese…and in individual portion sizes…and I am totally not ashamed to say I still ate TWO individual portions. ;-) Oh, and I started grilling it instead of baking it!

A loaf of bread filled with cheese and cilantro being pulled apart piece by piece

What Can I Serve Cheesy Pull Apart Bread With?

We like to serve this along side of grilled steak or chicken. It’s a wonderful side and is made even easier when it’s cooked on the grill at the same time! Hope you enjoy it as much as we have so far this Summer!

A loaf of cheesy bread with cilantro being pulled apart piece by piece
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Yield: 6 servings

Cheesy Fiesta Pull Apart Bread

Cheesy Fiesta Pull Apart Bread is easy to make and oh so delicious. Whether you bake it in the oven or grill it, it's a delicious side for any meal!
Prep Time10 minutes
Cook Time18 minutes
Total Time28 minutes

Ingredients

  • 1 large loaf, or 4 individual sized french bread
  • 1 cup butter, unsalted or salted is fine, melted
  • 2 cloves garlic, minced
  • ½ cup chopped cilantro
  • 2 cups shredded fiesta blend cheese, also sometimes labeled Mexican blend

Instructions 

  • Preheat oven to 350°F.
  • Cut a criss-cross pattern into the top of the bread by slicing ½-inch grid lines into the bread, stopping about ¼-inch from the bottom of the loaf (be careful - if you cut too deep it will fall apart). Place the bread on a large piece of non-stick foil.
  • Stir together the butter, garlic and cilantro.
  • Gently pull apart the crevices of the bread and pour the butter mixture in. Go slowly so you can cover the whole bread.
  • Stuff the two cups of shredded cheese down into the crevices. It's fine to have some sticking out, but really try to push the majority down inside the crevices.
  • Wrap the bread in foil and bake in the oven for 10 minutes. Open the top of the foil and continue to cook for another 8 minutes to crisp up the top of the bread just a little.
  • Serve immediately!

TO GRILL:

  • If you would like to grill this instead of baking it in the oven, follow all the same directions, just cook it over indirect heat on the grill. I keep it on the upper rack of my grill.
  • Just keep checking on it as you grill...and once the cheese has melted all the way (about 10 minutes), open the foil and let it cook just a few minutes more. Then it's done!

Nutrition

Serving: 1, Calories: 451kcal, Carbohydrates: 4g, Protein: 10g, Fat: 44g, Saturated Fat: 27g, Polyunsaturated Fat: 14g, Trans Fat: 2g, Cholesterol: 122mg, Sodium: 534mg, Sugar: 1g

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I'm a trial & error, self taught, sugar addict who thankfully learned how to survive in the kitchen! I am also a wife, mama of 3.