I don't know about you, but when it comes to having spaghetti at my house I like to have garlic bread to go with it. I just need something to sop up that yummy tomato sauce and clean my plate with.
Not that I EVER clean my plate.
No, no. I'm a dainty eater. Not a clean-my-plate-clean eater.
And if you believe that, then I've got a bridge I'd like to sell you.
*ahem*
Anyway, two nights ago I made spaghetti and I wanted to make some garlic bread to go with it. But I don't ever have french bread on hand unless there's company coming over and I purposely plan on having french bread on hand.
But do you know what I usually do have on hand?
Hot dog buns.
By the billions.
Why? Because we regularly have people over and we regularly grill out hot dogs for any kids that that may regularly include. Plus, we regularly grill them out at church events and a lot of leftover buns regularly end up at my house. Plus, my kids just regularly like 'em. And okay, I regularly do too. Regularly.
Because of this plethora of hot dog buns I generally have on hand I have learned to use them for other food stuff. Namely, Lazy Garlic Bread.
And just take a look at 'em...
Mmm, mm. Just as good as any fancy garlic bread around.
So. For those of you who may not know how to make Lazy Garlic Bread (or I guess you could call them "In a Pinch" Garlic Bread), here ya go...
Lazy Garlic Bread
Hot dog buns
Butter
Garlic Salt
Lemon Pepper
Tear hot dog buns lengthwise. Spread copious amounts of softened butter on them, or if you didn't think to soften the butter beforehand, simply put dabs of butter down the bun.
Toast your buns (the hot dog's, not yours) in the oven under the broiler until browned to your liking (this being the hardest part of the whole ordeal -- NOT burning your buns. Again, the hot dog's, not yours).
Sprinkle with garlic salt and lemon pepper when you pull them out of the oven. Then pat yourself on the back (not the buns) for making Lazy Garlic Bread for your family.
There. You now have no excuse not to make garlic bread with your next spaghetti dinner.
Unless you don't have hot dog buns on hand.
Then you might need to implement Lazy, Lazy Garlic Bread -- hamburger buns.
If you don't have that, then I don't got nothing for ya.
I've done that many times and I actually like it better than some garlic bread -- specifically the yellow egg buns; they are the best! But, I've never done the lemon pepper...that is crazy and I might (might) just like it.
ReplyDeleteHmmm...now I'm cravin' me some garlic buns...and spaghetti...and a Pepsi...and ice cream...and brownies...and..oh my gosh...you've clearly touched on my deep-seeded love for food and now I can't stop thinking about it...gotta go get on the treadmill and get ready for those tennis lessons. ahahahaha!!! Please make your next post about a Lazy Mom exercise (yes, great idea!!!).
This is the only way I ever had garlic bread at my house growing up (okay, maybe occasionally on hamburger buns, but same idea). I liked it better than "fancy" garlic bread we got at restaurants.
ReplyDeleteWhat a great idea - I never would have thought of that. I'm definitely going to try this the next time I make spaghetti. Because, like you, we always have hotdog buns around.
ReplyDeleteNever thought to use lemon pepper! Mmmm!
ReplyDeleteI use oil instead of butter on our's.
Hey, whatever works, right? I think it's BRILLIANT!
ReplyDeleteThis is a great idea. I'll have to remember this. I also if you don't have hot dog or hamburger buns and you need your garlic bread fix you can use regular bread in a pinch. Just butter and garlic and then toast in your oven just like you would the other kind. It's not as good but it's still pretty tasty. I have had to do that a number of times when I forget french bread.
ReplyDeleteI have done this before, yummy!!!
ReplyDeleteuH....your mom invented these about 33 years ago!! B/c we ALWAYS had hotdog buns in our house!! Ha ha
ReplyDeleteI do that all the time! Hamburger buns work too. I hate waste, so I have to find a way to use them before they get moldy.
ReplyDeleteI made these last night! (Spaghetti Wednesday is an institution at my house.) But I was extra-lazy and toasted them in the toaster. It works!
ReplyDeleteI do this all the time! I have even seen my son throw regular bread in the toaster, butter it, sprinkle with garlic powder and chow down! Cuz ya GOTTA have the garlic bread!
ReplyDeleteFor a richer grown up garlic bread, I use cream cheese mixed with butter or margarine (a 1 to 1 ratio), then I add in the garlic salt. I freeze the left over cream cheese, butter, garlic salt mixture in a freezer bag. I take it out the night before and place in the refrigerator. I then snip the corner at the end of the bag off and just squeeze it out on toasted bagel halves, or garlic bread, or even toast. The garlic salt we use also has dried parsley in it. I like your idea about the hot dog buns though, and now it will be another thing to use if we don't have french bread in the house on busy nights.
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