Homemade Croutons

June 2nd, 2010 by justJENN

More side dishes for the Fried Chicken Face Off. Again, wanting to keep the side dishes light – I made a quick romaine salad but wanted to kick it up a bit. Since I had ALLLLL that leftover bread from making Star Wars sandwiches, I knew that making croutons would be the best bet. So easy you won’t ever want to buy croutons again.

ingredients:
8 slices ‘day old’ bread
3-1/2 Tablespoons olive oil
2 Tablespoons Parmesan cheese
1 teaspoon Garlic Salt
1/2 teaspoon pepper

Preheat your oven to 400 degrees.

Cut the bread into bite sized cubes. In a large bowl, toss the bread with the olive oil, parmesan cheese, garlic salt and pepper.

Evenly pour out the cubes onto a lined baking sheet.

Bake for 15-20 minutes until browned. If the bread is still a little soft inside, leave the pan out to cool and let the bread dry out.

Serve immediately and save the rest in an airtight container.