Jalapeño Olive Cheese Bread

One lazy Saturday morning, I was enjoying my coffee and watching The Pioneer Woman, and my life was forever changed by this Jalapeño Olive Cheese Bread. I almost missed it too because I stepped into the kitchen. But luckily when I came back, my husband said, “You have to rewind it.”

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Jalapeño Olive Cheese Bread

The first time I made this Jalapeño Olive Cheese Bread, I followed Ree’s recipe exactly. There is nothing not to like in this recipe. Green olives (which are my favorite), two kinds of cheese, butter, green chiles… and, oh yes, jalapeños. They add just enough heat. This recipe is perfection. But of course, the SECOND time I made it (which was embarrassingly not too very long after the first time I made it) I decided to add a little bit more cheese. Now, normally I would say you can’t have enough cheese, but with this recipe you absolutely can. It melted and oozed off of the bread and made me sad. (We still ate it though!)

Ingredients for Jalapeño Olive Cheese Bread:

• Butter
• Mayonnaise
• Jarred jalapeños
• Green olives
• Green Chiles
• Scallions
• Pepper jack cheese
• White cheddar cheese
• French or Italian bread

Kitchen Tools Needed for Jalapeño Olive Cheese Bread:

• Bread knife
• Cutting board
• Kitchen knife
• Cheese grater
• Measuring cups
• Medium mixing bowl
• Mixing spoon
• Butter knife or spreader
• Sheet pan

While Ree’s recipe calls for French bread, I’ve tried this Jalapeño Olive Cheese Bread on both Italian and French bread. (Italian bread is shown in the photos.) You can use whichever you like better or whatever is available in your local bakery.

I made this Jalapeño Olive Cheese Bread for a New Year’s Eve appetizer. It went perfectly with my Grape Jelly Meatballs (and champagne, of course). If you happen to have any leftover, it does warm up and crisp up well in the oven. I have also baked 1/2 and wrapped up 1/2 unbaked and put it in the fridge to bake another day. Another awesome way to enjoy this recipe is to omit the bread, bake all the ingredients in an oven-safe bowl, and serve as a dip with tortilla chips! Comment below and let me know how you enjoyed this recipe!

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Jalapeño Olive Cheese Bread

Green olives (which are my favorite), two kinds of cheese, butter, green chiles… and, oh yes, jalapeños.

Course Appetizer, bread

Cuisine American

Prep Time 10 minutes

Cook Time 25 minutes

Total Time 35 minutes

Servings 16 servings

Calories 225 kcal

Author Heather Buentello

Ingredients

• 8 tbsp butter softened
• 1/2 cup mayonnaise
• 1/2 cup jarred jalapeños diced
• 6 oz green olives sliced
• 4 oz canned green chiles
• 2 scallions sliced
• 6 oz pepper jack cheese shredded
• 6 oz white cheddar shredded
• 1 loaf Italian or French bread sliced lengthwise with bread knife

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 325ºF.

2. In a medium mixing bowl, mix the butter and mayonnaise together well.

3. Add the jalapeños, olives, green chiles, and scallions and stir.

4. Fold in the cheese.

5. Using a butter knife or spreader, spread the mixture onto the bread.

6. Bake for 25 minutes or until the cheese is as bubbly and brown as you like.

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Heather Buentello

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After working as a technical writer for the pharmacetical industry for over 15 years, Heather finally found a way to combine her love of creative writing with her love of food and launched her blog, Dredge and Drizzle. While the photography aspect of food blogging was a huge learning curve, she embraced the challenge and looks for ways to improve her craft a little bit each day. She also thinks food should always taste as good as it looks and loves to have "Test Kitchen Saturdays" to experiment with flavors. Heather lives in Jacksonville, Florida with her Chief Taste-Tester and husband Rudy and their youngest son Sullivan (Sully). Three young adult children (Cassidy, Zach, and Ethan) pop in once in awhile to see what's cookin'.

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