There are 10 ingredients that every Italian cook probably has on hand at all times; olive oil, butter, garlic, crusty bread, pasta, parmesan, basil, tomatoes, balsamic vinegar and wine. The next tier would perhaps be lemons, olives, tomatoes, sweet yellow onions, mushrooms, mozzarella, ps arsley and truffle oil. Well, she may not be Italian, but Ina Garten has tapped into her inner “paisana” with many of these ingredients when she created the most outrageous garlic bread you’ll ever have. In fact, she even calls it Outrageous Garlic Bread.

Using great flavors you’d find in an Italian kitchen, Ina has managed to turn a baguette into a craveable culinary event! Every time I make it, the reaction is the same—eyeballs roll back in the head and the notepads appear in order to write down every last detail of this sensational side. Could it be the 12 tablespoons of butter? The whole head of garlic? Or perhaps it’s the garlic simmering in that butter that sends it over the moon! So, what meal should this garlic bread be served with? Let me put it this way. Pick a dish—any dish—and Ina’s Outrageous Garlic Bread belongs on it, guaranteed.