Chili Cook Off Croutons

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 50
• 2 loafs texas toast thick bread
• 1/2 cup melted butter
• 1 teaspoon minced garlic
• 5 tablespoons grated parmesan cheese

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 325.
• 2 melt butter; remove from heat, stir in parmesan and garlic (or other seasoning).
• 3 cut texas toast bread loaf into 1/2 x 3/8inch slices, cut crust off; place in large bowl.
• 4 drizzle garlic-butter over bread cubes, tossing lightly.
• 5 spread cubes in a single layer on a cookie sheet or cake pan.
• 6 bake for 15 minutes, stir; bake for 10 more minutes, stir again bake 5 minutes & check to see if the cubes are dry & crispy.
• 7 seasoning options: use seasoning ingredients listed below--instead of the garlic listed above. all other directions remain the same!
• 8 dill croutons: 1 teaspoons dill weed.
• 9 cajun croutons: 1 teaspoons cajun seasoning.
• 10 onion croutons: 1/4 teaspoons onion powder.
• 11 mustard croutons: 1 teaspoons dry mustard, 1/4 teaspoons garlic powder.
• 12 herby croutons: 1 teaspoons basil, 1 teaspoons oregano, 1/4 teaspoons garlic powder.
• 13 pizza croutons: 1 teaspoons basil, 1 teaspoons oregano, 1/2 teaspoons chili powder, 1/4 teaspoons garlic powder.