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Garlic Parmesan Dinner Rolls

Garlic Parmesan Dinner Rolls are super easy, made from frozen rolls and smothered in butter, garlic and parmesan cheese.

Garlic parmesan dinner rolls on a platter.


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Not everyone has the time to bake bread from scratch. These take very little effort and nobody would ever know you didn't slave in the kitchen over these rolls. You'll love these short-cut dinner rolls.

These rolls are soft, delicious, and perfect to serve family for your Holiday dinner. Or as a side dish to my Root Beer Glazed Ham, Garlic Rosemary RoastBrined Garlic Herb Turkey Breasts for a delicious Holiday dinner.

Why do these parmesan rolls work

Fluffy dinner rolls slathered in garlic butter go with so many main dishes! They're an easy side that is very versatile. 

These parmesan garlic rolls are a semi-homemade recipe where we take something that has already been created jazz it up and put our own touch on it. You can turn ordinary frozen rolls into mouthwatering fresh buttery rolls dripping with herb butter.

These garlic rolls are simple enough for everyday dinners yet fancy enough for holiday dinners.

Ingredients Needed

All the ingredients needed for these garlic parmesan dinner rolls.
  • Frozen dinner rolls: you'll need 18 frozen rolls
  • Flour: all purpose flour
  • Butter: unsalted or salted is fine.
  • Herbs: minced garlic and freshly chopped parsley
  • Parmesan cheese: grated parmesan cheese

How to make garlic parmesan dinner rolls

Thawed bread dough balls being cut in half then rolled in balls.
  • Step 1: Lightly add flour to a cutting board or work surface and cut each dinner roll in half. 
  • Step 2: Roll each half into a ball on the lightly floured surface. 
Dough balls placed in a muffin tin.
  • Step 3: Grease the muffin tin with nonstick cooking spray and add three dough balls to each of the muffin cups.
  • Step 4: Cover the muffin tin with a kitchen towel and let the dough rise in a warm place until they've doubled in size.
Butter mixture mixed in a bowl and brushed on top of rolls.
  • Step 5: In a small bowl, add the butter and garlic. Use short bursts of time in the microwave to melt the butter. Stir in between each burst. Add fresh parsley to the garlic butter and stir.
  • Step 6: Use a pastry brush to add the garlic parmesan topping on top of the rolls.
Parmesan sprinkled on top of rolls and baked.
  • Step 7: Sprinkle each roll with parmesan cheese. 
  • Step 8: Bake in the oven until golden brown. Serve immediately and enjoy.

Garlic parmesan dinner rolls in muffins tins.

Recipe Tips

  • If you can't find the rolls, the frozen loaf should work. Thaw as directed the cut into strips then into 1 1/4 inch balls.
  • The required rise time for these soft dinner rolls may vary depending on the temperature of your kitchen and other factors.
  • When cutting the rolls, try to cut them into equal pieces.  
  • For another delicious take on these soft rolls, use some of my homemade garlic butter compound with fresh herbs in place of the butter mixture you make here. You'll just need to melt it to brush it on. 
  • When reheating these rolls add some more melted butter and stir in some fresh garlic to brush on the warmed tops of the rolls so they're just as garlicky as when you first made them.
A roll broken in half and butter brushed on top.

Recipe Faq's

Can I use homemade bread dough?

Certainly. If you have a bread dough recipe that you use, you can use the dough forย homemade rolls instead.ย 

Why are my rolls not light and fluffy?

This can happen if you add too much flour to theย bread dough
ย when rolling them into balls to bake.

Can I freeze diner rolls?

Yes, Let them cool completely and wrap the rolls in aluminum foil, and place them in a ziplock freezer bag. Thaw atย room temperature
ย overnight. Warm in a 300-degree oven for about 10 minutes.

How to store these rolls

To store leftover dinner rolls, let them cool completely before wrapping them in foil orย plastic wrap. You can also store them in anย airtight container or a zipper-lock bag.ย Store the dinner rolls in the refrigerator for up to 5 days or freeze them for longer storage. For best results, wrap each roll individually before freezing. When ready to eat, defrost the frozen dinner rolls atย room temperature
ย and reheat in the oven until warm.

Garlic parmesan dinner rolls in muffins tins.

Garlic Parmesan Dinner Rolls

4.20 from 10 votes
Written By: Wendie
These garlic parmesan dinner rolls are super easy, made from frozen rolls and smothered in butter, garlic and parmesan cheese.
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 3 hours 30 minutes
Servings 12
Calories 128

Equipment

Ingredients
  

  • 1 package frozen dinner rolls you'll need 18 frozen rolls
  • 2 tablespoons all purpose flour
  • non stick coking spray
  • 3 tablespoons butter
  • 1 tablespoon finely minced garlic
  • 1 tablespoon fresh chopped parsley
  • 1 1/2 tablespoon parmesan cheese

Instructions
 

  • Thaw frozen dinner rolls in refrigerator over night.
  • Spray a muffin tin with non cooking spray and set aside.
  • Sprinkle the flour on a cutting board and cut each thawed dinner roll in half. Roll each half into a ball and toss in the flour. Place three dough balls in each greased muffin cup.
  • Cover with a towel and let rise in a warm place for 2-3 hours or until doubled in size.
  • In a small bowl add the butter, garlic and melt in microwave for 30 seconds increments until melted. Stir in fresh chopped parsley.
  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees
  • When the rolls have risen, brush the butter over the top. Sprinkle some parmesan cheese on top of each roll.
  • Place on the middle rack and bake for 16-18 minutes or until golden brown.

Video

Notes

If you can't find the rolls, the frozen loaf should work. Thaw as directed then cut into strips then into 1 1/4 inch balls.
If the tops of your rolls are getting too brown tent them with a piece of aluminium foil.
To freeze baked rolls: Let them cool completely and wrap the rolls in aluminum foil, and place them in a ziplock freezer bag. Thaw at room temperature overnight. Warm in a 300-degree oven for about 10 minutes.

Nutrition

Serving: 1rollCalories: 128kcalCarbohydrates: 19gProtein: 3gFat: 4gSaturated Fat: 2gPolyunsaturated Fat: 0.1gMonounsaturated Fat: 1gTrans Fat: 0.1gCholesterol: 8mgSodium: 209mgPotassium: 3mgFiber: 1gSugar: 0.01gVitamin A: 92IUCalcium: 8mgIron: 0.1mg
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Course Sides
Cuisine American
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  1. Love this I'm definitely making these. Thanks for all the recipes. I had use so many of your recipes I lost count and everytime they come out perfect.