April 19th is National Garlic Day and what better way to celebrate than with tasty garlic recipes. So, we rounded ten of the yummiest garlic recipes that we could find up for you to help you decide what to eat that day. Did you know that garlic has been a staple of the Mediterranean Diet for many years and has been used in Asian food for at least 6,000 years? So, why not join in and have yourself one of these tasty garlic recipes in honor of the holiday?
Ten Delicious Recipes With Garlic
Garlic Shrimp and Rice | Hot Eats and Cool Reads
Garlic Rosemary Bread | Flour on My Face
Fun Fact: Garlic is considered by many to be a wonder drug. It’s medicinal qualities are applauded by many and many believe that garlic can help you live longer. Garlic has also been used to help fight off certain cancers, is believed to be good for heart health and helps in lowering cholesterol.
Easy Cheesy Bacon Garlic Potatoes | Flour on My Face
Garlic Rosemary Chicken Pot Pie | The Pinning Mama
Garlic is also rich in many vitamins and minerals essential to human health such as calcium, magnesium and iron. I am anemic, so perhaps some more garlic recipes in my diet is just what I need. Garlic is also said to be able to thin the blood and prohibit clot formation and arteries from hardening.
Quick & Easy Homemade Garlic Knots | Couponing & Cooking
Fun Fact #2: If your fingers smell like garlic, wash them first as you normally would and then touch them to something stainless steel. I guess you can “cut” the garlic smell with a butter knife. 😉
Eggplant and Garlic Pizza | A Family Feast
Be Sure To Check Out These Other Garlic Recipes
Creamy Corn Garlic Risotto | Confessions of an Overworked Mom
Buttery Garlic Bread | Hot Eats and Cool Reads
Homemade Garlic and Basil French Fries | Pink When
Roasted Asparagus with Garlic and Balsamic Vinegar | The Creative Mommy
If you are looking for even more garlic yumminess, check out 10 more tasty recipes with garlic on Newlywed Survival!
And if Garlic Ice Cream sounds like something you would like to try, check out the Gilroy Garlic Festival in July. I think I will pass on the Garlic Ice Cream, but I wouldn’t mind trying out some of the other garlic recipes. 🙂
Happy National Garlic Day!
Thanks for sharing my recipe! Off to check out the others!
Yay! Thanks for allowing me to. It’s fabulous!
I had no idea it was national garlic day, but as an Italian I feel the need to celebrate to the fullest!
Every day is Garlic Day at my house! I love it! Thanks for the great recipes!
Haha! It is at ours too. My daughter eats garlic on almost everything, seriously. 🙂
What a great list! I use garlic in almost every dish I make, whether it be fresh minced garlic, from a jar, or garlic powder. It just makes everything better! These recipes all look delicious!
Great collection of garlic recipes. A little (or a lot) extra garlic makes most everything better!
I am a huge garlic fan.. these recipes are great for people like me.
I love garlic bread, garlic butter ad sprinkle some powder garlic on top of my pizza, Oh well garlic goes well with almost everything!!
I love garlic bread too. And I love garlic in spaghetti. 🙂
I love garlic. I had no idea there was a day for it! Garlic makes everything better.
Oh my, these recipes look fabulous! The garlic shrimp and rice is something I need to try.
The garlic cheesy potatoes – I need to make those and I have everything in my pantry. Yum! I’d like to try the breads too. I do like cooking with garlic!
Hahah! I love garlic! And I love that there’s a holiday to celebrate this wonderful addition to almost every tasty dish. These images are gorgeous. They make the recipes even more appealing. I’m going to bookmark this page for future use. This is coming from a person who is not a friend of cooking. Thank you for posting!
Yay! I hope that you try some of the recipes and love them!
I didn’t know there was a national garlic day, but it’s a day I can totally get behind. I’m going to make some of these to celebrate!
Thank you for the great recipes! I absolutely LOVE garlic!
Oh My Goodness I’m In Garlic Heaven Which One Will I Make First Thank You!
Fantastic list. I use garlic in so many things. Love the Easy Cheesy Bacon Garlic Potatoes
So many super yummy recipes. TFS. We LOVE garlic in our house, we always have fresh garlic in stock!!
Damn. Im drooling over that garlic shrimp rice – looks sooo good!
If garlic didnt make my breath smell so horrid I would eat eat daily for its medicinal properties. I LOVE it in all these dishes!
YUMMM! You are speaking my language with the garlic! Only major thing I see missing are sauteed green beans in garlic! hmmmm..
If you have a great recipe for those, you should definitely share. 🙂
I love each and every one of those. Growing up my parents cooked with garlic all the time and I really didn’t like it. Now that I am an adult and cooking myself, I love it.
Yum, garlic. That garlic shrimp recipes looks amazing. Thanks for this list.
It all looks so good, it’s enough to break my diet.
I love cooking with garlic. My entire family cooks with garlic.
The garlic shrimp and rice is my kind of dish! It look delicious! Unfortunately my husband hates when I cook with garlic =( Oh well, I can always make it for myself!
Garlic can really makes food a lot better and much tastier.
Totally pinned! These recipes look AMAZING! Had no idea it was garlic day, but I’m game to celebrate! I need to make those garlic knots.. .like NOW!
Great, great recipes! I love garlic, so they are all calling my name. Thank you for a great round up.
I would happily eat any of these. Shrimp with garlic is one of my favorites, and the rosemary garlic bread and garlic knots look delicious!
Love those recipes. we eat lots of garlic as well and is aware it is quite good for medicinal purposes.
Got to try that knot bread….yummy! Thanks for sharing
I didn’t even know it was garlic day! All of this looks so delicious.
All of these really made my mouth water! I think I’m hungry now and it’s midnight! Wow! The shrimp dish looks amazing! I don’t know which one to try first!
LOVE garlic! I especially like it sauteed with onions!
GREAT list!!! I’m a huge fan of Garlic, so I’m definitely going to try some of these
The garlic rosemary bread sounds especially appealing. Oh my goodness, they all look great though!
Yum, yum, yum! The more garlic the better! Love all of these recipes!
These are some delicious recipes!
I love garlic, it gives such an exquisite taste and it’s so healthy. These recepies look amazing!
This looks absolutely amazing. I love all the great things you posted with the food. I love garlic and I love cooking with it.
I should be celebrating then – coz I love garlic, especially when it’s roasted 🙂
Thanks for sharing all these great ideas.
Oh my gosh, those garlic knots look incredible! I can’t wait to try them out 🙂
Oh the garlic knots look the best, yum! I love garlic in anything though!
I really like garlic and the garlic shrimp looks especially good. This year I think I am going to plant some garlic in our garden so we can use more fresh garlic instead of the granulated dried garlic like we usually use.
Fresh garlic is definitely better in my opinion.
My daughter has recently gotten on a garlic kick. We have always added garlic to our bread doughs and pizza crust, but she will now put it on her sandwiches too. I really like those garlic knots and would love to try the garlic shrimp fried rice. Thanks. It all looks delicious.