- 5 cups cubed whole wheat bread
- 3 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
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Preheat oven to 375°F.
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Cut bread into approximately 1 inch cubes.
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Spread bread cubes on baking sheet.
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Drizzle olive oil and sprinkle seasoning over bread cubes, stir until evenly distributed.
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Bake for approximately 10-20 minutes, stirring every 5 minutes, until bread cubes turn golden brown. Baking time will be dependent on how dry bread cubes were before baking.
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Remove from oven and let cool on sheet pan.
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Serve over lettuce salad or on top of soup. Store leftovers in an airtight container.
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Per Serving (1/2 cup croutons): 100 calories, 46 calories from fat, 5g fat, .7g saturated fat, 0g trans fat, 0mg cholesterol, 80mg sodium, 12g total carbohydrates, 1.4g dietary fiber, .9g sugars, 2g protein.
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Try these croutons in this Panzanella Salad or on top of this Fiesta Lettuce Salad.