Savory Quick Bread With Cheese And Olives– Delicious quick bread with cheese for any occasion.
Beautiful ingredients like olives, bacon, bell peppers, cheddar cheese, and white wine come together into a great recipe that can be served as an appetizer or an accompaniment for a lovely meal.
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Cheesy Quick Bread With Olives and Ham
I don’t know about you, but I love bread in any form or shape. It makes me feel safe and satisfied.
I should eat less, I know, and I try. However, there is nothing better than a warm slice of freshly baked bread with butter or chunks of bread dipped in good soup or a stew.
To see how much I love a good piece of bread, take a look at some of my recipes.
More bread recipes to love:
Whey Bread Recipe with Sprouted Spelt
Irish Brown Soda Bread with Molasses
No Yeast Bread(Soda bread with 4 ingredients)
This quick bread is a winner in my book. I found it perfectly served with appetizers, salads, or just as a snack. Make it on a lazy weekend, and the dough is easy to make and with no effort.
It could be a great fun item for a picnic or a short trip. How about an Easter or a Mother’s Day meal? Brunch?
As you can see, you don’t need a special occasion to make the bread. It is a recipe that you will come back to over and over again because it is that good.
What ingredients do you need for this specific version of the bread:
- All-purpose flour
- Baking powder
- Large eggs
- Vegetable oil
- Dry white wine (yum)
- Green or black pitted olives
- Ham/Bacon/ Spanish chorizo – buy pre-cooked ham and dice it. If you use bacon, it needs to be cooked and crumbled for even distribution in the batter.
- Bell pepper chopped small– whatever kind you like. I prefer red bell pepper for sweetness, but, really, anything works.
- Mild cheddar cheese
- Salt and pepper
What other ingredients you can use for this bread
First of all, this is a very versatile bread as you can use all or just a few ingredients based on your taste, budget, availability, or dietary needs.
- Green onions diced small.
- Sun-dried tomatoes
- Mushrooms- fresh or from a can (drain them well)
- Asparagus (fresh or frozen)
- Spinach (fresh or frozen- but needs to be drained really well)
- Gruyere cheese instead of mild cheddar, goat cheese, Swiss cheese, Monterey cheese, or any cheeses you like.
As you can see, it is indeed a versatile recipe. This bread is definitely an opportunity to clean up the fridge and use all kinds of leftovers, from cold cuts to vegetables and cheese.
Whatever you use, good-quality ingredients will make a difference in the final product. Always, no matter what kind of recipe you make!
Remember, cooking is love made visible, and also, there is no good food made out of bad ingredients.
You also don’t need any fancy utensils, like a mixer, for example.
There is also no kneading. You just have to mix the dry ingredients with the wet ones and dump everything into a baking pan. How easy is that?
Can you freeze this quick bread?
Yes, you can. It freezes beautifully and reheats well too.
This bread is an opportunity to clean up the fridge and use up all kinds of leftovers, from cold cuts to vegetables and cheese.
Enjoy! Happy baking!
Savory Quick Bread With Cheese and Olives

Savory Quick Bread With Cheese And Olives- Delicious quick bread for any occasion. Beautiful ingredients like olives, bacon, bell peppers, cheddar cheese, and white wine come together into a great recipe that can be served as an appetizer or an accompaniment for a lovely meal.
Ingredients
- 2 cups/250g all purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 4 large eggs
- 1/2 cup/100 ml vegetable oil
- 1/2 cup dry white wine
- 3/4 cup/150 g green or black pitter olives sliced
- 1/2 cup/100g ham/bacon chopped small
- 1 red bell pepper chopped small
- 1 1/2 cups mild cheddar cheese
- salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350F/180C.
- In a medium bowl, mix the flour with the baking powder.
- Add eggs, oil, and wine and mix well. Add olives, red pepper, ham or bacon, cheese, and stir to combine. Taste for salt and pepper. ((keep in mind that the other ingredients are salty, so there is not much need of adding a lot)
- Place the batter into a loaf baking pan and bake for 45 minutes or until golden brown on top.
- Allow it to cool, remove it from the pan and serve slices of it.
Notes
Note: Some other ingredients to replace the ingredients on the list: sun-dried tomatoes, green onions chopped small, mushrooms, asparagus, etc.
What kind of pan do you need for baking this bread:
Use a bread loaf pan 9.25 by 5 inches.
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Nutrition Information:
Yield:
8Serving Size:
1Amount Per Serving: Calories: 259Total Fat: 10gSaturated Fat: 5gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 4gCholesterol: 116mgSodium: 286mgCarbohydrates: 26gFiber: 1gSugar: 1gProtein: 12g
BG D'Orville
Wednesday 1st of June 2022
Quick question. Do I need to beat the eggs before adding to the flour? Loaf pan size? Thanks.
The Bossy Kitchen
Wednesday 1st of June 2022
Hi, You do not need to beat the eggs before, just add them together with the oil and wine and mix well. Also, you will need a rectangular-shaped loaf pan, usually 9.5 x 5 Inch size.
r
Friday 20th of August 2021
Sounds awesome. What could be substituted for the white wine?
The Bossy Kitchen
Friday 20th of August 2021
You can replace it with water.
Sonnig
Sunday 25th of April 2021
It looks like you shredded the cheese. Could this be done with cheese cubes?
The Bossy Kitchen
Sunday 25th of April 2021
I never tried, but I think that you should probably chop the cubes as small as you can and add them to the batter. I am not sure how big the cubes are, anyway, but I would not add big chunks of cheese in the batter.
Laura
Sunday 28th of March 2021
Thank you for sharing. This is the best. Quick and easy, the equivalent of fridge soup. You really can use just about anything in it. It freezes very well and you have a nice tasty loaf for summer salad days, hot soup lunches,or for unexpected but always welcome guests, goes great with charcuterie and cheese plate. This is just so good.
Katrin Gruzmark
Tuesday 17th of September 2019
Came out amazing! Second time tried to do it in a bread machine and it came out good as well(used the express baking setting)
The Bossy Kitchen
Tuesday 17th of September 2019
So glad to hear that! This is indeed a good bread to snack on!