10+ Easy & Savory Quick Bread Recipes

Enjoy this collection of easy-to-make savory quick bread recipes that are made without yeast, the perfect side dish for your next dinner party!

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A photo collage of three quick bread recipes, cheddar biscuits, beer bread, and brown bread.

If you want to bake a loaf of bread without worrying about activating the yeast or waiting hours for the bread to rise, then quick breads are the answer! These are breads that use baking soda or baking powder to rise instead of yeast. Most of these quick breads are ready to eat in less than 90 minutes, including time to cool. I’ve gathered a list of some of my all-time favorite savory quick bread recipes, perfect as a side dish or to bring to a dinner party. From my favorite game day recipe Cheddar Beer Bread, to these quick and easy Garlic Cheddar Biscuits, there is something for everyone in this collection. Get ready, because once you make one of these, everyone will be asking you for the recipe!

Quick Bread Recipes!

Bread-making is fast and easy with these homey recipes!

Quick Bread Loaves

These easy, yeast-free bread loaves are perfect for slicing and serving with a pat of butter as a filling dinner side!

thick Bread slices in stack
Bacon Cheddar Beer Bread
Bacon Cheddar Beer Bread is a delicious no knead bread packed with flavor! Salty, savory, and slightly sweet bread in about an hour! Try soon!
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Aerial view of Bread baked on parchment paper covered cutting board with cut slices and butter, top down view
Boston Brown Bread Recipe
Boston Brown Bread is an old fashion New England quick bread. This easy recipe is the perfect addition to all your favorite soups and stews.
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Beer Bread sliced loaf on cutting board
Beer Bread Recipe
Easy Beer Bread recipe has just a five pantry ingredients (no yeast!) and a bottle of beer to get the best homemade quick bread for dinner!
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Cross section of bread loaf
Herb Quick Bread Recipe
Herb Quick Bread is easy to make without any kneading or rising time- just mix the batter and bake the savory bread to buttery perfection.
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Cheddar Beer Bread slices in stack
Cheddar Beer Bread Recipe
Cheddar Beer Bread is the best, easiest homemade bread recipe for new cooks! Cheesy, buttery, melt-in-your-mouth bread made from scratch.
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Irish Soda Bread loaf on baking sheet
Irish Soda Bread
Irish Soda Bread is a dense, moist, slightly sweet, no yeast homemade bread with raisins throughout and no rising time. Perfect for beginning bakers!
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Biscuit Recipes

Homemade biscuits make the best finishing touch to comfort food meals!

Biscuit plated with chicken legs and asparagus.
Cheddar Corn Biscuits
Cheddar Corn Biscuits are perfectly buttery homemade biscuits with gooey melty cheddar cheese and sweet corn. Quick side for weeknight meals!
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Biscuit stack of three biscuits with bite out of top biscuit 1x1
Popeyes Biscuits Recipe
Popeye’s Biscuits copycat recipe for the perfect buttermilk biscuits. Soft biscuits baked until golden brown then brushed with melted butter.
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Garlic Cheddar Biscuits two biscuits plated with sliced seasoned chicken breasts and green beans, 4x3
Garlic Cheddar Biscuits
Garlic Cheddar Biscuits an easy, simple drop biscuit recipe made from scratch and packed with tasty garlicky, cheesy flavor. No baking mix!
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Buttermilk Biscuits
Buttermilk Biscuits are an easy, flaky, buttery addition to any meal. Serve them with breakfast or dinner, ready in under 30 minutes!
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biscuits on a plate
Black Pepper Bacon Biscuits Recipe
Black Pepper Bacon Biscuits are fluffy and flaky but most importantly full of savory flavors. Give these a try the next time you host brunch!
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Cornbread Recipes

Homemade cornbread is perfect for chili night and your favorite Southern dishes!

Skillet Bacon Cornbread in cooking pan with slice removed 1x1
Skillet Bacon Cornbread
Skillet Bacon Cornbread is the ultimate comfort food baked in the oven in a warm cast iron skillet. Enjoy crispy bacon and onion in light, buttery bread!
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Bread stacked with jalapenos and honey comb
Spicy Mexican Cornbread Recipe
Spicy Mexican Cornbread is the perfect side with a kick. Ready in under an hour, you will love this classic with a spicy twist! Try it today!
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Muffin broken open with whole jalapeno, cream cheese and dice jalapenos on side
Jalapeno Popper Cornbread Muffins Recipe
Jalapeno Popper Cornbread Muffins are a quick and easy recipe with fresh jalapeno and cream cheese. The perfect side for a bowl of chili!
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Honey Cornbread slice on plate with chicken and green beans
Honey Cornbread
Honey Cornbread is a quick, simple recipe for homemade cornbread from scratch made with sweet honey and cream. Tender, rich, sweet cornbread!
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I love to make quick breads during the week, because they add something special to dinnertime without taking up a lot of my time. Make sure you let me know in the comments which recipe was your favorite! For meal ideas, try pairing quick breads with my 30 Cozy Comforting Recipes for Chilly Fall Nights or my 15+ Fall Apart Tender Pot Roast Recipes. Any of my simple bread recipes make a perfect side dish to go with these hearty cozy dinners.

3-image collage of quick bread recipes: garlic cheddar biscuits, Boston brown bread, cheddar beer bread

About the Author: Sabrina Snyder

Sabrina is a professionally trained Private Chef of over 10 years with ServSafe Manager certification in food safety. She creates all the recipes here on Dinner, then Dessert, fueled in no small part by her love for bacon.

Sabrina Snyder is a professionally trained personal and private chef of over 10 years who is the creator and developer of all the recipes on Dinner, then Dessert.

She is also the author of the cookbook Dinner, then Dessert – Satisfying Meals Using Only 3, 5 or 7 Ingredients, published by Harper Collins.

She started Dinner, then Dessert as a business in her office as a lunch service for her coworkers who admired her lunches before going to culinary school and becoming a full time personal chef and private chef.

As a personal chef Sabrina would cook for families one day a week and cook their entire week of dinners. All grocery shopping, cooking and cleaning was done along with instructions on reheating. As a private chef she cooked for private parties and cooked in family homes in the evenings for families on a nightly basis after working as a personal chef during the day.

Sabrina has been certified as a ServSafe Manager since 2007 and was a longstanding member of the USPCA Personal Chef Association including being on the board of the Washington DC Chapter of Chefs in the US Personal Chef Association when they won Chapter of the year.

As a member of the community of food website creators Sabrina Snyder has spoken at many conferences regarding her experiences as a food writer including the Indulge Food Conference, Everything Food Conference, Haven Food Conference and IACP Annual Food Professionals Conference.

Sabrina lives with her family in sunny California.

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