How To Make Baked Mozzarella Sticks
These mozzarella sticks are healthier because they’re baked and also made with part-skim mozzarella that’s been seasoned and coated in breadcrumbs.
Serves:
Ingredients
- 12stickspart-skim, reduced sodium, mozzarella string cheese
- 1largeegg,beaten
- 2tbspflour
- 5tbspItalian seasoned breadcrumbs
- 5tbsppanko crumbs
- 2tspparmesan cheese
- 1tbspdried parsley
- olive oil cooking spray
Instructions
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Cut cheese in half to create 24 pieces. Place cheese in the freezer until cheese is frozen.
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In small bowl, whisk the egg. Place the flour on another small dish.
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In separate bowl, combine bread crumbs, panko, parmesan cheese and dried parsley.
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Dip the frozen sticks in flour, shaking off excess, then into the egg, then coat with the crumbs.
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Repeat this process with the remaining cheese, placing them on a tray with wax paper.
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Place cheese back into the freezer for at least 1 hour until ready to bake.
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When ready to bake, preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
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Line a baking sheet with aluminum foil and lightly spray with oil. Place frozen cheese sticks on baking sheet. Spray the tops of the mozzarella sticks with a little more oil and bake in the bottom third of oven for about 4 to 5 minutes until crisp.
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Turn and bake an additional 4 to 5 minutes, watching them closely so they don’t melt.
Nutrition
- Calories: 113.29kcal
- Fat: 6.86g
- Saturated Fat: 4.16g
- Trans Fat: 0.00g
- Monounsaturated Fat: 1.82g
- Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.36g
- Carbohydrates: 5.41g
- Fiber: 0.25g
- Sugar: 0.55g
- Protein: 7.33g
- Cholesterol: 36.09mg
- Sodium: 51.87mg
- Calcium: 192.31mg
- Potassium: 33.65mg
- Iron: 0.32mg
- Vitamin A: 56.26µg
- Vitamin C: 0.17mg
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