Name: Baked Mozzarella Sticks
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 6 min
Total time: 26 min
Yield: 6 servings
Ingredients: 1 (12 ounce) package reduced-fat mozzarella string cheese; 1 egg; 1 teaspoon Italian seasoning; 8 tablespoons panko (Japanese) bread crumbs; ½ cup prepared marinara sauce, warmed

Directions

Step 1
Position rack in upper third of oven and preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit. Line a baking sheet with foil and spray lightly with cooking spray.

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Step 2
Remove cheese from packaging and set aside. In a small bowl, whisk egg until foamy. In small non-stick skillet, mix Italian seasoning with bread crumbs and place over medium heat. Cook and stir bread crumbs until lightly browned, about 5 minutes.
Step 3
Dip one piece of string cheese in egg until coated and then into toasted bread crumbs, coating completely. Redip the string cheese in egg and again into the bread crumbs, if desired. Place on baking sheet. Repeat with remaining string cheese and place on baking sheet 1 1/2 inches apart. Spray string cheese lightly with cooking spray.
Step 4
Bake 5-6 minutes or until heated through. (Cheese may melt slightly and loose shape. Simply press it back into place.)

Cherries

01/28/2013

Yummy! We put our cheese sticks in the freezer until solid before dipping and baking, they didn't melt at all!

Life Tastes Good

12/10/2012

These were okay. They didn't crisp up like fried sticks and the cheese started melting out. I won't make them again, as I think these really need to be fried for the breading to cook properly.

27 Ratings

5 star values: 10
4 star values: 7
3 star values: 4
2 star values: 3
1 star values: 3

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Cherries

01/28/2013

Yummy! We put our cheese sticks in the freezer until solid before dipping and baking, they didn't melt at all!

Life Tastes Good

12/10/2012

These were okay. They didn't crisp up like fried sticks and the cheese started melting out. I won't make them again, as I think these really need to be fried for the breading to cook properly.

DatIndianGurl

01/24/2013

Lovely!! Very much like regular mozzarella sticks--will definitely make again :)

Paprika

12/02/2013

Loved it...but due to people saying they got runny I reduced the heat to 300 and also added some garlic powder for extra flavoring...it was perfect! Will make again! Also used wax paper on the pan and cut the sticks in half if that makes a difference...very good :) family approved!

Vanessa

05/12/2013

These were great!!! I never thought about baking the sticks.

VeggieCook

10/12/2013

Loved 'em! I attempted these for the 1st time and found that if I 'smoosh' the bread crumb mixture on the cheese sticks, it stays a lot better and creates more of the traditional style. Great for kids!! They will have fun with all the smooshing :)

GelaDewalt

04/03/2014

complete fail.... tried to repurpose it on the fly, but even that didn't work because of the grease and such. Oh well.

Danniellyelly

02/02/2014

I thought these were pretty good. I cut the cheesesticks in half & only warned up for a couple of minutes. I only gave then 4 stars only because the fried ones are so good, but these were good too. :)

TheCook

07/04/2013

Sadly, I agree with "mmyers168". They didn't crisp and the cheese did ooze out. Some things have to be fried, I guess. This is one of them. Just go for the caloric mozzarella stick and save your calories elsewhere. Will not make again and threw away recipe.

Robyn

02/03/2014

Definitely needs some tweeking... All melted together and did not crisp up. Most likely not making these again, unless I fry them.

Patty Pp

01/19/2015

These were super good and real easy to make.. Great for kids !!

busybballmom

03/28/2014

Love it! Double dipping and making sure to coat the ends will keep it from melting. Anyone who says it didn't crisp must not have used panko so yummy!

Justin

01/27/2016

I agree with Cherries, that freezing helps a lot! To give them a slightly crispier taste, I added an egg coating and then a flour coating. I pan fried it until it's a light brown color , then I cooked it in the oven at 300 degrees F. for about 3 minutes. Turned out to be AMAZING!!!

Melo

11/18/2014

Had a problem with the bread crumbs sticking:\

Debbie Adams Wynn

12/21/2015

My go to easy appitizer. I have even skipped the step where you brown the dry ingredients and it still turned out perfectly.

lbarclay2020

07/18/2014

Cheese melted everywhere, I was not impressed. It tasted good though.

Beatrice Garcia-Rivera

01/25/2015

made it and they were delicious.

Susan DePhillip

01/08/2016

We did not care for it.

Tami

11/08/2015

Not too bad except the bread crumbs kept falling off. Something easy and different.

MariaS

07/15/2016

They were good no changes my husband really liked them.

Katie Sanchez

09/27/2016

I made these and they turned out great! I dipped in the egg mixture and breadcrumbs a second time, and then gave them a quick spray with coconut oil before popping them in the oven.

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