Light and Baked Mozzarella Sticks

Name: Light and Baked Mozzarella Sticks
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 4 min
Total time: 10 min
Yield: 8 cheese sticks
Ingredients: cooking spray; 8 eaches toothpicks; 4 eaches reduced-fat mozzarella string cheese sticks, halved; 1 egg; ¾ cup Italian seasoned bread crumbs

Rating: 3.85 stars

13 Ratings
11 Reviews
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This is a light version on a classic appetizer. Serve with marinara sauce.

By katiegrace1027

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Recipe Summary

prep:

5 mins

cook:

4 mins

additional:

1 min

total:

10 mins

Servings:

Yield:

8 cheese sticks

Nutrition Info

Ingredients

Original recipe yields 4 servings

The ingredient list now reflects the servings specified

cooking spray
8 eaches toothpicks
4 eaches reduced-fat mozzarella string cheese sticks, halved
1 egg
¾ cup Italian seasoned bread crumbs

Directions

Step 1

Preheat a toaster oven on broil setting, or set an oven rack about 6 inches from the heat source and preheat the oven's broiler. Spray a small baking sheet with cooking spray.

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Step 2

Insert toothpick vertically into each cheese stick half to mid-way point. Beat egg in a small bowl. Place bread crumbs in a separate small bowl.
Step 3

Dip each cheese stick into egg, then press into bread crumbs. Repeat dipping in egg and breadcrumbs for a double-thick coating. Place cheese sticks on prepared baking sheet and spray with additional cooking spray for uniform browning.
Step 4

Broil in preheated oven until golden brown, 4 to 5 minutes. Allow cheese sticks to set before serving, about 1 minute.

Nutrition Facts

Per Serving:

181 calories; protein 11.6g 23% DV; carbohydrates 15.6g 5% DV; fat 8.4g 13% DV; cholesterol 66.5mg 22% DV; sodium 580mg 23% DV. Full Nutrition

Reviews (11)

Most helpful positive review

amblue13

07/21/2018

Used Italian seasoned Panko crumbs. Followed recipe exactly. Family scarfed them up! This recipe is super easy and fast! Thank you sharing! Read More

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Most helpful critical review

Goofball At Heart

11/21/2018

Turned out horribly and I put them in for 4 minutes but they burnt at 2 1/2 but it’s all I had to eat for lunch so I ate them Read More

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13 Ratings

5 star values: 5
4 star values: 5
3 star values: 0
2 star values: 2
1 star values: 1

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amblue13

07/21/2018

Used Italian seasoned Panko crumbs. Followed recipe exactly. Family scarfed them up! This recipe is super easy and fast! Thank you sharing! Read More

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smessina10

01/21/2020

Seriously, I loved this. For a recipe that doesn’t involve using tons of oil to fry in, or wraps like egg roll wraps.... these turned out really good. One change I made was freezing mine for about 15 minutes before broiling. I think chilling mozzarella sticks keeps them together better. I broiled them just until a few started to ooze a little, about 4 1/2 minutes. I really enjoyed them and would definitely make them again. Read More

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Christina

02/15/2016

Delicious! I used seasoned whole wheat breadcrumbs but that was my only change. I definitely recommend using the toothpicks as it made it so easy to coat the mozzarella sticks without making a big mess. I should've took them out a minute sooner but I got distracted (shocking I know lol) so that's why they oozed a little but they were still awesome! I will def be making these again and again as they make a great healthier snack or side YUM YUM YUM!!!!!! Thanks for sharing.:) Read More

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Goofball At Heart

11/21/2018

Turned out horribly and I put them in for 4 minutes but they burnt at 2 1/2 but it’s all I had to eat for lunch so I ate them Read More

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jparente

03/19/2016

Definitely tasty but the mozzarella oozed out of the breading so it was one big mess. I tossed the whole mess into the marinara sauce and ate it with a fork. Yum but not finger food. Read More

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Airin Schreiber

04/01/2019

I basically just made a pan of cheese with some bread crumbs scattered throughout. Read More

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Jennifer O'Reilly

12/08/2019

Made these in a conventional oven with the broiler set to low. The breadcrumbs burned almost immediately - they definitely need to be farther than 6" from the broiler. Read More

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Seouquia Hunt

08/17/2020

I will not make again. Definitely needed to freeze them before attempting to bake. Read More

Annys

03/25/2020

I used Panko crumbs also. To prevent cheese from oozing try freezing sticks after breading for an hour or two Read More

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Used Italian seasoned Panko crumbs. Followed recipe exactly. Family scarfed them up! This recipe is super easy and fast! Thank you sharing!

Turned out horribly and I put them in for 4 minutes but they burnt at 2 1/2 but it’s all I had to eat for lunch so I ate them

Definitely tasty but the mozzarella oozed out of the breading so it was one big mess. I tossed the whole mess into the marinara sauce and ate it with a fork. Yum but not finger food.

I basically just made a pan of cheese with some bread crumbs scattered throughout.

Made these in a conventional oven with the broiler set to low. The breadcrumbs burned almost immediately - they definitely need to be farther than 6" from the broiler.