Skinny Baked Mozzarella Sticks

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Hot baked mozzarella sticks – I can’t think of a more popular finger food for both kids and adults alike. My oldest daughter Karina LOVES them and these never disappoint!

Skinny Baked Mozzarella Sticks

Made lighter with part-skim mozzarella then coated with crispy seasoned breadcrumbs and baked (not fried!) until hot and golden. Serve them with my quick marinara sauce and you have yourself an appetizer everyone will love! This would go great along side Mini Burger Bites for a party!

I’ve revived these from the archives as Super Bowl is approaching, these would be a great appetizer. Baking them as opposed to frying and using part skim cheese doesn’t effect how good these are. The cheese still melts, see for yourself! See here for more Super Bowl party food ideas.

Of course, you’ll want to serve them hot right out of the oven, because like any cheese, as they cool they harden fast.

It actually took me several attempts to get these perfect. I played around with different brands of light string cheese to see which yielded the best results. The winner was Sargento part-skim, low-sodium. Although it’s not the cheese with the least amount of fat compared to some other brands, it had the best flavor and wasn’t as salty as I found some brands to be.

These are freezer friendly, in fact these MUST be frozen before you bake them or you will have one big cheesy mess in your oven so it’s best to make them at least a day ahead! The good news is you can bread them all ahead of time then place them on a tray with wax paper and freeze them until you are ready to bake. I then transfer them to ziplock bags, so any time I want to bake a few I just pop them in the oven! I serve them with my marinara sauce or dipping, enjoy!

Print 4.84 from 6 votes Did you make this recipe? Leave a review » Skinny Baked Mozzarella Sticks Prep Time: 1 hr 15 mins Cook Time: 10 mins Total Time: 1 hr 25 mins Hot mozzarella sticks – I can't think of a more popular finger food for both kids and adults alike. My oldest daughter Karina LOVES them and these never disappoint! Made lighter with part-skim mozzarella then coated with crispy seasoned breadcrumbs and baked (not fried!) until hot and golden. Serve them with my quick marinara sauce and you have yourself an appetizer everyone will love! Ingredients 12 sticks part-skim , reduced sodium mozzarella string cheese (Sargento)

, 1 large egg , beaten

, 2 tbsp flour

5 tbsp Italian seasoned breadcrumbs , or GF breadcrumbs

, 5 tbsp panko crumbs

2 tsp parmesan cheese

1 tbsp dried parsley

olive oil cooking spray , I used my misto Save Instructions Cut cheese in half to give you 24 pieces. Place cheese in the freezer until cheese is frozen.

In small bowl, whisk the egg. Place the flour on another small dish.

In separate bowl, combine bread crumbs, panko, parmesan cheese and dried parsley.

Dip the frozen sticks in flour, shaking off excess, then into the egg, then coat with the crumbs.

Repeat this process with the remaining cheese placing them on a tray with wax paper.

Place cheese back into the freezer at least 1 hour until ready to bake (this is a MUST or they will melt before the crumbs get golden).

When ready to bake preheat oven to 400° F.

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 your oven until crisp, about 4 to 5 minutes.

Turn and bake an additional 4 - 5 minutes watching them closely so they don't melt.

* There will be extra crumbs and flour after breading, I've deducted them from the nutritional info. Nutrition Serving: 2 pieces , Calories: 87 kcal , Carbohydrates: 7 g , Protein: 7.5 g , Fat: 5 g , Saturated Fat: 0.5 g , Cholesterol: 21 mg , Sodium: 168.5 mg , Fiber: 0.2 g , Sugar: 0.2 g Blue Smart Points: 2 Green Smart Points: 3 Purple Smart Points: 2 Points +: 2 Keywords: baked mozzarella sticks, baked mozzarella sticks recipe, kids party food ideas, party appetizers, Skinny Baked Mozzarella Sticks

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