This healthier alternative of a well-liked snack is these oven-baked mozzarella sticks. With marinara sauce, if desired.
| Prep Time: | 5 mins |
| Cook Time: | 5 mins |
| Additional Time: | 5 mins |
| Total Time: | 15 mins |
| Servings: | 4 |
| Yield: | 8 cheese sticks |
Ingredients
- cooking spray
- 1 large egg
- ¾ cup Italian seasoned bread crumbs
- 8 toothpicks
- 4 reduced-fat mozzarella string cheese sticks, halved
Instructions
- Preheat a toaster oven on the broil setting; alternatively, set an oven rack about 6 inches from the heat source and preheat the oven’s broiler. Grease a small baking sheet with cooking spray; set aside.
- Beat egg in a small bowl. Place bread crumbs into a separate small bowl.
- Insert a toothpick vertically into each cheese stick half to the mid-way point. Dip each cheese stick into egg, then press in bread crumbs to coat. Repeat dipping in egg and bread crumbs for a double-thick coating. Place cheese sticks on the prepared baking sheet and coat with additional cooking spray for uniform browning.
- Broil in the preheated oven until golden brown, 4 to 5 minutes. Allow cheese sticks to set before serving, about 1 minute.
Nutrition Facts
| Calories | 181 kcal |
| Carbohydrate | 16 g |
| Cholesterol | 67 mg |
| Dietary Fiber | 1 g |
| Protein | 12 g |
| Saturated Fat | 4 g |
| Sodium | 580 mg |
| Sugars | 1 g |
| Fat | 8 g |
| Unsaturated Fat | 0 g |
Reviews
Tastes great but you really MUST freeze the mozzarella sticks before broiling or else the cheese will melt everywhere!
I followed the recipe and it worked out great! The cheese pull was awesome but the sticks weren’t as dark as the picture.
Came out great! A quick and easy snack. Thanks for sharing this.
Disaster…oozing everywhere, bread crumbs in a clump. Will def never make this again…
I will not make again. Definitely needed to freeze them before attempting to bake.
My whole family enjoyed this recipe and it was super easy, thank you!!
I used Panko crumbs also. To prevent cheese from oozing try freezing sticks after breading for an hour or two
I used Panko crumbs also. To prevent cheese from oozing try freezing sticks after breading for an hour or two
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.
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.
I basically just made a pan of cheese with some bread crumbs scattered throughout.
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
My boys loved these. Will definitely make them again.,
Used Italian seasoned Panko crumbs. Followed recipe exactly. Family scarfed them up! This recipe is super easy and fast! Thank you sharing!
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.
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. 🙂