| Level: | Easy |
| Total: | 4 hr 27 min |
| Prep: | 15 min |
| Inactive: | 4 hr |
| Cook: | 12 min |
| Yield: | 12 sticks |
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
- 1 egg
- 1 1/2 cups panko breadcrumbs
- 2 tablespoons chopped fresh cilantro
- 1 teaspoon salt
- Pinch freshly ground black pepper
- 1 (12-count) package mozzarella string cheese
- Nonstick cooking spray
Instructions
- Place the flour in a shallow bowl or plate. In a separate bowl, whisk together the egg and 1 tablespoon water. In another shallow bowl or plate, combine the panko, cilantro, salt and pepper.
- Begin by coating the mozzarella sticks in batches of 2, first dredging in the flour mixture and shaking off excess. Then dip in the egg mixture, letting any excess drip off. Finish by dredging in the panko crumb mixture and shaking any off excess. Transfer the breaded cheese sticks to a sheet pan greased with nonstick cooking spray. Cover and freeze until frozen, about 4 hours and up to 2 days (this will lessen the oozing of the cheese).
- Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.
- Lightly spray the cheese sticks with nonstick cooking spray. Bake until the cheese is soft and the sticks are lightly browned, about 12 minutes.
Nutrition Facts
| Serving Size | 1 of 12 servings |
| Calories | 59 |
| Total Fat | 1 g |
| Saturated Fat | 0 g |
| Carbohydrates | 9 g |
| Dietary Fiber | 0 g |
| Sugar | 0 g |
| Protein | 2 g |
| Cholesterol | 15 mg |
| Sodium | 43 mg |
Reviews
Followed this to the letter and mine did not look anything like this. The panko never browned and the cheese melted all over the pan. Wish I could post a picture and thank heaven I was not serving them to anyone but my husband who scraped them off the pan and ate them. Therefore they earned 3 stars for being edible. (and easy to make)
These were great!!! Very easy & baked instead of fried.
These were HORRIBLE.
Delisioso yummy
These cheese sticks are fantastic!
Very easy to prepare and they taste great.
Love this recipe. Had extra hot coals for BBQ and put these on the grill and they were better than when I put them in oven.
My enitre family loved them. So delicious!
I loved these! they came out perfect! my picky eater loved it also :
I followed the recipe exactly and the cheese started melting too fast before the panko topping crisped up. Good thing I didn’t try this out on guests first.