Baked Mozzarella Sticks
Recipe: #14533
October 10, 2014
Categories: Snacks, Cheese, Mozzarella, Appetizers, Game/Sports Day, Oven Bake, Vegetarian, more
"Baked rather than deep-fried, so healthier. Prep time includes freezing time. These are good with your favorite spaghetti sauce, heated and served in cups on the side for dipping."
Ingredients
Nutritional
- Serving Size: 1 (124.4 g)
- Calories 351.5
- Total Fat - 21.7 g
- Saturated Fat - 13.4 g
- Cholesterol - 80.9 mg
- Sodium - 869 mg
- Total Carbohydrate - 6.8 g
- Dietary Fiber - 0.2 g
- Sugars - 1.2 g
- Protein - 32.3 g
- Calcium - 1031.8 mg
- Iron - 0.8 mg
- Vitamin C - 0.1 mg
- Thiamin - 0.1 mg
Step by Step Method
Step 1
Cut cheese sticks in half crosswise to give you 24 pieces. Place cheese in the freezer until cheese is frozen.
Step 2
In small bowl, whisk the egg. Place the flour in another small dish.
Step 3
In separate bowl, combine bread crumbs, panko, parmesan cheese and dried parsley.
Step 4
One at a time, dip the frozen cheese sticks in flour, shaking off excess, then into the egg, then coat with the crumbs, placing them on a tray with wax paper. Place cheese back into the freezer until ready to bake (this is important or they will melt before the crumbs get golden).
Step 5
When ready to bake preheat oven to 400° F. Line a baking sheet with aluminum foil and lightly spray with oil.
Step 6
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.
Step 7
Turn and bake an additional 4 - 5 minutes watching them closely so they don't melt.
Tips
No special items needed.