Light and Baked Mozzarella Sticks recipe

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Ingredients

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

Nutrition Info

181 calories
carbohydrate: 15.6 g
cholesterol: 66.5 mg
fat: 8.4 g
fiber: 0.8 g
protein: 11.6 g
saturatedFat: 3.9 g
servingSize: -
sodium: 580 mg
sugar: 0.8 g
transFat: : -
unsaturatedFat: : -

Directions

  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.

  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.

  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.

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

Recipe Yield

8 cheese sticks

Recipe Note

This is a light version on a classic appetizer. Serve with marinara sauce.

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