Skinny Taste did their homework and found the best ingredients (while perfecting the preparation technique) for these mozzarella sticks. The secret is that they must be frozen before you bake them ( unless of course you want them to melt into a sloppy mess on your baking sheet). I suggest breading them ahead of time and freezing them until you are ready to bake.
What you need...
- 12 sticks Sargento part-skim, reduced sodium mozzarella string cheese (Skinny Taste tested several brands and concluded Sargento was the best)
- 1 large egg, beaten
- 2 tbsp flour
- 5 tbsp Italian seasoned breadcrumbs
- 5 tbsp panko crumbs
- 2 tsp parmesan cheese
- 1 tbsp dried parsley (optional)
- olive oil cooking spray
- marinara sauce (optional)
How to make them...
Cut the cheese in half , giving you 24 pieces. Place cheese in the freezer until cheese is frozen. Also, don't be lazy like me...unwrap them before you cut them.
In one bowl, whisk the egg; place the flour in a separate bowl; and finally, combine bread crumbs, panko, parmesan cheese and dried parsley into another bowl. (I didn't use parsley and they still tasted great.)
Cover a baking sheet with alumni foil and spray with cooking spray. Dip the frozen cheese sticks in the flour, then into the egg, then into the bread crumb mixture and place on baking sheet. Repeat this until all the cheese has been breaded. Place cheese back into the freezer until ready to bake.
When ready to bake, preheat oven to 400° F. Remove the sticks from the freezer and spray the tops of the mozzarella sticks with a little cooking spray. Bake on the bottom rack of your oven for about 10 mins, turning them halfway through.
Heat up some marinara and you are ready to devour some mozzarella sticks! One serving (two pieces) is 85 calories and 4.5g of fat! Give this recipe a try, and I think you'll agree that it is definitely a keeper. K, byeee!
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