These oven-baked mozzarella sticks are a light version of a popular appetizer. Serve with marinara sauce.
Ingredients
- cooking spray
- 1 large egg
- 0.75 cups Italian seasoned bread crumbs
- 8 toothpicks
- 4 reduced-fat mozzarella string cheese sticks , halved
Instructions
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1
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.
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2
Beat egg in a small bowl. Place bread crumbs into a separate small bowl.
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3
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.
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Broil in the preheated oven until golden brown, 4 to 5 minutes. Allow cheese sticks to set before serving, about 1 minute.
Nutrition Facts
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