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Nutritional Info
  • Servings Per Recipe: 4
  • Amount Per Serving
  • Calories: 140.6
  • Total Fat: 2.8 g
  • Cholesterol: 10.0 mg
  • Sodium: 339.5 mg
  • Total Carbs: 15.1 g
  • Dietary Fiber: 0.6 g
  • Protein: 14.7 g

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Fried Cheese Sticks

Submitted by: CHEF_MEG
Fried Cheese Sticks

Introduction

We cut the grease and used reduced-fat string cheese to re-create a pub favorite.

We cut the grease and used reduced-fat string cheese to re-create a pub favorite.


Number of Servings: 4

Ingredients

    4 reduced-fat string cheese sticks
    1 tablespoon flour
    1 cup panko (Japanese bread crumbs)
    1/2 cup egg substitute (or 2 egg whites)
    1 1/2 tablespoon Italian Herb Seasoning Blend

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Directions

Preheat the oven to 375 degrees. Spray a baking sheet with cooking spray. Pour the flour onto a small plate.

Cut the cheese sticks in half. Roll the cheese sticks in the flour.

Place the breadcrumbs and Italian herbs in a small container with a lid or zip-top bag and set aside.

Pour the egg substitute into a shallow dish. Using one hand, roll the floured cheese sticks in the egg mixture. One at a time, using your other (dry) hand, transfer the cheese sticks to the bread crumb mixture and shake to coat. Using the dry hand, remove from the crumb mixture and place on the baking pan.

Continue until all the cheese sticks are breaded.

Spritz each cheese stick with cooking spray. Bake for 10 minutes or until cheese is bubbly and melted.

If desired, dunk these cheese sticks in low-sodium tomato sauce (calories not included).

Makes 4 two-stick servings.







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  • PIAQUA

    Incredible!
    73 of 73 people found this review helpful
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    These were great. My tip is to freeze them first after you bread, and then pop them in the oven whenever. That way they wont "deflate" as much. Also, I never input this directly into my tracker because I only use 1/4 cup of panko and one egg white which is plenty for four sticks of cheese. - 9/1/10

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  • LAURALEIGH8

    Very Good
    52 of 52 people found this review helpful
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    These are nice and crispy, and the flavor is excellent. I had them with 1/4 cup Catelli Basil Garlic Pizza sauce on the side and felt like I was being very indulgent. I would have given 5 stars but the cooking time of 10 mins is way to long. A lot of the cheese had melted out the ends by then. - 2/25/10

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  • NIGHTSKYSTAR

    Incredible!
    48 of 50 people found this review helpful
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    yum..they even get crispy!! - 9/24/09

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  • HYDONA

    Very Good
    47 of 47 people found this review helpful
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    Worked ok. Double coating the sticks worked much better and it took 5 minutes in an electric oven. The double coating also helps to keep it from melting as fast. With only one coat they melted in 3 minutes. Used the same proccess on sliced zuchinni and it turned out great! - 8/24/10

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  • BLUESTARMOM

    Incredible!
    43 of 58 people found this review helpful
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    Re the comment about 150 calories in one cheese stick- the serving size is for 2 cheese sticks. Light string cheese has only 60 calories, 2 would be 120, so the extra 30 calories isn't bad. You could cut the serving down to one if you think it's too much. - 2/19/10

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  • GAIL1000

    Incredible!
    35 of 36 people found this review helpful
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    Made for guests tonight, turned out perfect! I dipped in flour(used wheat flour), then egg, then panko mixture, after all were dipped, I repeated the process...then put them in covered container in frig overnight...served them with homemade marinara dipping sauce...real hit with all my guests!!! - 2/21/10

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  • ITSLIKECANDY1

    Very Good
    31 of 34 people found this review helpful
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    I Made this and it was amazing!!!! i love anything dealing with cheese and this was great. - 9/26/09

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  • LISAHONG1204


    29 of 31 people found this review helpful
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    Tried this recipe today and tasted really good but I think that the calories listed are more than I calculated. There was enough panko / egg whites to make 3 times the cheese sticks. I paired it with a 1/4 cup of Hunts Garlic / Herb spagetti sauce (only 20 calories) and even my 4 year old liked it - 2/20/10

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  • CCBANKS


    28 of 71 people found this review helpful
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    I love cheese sticks, but still 150 cal in 1 stick, 1 serving, I would be afraid to make these, i'd eat too many. - 10/3/09

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  • GEINAHG0757

    Incredible!
    24 of 26 people found this review helpful
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    This was so easy to make and tasted fantastic! My teenager LOVED them. We ate them with pizza sauce. YUMMY! - 2/20/10

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  • BRANDI851

    Incredible!
    18 of 18 people found this review helpful
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    Fantastic! Will for sure make again. Like others I had tons of mixture left over. Cook time was more like 5 minutes, really keep an eye on them! - 8/16/10

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  • PRONTOPUP

    Very Good
    18 of 19 people found this review helpful
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    Just made these today, and they are very tasty! I used whole beaten eggs because I didn't have Egg Beaters. The only significant change I made was I added some Italian bread crumbs to the panko, I think it helped the texture. I baked them at 400 for 10-12 minutes. Yummy! - 2/28/10

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  • KNACKERED_KITTY


    17 of 30 people found this review helpful
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    I question the calorie count on this - the difference is probably nominal, since most of the calories are coming from the cheese. Not all of the flour, egg, panko or herbs are used. The additional calories are being counted, but not consumed. Dangerous for people strick on 1200 calories daily. - 3/6/10

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  • SBOYKIN

    Incredible!
    14 of 14 people found this review helpful
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    Love-em -- and ground-up fiber cereal is good instead of bread crumbs - 4/20/10

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  • BIKINIBOUND!!


    12 of 14 people found this review helpful
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    I would keep the (bare) cheese sticks refrigerated until just ready to use them, or poss put them in freezer for few minutes right before baking to firm them and help lessen the melting. I've made a similiar recipe, but I like her healthier version better. I''m off to find her herb seasoning recipe - 4/22/10

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  • BERTO4812

    Very Good
    12 of 18 people found this review helpful
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    great cheese sticks - 10/3/09

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  • SHREKKC


    11 of 12 people found this review helpful
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    Maybe its me...but ours didn't turn out looking anything like the picture and we tried twice. The panko crumbs don't brown. They do have a little bit of crunch to them but I'd have to really be craving cheese sticks to redo this one. - 8/9/10

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  • LOVEPAINTING


    11 of 29 people found this review helpful
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    These sound so good, but afraid I would not stop at one. Chef Meg - can you come live at my house and do the cooking for me? - 1/22/10

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  • AMYLOVESTZU

    Incredible!
    10 of 24 people found this review helpful
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    i love cheese stick thanks !!! - 10/3/09

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  • FUNISSA


    9 of 9 people found this review helpful
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    Don't be silly like me and try to cut calories by cutting up a block of fat free mozzarella! It didn't work out too well lol. String cheese and regular mozzarella are 2 different things. - 9/29/10

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  • WILZEENYC

    Very Good
    9 of 10 people found this review helpful
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    Made for a Superbowl snack, these were delicious! - 2/7/10

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  • MILLER*TIME

    Incredible!
    9 of 11 people found this review helpful
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    wow these taste awesome! Great alternative to the frozen one's or from a restaurant. Nice crispy outside too. Will make again for sure! - 2/2/10

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  • FAITHITA

    Incredible!
    9 of 10 people found this review helpful
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    this recipe was totally easy to make and tasted even better than getting mozzerella sticks in a restaurant because it wasn't greasy. - 2/1/10

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  • DRWORM75

    Very Good
    8 of 9 people found this review helpful
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    Very tasty, with a reasonable calorie count when compared to the really thing. - 3/3/10

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  • PATSDIARY

    Very Good
    7 of 8 people found this review helpful
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    I have sent this to all of my friends! I think it is a winner! Love cheese anyway, but this makes it not too bad and able to fit within my calorie range. YUM! - 2/19/10

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