Faux Fried Cheese Sticks
Nutritional Info
- Servings Per Recipe: 4
- Amount Per Serving
- Calories: 145.2
- Total Fat: 2.8 g
- Cholesterol: 10.0 mg
- Sodium: 340.2 mg
- Total Carbs: 15.1 g
- Dietary Fiber: 0.6 g
- Protein: 15.4 g
View full nutritional breakdown of Faux Fried Cheese Sticks calories by ingredient
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
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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
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.
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.
Member Ratings For This Recipe
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PIAQUA
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LAURALEIGH8
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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BLUESTARMOM
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GAIL1000
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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LISAHONG1204
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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KNACKERED_KITTY
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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FUNISSA
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BIKINIBOUND!!
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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These were awesome! Gooey, crunchy. 2 things - 1 the cooktime is way too long. Mine were melted cheese pancakes after 5 minutes (bit still yummy!) and 2- I made double the cheese sticks with the same amount of coating and had enough for at least 4 more batches! I'll dbl dip them next time. - 7/15/10
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These are pretty good, but need some tweaking. 10 minutes would be waaaaaaaay too long. The cheese was already losing shape by 5 minutes, which means they didn't get very crisp or golden by the time I took them out. They taste yummy, and might be worth trying again, if they weren't so much work. - 5/28/10
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This recipe is super easy and is great for surprising people with a healthier way to have finger foods. I fix these when my nieces came for the holidays. Both aren't used to eating "healthy" needless to say when they left their mom called asking for the recipe. The girls didn't want frozen anymore - 1/21/11
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