Kid Food
has a negative connotation doesn’t it?
I certainly never set out to feed my kids
kid food
chicken nuggets
corn dogs
pizza
cheese sticks
Not the most nutritious lineup.
BUT…
the Twinkie up and disappeared
and my children had never even tried one.
I grew up eating Twinkies, Ho-Hos,
not sure about the corn dogs,
but I LOVED frozen dinners:)
Now, we didn’t eat these things ALL the time.
My mother’s mantra
Everything in Moderation
and let’s face it
sometimes kid food is just more fun,
and when made at home,
it doesn’t have to mean “junk” food.
These mozzarella sticks are baked and not fried,
and use part-skim cheese sticks
making them skinny {er} cheese sticks,
and they were DELICIOUS!!
The kids loved them SO much, that they didn’t even notice the rest of the dinner was FULL of veggies:)
…and when there isn’t complaining at the table
we all win!
Baked Mozzarella Sticks
recipe adapted from Skinny Taste
12 part skim mozzarella sticks {frozen}
1 large egg
4 tbsp flour
3/4 cup Panko breadcrumbs
1 tsp Italian seasoning {optional}
2 tsp grated Parmesan cheese
on a small plate lightly beat the egg
place the flour on another small plate
combine the Panko, the seasoning {if using} and the Parmesan
dip each frozen cheese stick in the egg
dredge in the flour
dip in the egg for a second time
roll in the breadcrumbs
{repeat for each cheese stick}
bake on a lightly oiled, foil lined sheet @400 for 4 minutes
turn over
and bake another 4 – 5 minutes
serve HOT with marinara sauce
{the cheese will become rubbery if they get too cold}
Enjoy!
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Oh, I must make these Heather. MUST.
you absolutely NEED to…seriously these are like the best things I have ever made, and um… I make stuff all day everyday
These look amazing. I have bought big blocks of mozzerella and I always shred to put on pizza!! I totally need to do this with some of the block next time. They sound amazing
YUM!
Tasty looking and kid-friendly!
they did make some happy kiddos here that’s for sure
Mmmm….looks so good. I love cheese sticks and making them slightly healthier means I might not feel bad about eating them.
Thanks for the recipe.
I would love if you would share this at my link party going on now. http://www.realcoake.com/2013/03/real-family-fun-4.html
Take care,
KC
thanks so much for stopping by!
These look delicious, I love mozzarella sticks!
~Sarah
(I’m stopping over from Tatertots & Jello)