Pizza Crusted Baked Cheese Sticks

This lighter version of the traditional mozzarella stick is a great snack for picky kids.  The Pizza Veggie Stix add something extra special to this crowd favorite.

4 "light" mozzarella cheese sticks
2 T whole wheat pastry flour
1 egg 
3/4 ounce Pizza flavored Veggie Stix (about 45) (www.goodhealthnaturalfoods.com), crushed
cooking spray
marinara sauce for dipping (optional, preferably low sodium)

Preheat oven or toaster oven to 400 degrees.  Slice each cheese stick into 3 pieces.  Put pizza stix into a baggie, seal, and crush stix with a rolling pin or back of a spoon then transfer to a plate. Beat egg in a small bowl, and place flour on a plate as well. Spray baking sheet with cooking spray.  Roll cheese pieces in whole wheat flour, then dip in egg, then roll each piece in pizza stix crumbs. Gently place each piece on the baking sheet and bake for approximately 6 minutes until cheese begins to spread.  Trasfer to a plate and serve with fun colored toothpicks and marinara sauce.

Makes 4 snack servings (3 cheese bites each)

108 calories, 4.3g fat, 1.8g sat fat, 49mg chol, 314mg sodium, 9.6g protein

 We were given product samples to use in this recipe. We were not compensated for our time.