Light and Baked Mozzarella Sticks

Ingredients

• cooking spray
• large egg
• 3/4 cup Italian seasoned bread crumbs
• toothpicks
• reduced-fat mozzarella string cheese sticks, halved

Instructions

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.
2. Beat egg in a small bowl. Place bread crumbs into a separate small bowl.
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.
4. Broil in the preheated oven until golden brown, 4 to 5 minutes. Allow cheese sticks to set before serving, about 1 minute.