Thank YOU Cooking Light Magazine!!
My boyfriend and I were in the mood for a mid-day snack that would be low in calories, quick and easy to make and, of course, would be delicious. These little mozzarella bites were perfect!
I was surprised at how easy they were to make and literally took me no longer than 5 minutes! The best part is you can have 3 mozzarella bites with marinara sauce for under 100 calories! I was really disappointed, however, with how my photo turned out 🙁 Since I used panko bread crumbs (which are already super light in color) they didn’t turn out too well on my camera and blended into the background a bit too much.
Sigh…oh well.
Either way these little bites were super yummy and we really enjoyed them!
Print
Ingredients
- 1/3 cup panko bread crumbs
- 3 (1-ounce) sticks part-skim mozzarella string cheese
- 3 Tbsp egg substitute
- Cooking spray
- 1/4 cup lower-sodium marinara sauce
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 425 degrees.
- Heat a medium skillet over medium heat. Add 1/3 cup of panko bread crumbs to the pan and cook for 2 minutes or until toasted, stirring frequently. Remove from heat, and place the panko in a shallow dish.
- Cut mozzarella sticks into 1-inch pieces. Working with one piece at a time, dip cheese in egg substitute; dredge in panko. Place cheese on a baking sheet coated with cooking spray. Bake at 425 degrees for 3 minutes or until cheese is softened and thoroughly heated.
- Pour the marina sauce into a microwave-safe bowl and microwave on HIGH one minute or until thoroughly heated, stirring after 30 seconds. Serve with mozzarella bites and enjoy!
Notes
Serving Size: 3 mozzarella bites + 1 Tbsp marinara sauce • Calories: 91 • Fat: 5.1 g • Carbs: 6.7 g • Fiber: 0.1 g • Protein: 7.2 g • WW Points+: 3 pts
Hi Kelly. Love this post. You mentioned the panko was bland in colour. I have come across this as well. You may want to try toasting it in a dry pan in advance to brown slightly before coating or topping things. I do this with Mac and Cheese and it works well and gives better contrast in photos!!
Even if they blend in…they still look delicious!!!
My sister will LOVE these! I wonder how it will turn out will fresh mozzarella?? ( ciligene)
These look waaaaaay too good to only eat three! Yum, yum, yum!
Nice to have a healthy version of mozzarella sticks, which are one of my favorite bad-for-you snacks and which I miss very much here in France! The photos look just fine, I think. Thanks for sharing!
Just found your blog through Cajunlicious and I love it! I’m trying to lose weight and this is going to be great for healthy ideas. I’ll have to try these soon =)
Stephanie
http://www.healthyandhomemade.info
Fun and delicious!!!
The bites looks great. It makes a perfect snack when you are craving something cheesy.
Mozzarella sticks are my favorite appetizer! I love nibbling on some while waiting for the main dish. Yours turned out so great!
I had a really hard time getting the Panko to stick to the cheese. Don’t know if it was the whole wheat Panko or just my breading ineptitude. They still came out delicious, just not terribly attractive! 🙂