These Cheese Stuffed Breadsticks are a delicious and easy-to-make snack that your family will rave about.
These cheese bread sticks are made with store-bought pizza dough, gooey string cheese, and coated delicious garlic butter. It's the ultimate dish.
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❤️ Why its a must-try
- You only need simple ingredients that are all easy to find at your local grocery, no need to worry about hard-to-find or costly ingredients.
- Kids love Bosco sticks at school, and this is a tasty way to make this school lunchroom a favorite at home.
- The garlic butter and cheese topping gives the crust an incredible flavor and crispiness that you won't be able to resist.
Not only are these cheese-stuffed breadsticks delicious, but they are also customizable and easy to make. You can remake this school-lunch-inspired snack at home in under 30 minutes.
📝 Ingredients
Note: This is an overview of the ingredients. You'll find the full measurements and instructions in the recipe card (printable) at the bottom of the page.
📋 Ingredient Notes
- String cheese sticks - I've used part-skim mozzarella cheese. I don't recommend that you use the blended or twisted ones with other types of cheese, as they won't melt as well.
- Pizza dough: I've used pre-made dough found at the refrigerated section of your grocery store
- Unsalted butter - Using unsalted butter allows you to control the salt level in your topping, if you use salted butter, reduce the amount of salt that you add.
- Garlic powder - Garlic powder adds a great garlic flavor, but if you want to use fresh garlic or minced garlic, that works too.
- Salt - Salt brings out the flavors, and you can adjust it to your liking.
- Parmesan cheese - Freshly grated cheese will work much better than the canned kind for this recipe, but you can use whatever you have on hand.
🥄 Instructions
Note: This is an overview of the instructions. The detailed instructions are in the recipe card below.
- Unroll the pizza dough on a clean surface, spread it to ¼ inch thickness put it so the longer side is facing you. Cut in vertically.
- Place one cheese stick at the top edge of the dough and roll stretching the dough to wrap around the cheese. Cut and pinch the edges to seal the cheese inside.
- Place breadsticks seam-side down on the baking sheet. Repeat until you use all the cheese and dough.
- In a small bowl, place melted butter, garlic powder, and salt, and mix well. Brush each breadstick with butter and score the top 3-4 times. Sprinkle about one teaspoon of grated parmesan cheese on top. Bake as directed in the center rack until golden brown.
💡Amira's Tips
- I like to roll out the dough on a piece of parchment paper so that cleanup is a breeze when I'm finished with the prep work.
- A pizza cutter works well to slice the dough into the pieces that you need.
- Pinch the sides together tightly so that the cheese doesn't ooze out of the seams.
- Lining the cookie sheet with parchment paper will prevent these cheese breadsticks from sticking.
- Allow the breadsticks to cool for about 5 minutes before you serve them, otherwise the hot cheese can cause burns.
- A BBQ brush or pastry brush is a great way to top the breadsticks with the butter mixture.
🥣 Equipment
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- Parchment lined baking sheet
- Pizza cutter or sharp knife
- Small bowl
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🧺 Storage
Storage - If you have any leftover cheese breadsticks, store them in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 3 days.
Reheating - Reheat them in the oven at 350F for 5-10 minutes or until warmed through.
Freezing - You can freeze these breadsticks before or after baking them. If you're freezing them after baking, allow them to cool completely and then place them in an airtight container or freezer bag.
⌛ Make Ahead
The best thing about this appetizer recipe is that you can make it in advance! You can store the unbaked breadsticks in an airtight container for up to 24 hours before baking them. Which means you prep them and serve them as an afterschool snack.
🍽️ Serve With
- These breadsticks are great when served with marinara sauce, you can also pair them with a simple green salad like this Mediterranean Arugula Salad or an Easy Fruit Salad.
- I love to serve these breadsticks with pasta casseroles like this ground beef pasta bake.
- You can also turn them into a simple side that pairs well with your favorite pasta dish like this Homemade Alfredo Sauce.
👩🍳 Variations
- Want to add a little extra protein to this recipe? Underneath the string cheese, place a few slices of turkey pepperoni.
- Italian seasoning, or your favorite garlic and herb seasoning would also taste great when mixed into the melted butter.
- Swap out the string cheese for cheddar cheese sticks, just keep in mind that cheddar doesn't melt as well as mozzarella does.
- Brush the breadsticks with egg wash if you do not want to use butter.
💬 FAQs
Yes, just flash freeze them on a parchment-lined baking sheet, and then move them to a freezer bag or airtight container.
String cheese is typically mozzarella cheese that has been formed into a tube-like shape. It's called string cheese because when you pull it apart, it separates into strings rather than breaking into chunks.
📣 Related Recipes
- This Rosemary Garlic Butter would taste great when melted and brushed on top of these cheesy breadsticks.
- These Cheese Bites are crispy on the outside and gooey on the inside and fried to perfection. They are perfect for snacking.
- Are you a fan of buttery garlic flavor? This Air Fryer Garlic Bread is crispy on the outside and soft and buttery in the center. It makes a great side to serve with your meals.
- Bring the flavor of your favorite chips to your kitchen with this recipe for Homemade Doritos. Snack time just got better!
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Cheese stuffed Breadsticks
Ingredients
- 6 string cheese sticks
- 1 pizza dough store-bought refrigerated dough
- 2 Tablespoons unsalted butter melted
- ¼ teaspoon garlic powder
- A dash of salt
- 2 Tablespoons parmesan cheese freshly grated
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 425F, line a baking sheet with parchment paper and set aside.
- Unroll the pizza dough on a clean surface, spread it to ¼ inch thickness put it so the longer side is facing you. Cut in vertically.
- Place one cheese stick at the top edge of the dough and roll stretching the dough to wrap around the cheese.
- Cut and pinch the edges to seal the cheese inside.
- Place the breadstick seam side down on the baking sheet.
- Repeat with the remaining cheese.
- In a small bowl place melted butter, garlic powder and mix well.
- Brush each breadstick with butter and score the top 3-4 times.
- Sprinkle about 1 teaspoon of grated parmesan cheese on top.
- Bake in the middle of your oven for 5 minutes.
- Move the baking sheet to the top rack and continue to bake for 3-5 minutes, or until the top is slightly browned.
- Remove from oven and serve with your favorite sauce.
Notes
- Take care as the cheese will be super hot and melty so you might want to give it a couple of minutes to cool down a bit before serving.
- Make sure to seal the cheese stick completely with the dough and score the top of the breadstick. This helps preventing the cheese from oozing out.
- After moving the baking dish to the top rack, give it a couple of minutes then take a look through the oven window. If you notice the cheese starting to ooze out turn on the broiler to get the top done quickly and then remove it from the oven.
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Madison
It was so good.