Technically a mozzarella stick is already grilled cheese…The bread just dried up, fell apart and reunited in the form of crumbs surrounding that delicious stick of mozzarella! Of course, I wasn’t about to make a mozzarella stick and call it a grilled cheese, so I went about breading this delicious sandwich with panko crumbs to create the Mozzarella Stick Grilled Cheese!
The result was a super crunchy, super stringy cheesy delight!
The Mozzarella Stick Grilled Cheese
Mozzarella stick in the sandwich form!
Ingredients
- 2 slices of french bread
- 1-2 tbsp butter
- 1 tbsp vegetable oil
- 1/2 cup pizza mozzarella cheese
- 1/3 cup panko bread crumbs
- 2-3 tsp Italian seasoning
- 1/2 tsp salt
- pepper to taste
- 1 egg
- marinara/pizza sauce for dipping
Instructions
- Get pan on medium heat, add a tablespoon of butter and a tablespoon of vegetable oil.
- Mix panko, italian seasoning, salt & pepper together, adjusting seasoning to your liking.
- Spread panko crumbs out on a plate.
- Dip one side of the bread in the egg wash, then place in panko crumb mixture until coated. Repeat with other slice.
- Spread butter on the inside of each slice.
- Place 1/2 cup of pizza mozzarella cheese.
- Form sandwich.
- Fry in a covered pan until golden brown on each side. Add more butter/canola oil to pan if necessary when frying the second side.
- Serve with marinara/pizza sauce for dipping and enjoy!
Enjoy!
Bob
Mozazarella cheese stick is always my favorite. We usually fry it, but your version looks good. I would try it some time. Thanks for the recipe!
I love me some mozzarella sticks.
You should have done the same thing except put mozzarella sticks IN the grilled cheese. I mean, the calories are probably sky-high anyway, right? This looks to diiiiie for though…
Haha yeah, well I think the calories are sky-high in most of these! Fortunately my 25 year old male body has the amazing ability to metabolize all of them without gaining weight! If you Google Mozzarella Stick Grilled Cheese, Denny has actually done one in that style.