Easy Cheese Stuffed Breadsticks (2024)

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ByBrandie April 5, 2022April 3, 2023

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A super easy, tasty side snack or appetizer, these Cheese Stuffed Breadsticks are a super delicious recipe that everyone loves!

A SIMPLE CHEESY BREADSTICK RECIPE

Is there anything better than melted, gooey cheese surrounded by a warm, soft garlic bread? These cheese sticks are a family favorite! You can make them pretty fast as a snack, appetizer or side dish to your pizza or pasta meal. If you want a guaranteed winner with your friends and family, these Easy Cheese Stuffed Breadsticks are the way to go!

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS:

Can I use homemade pizza dough?

Yes, if you would rather have a homemade recipe that you use you can absolutely do that.

What flavor string cheese is the best?

We like to go with mozzarella, but you can absolutely play around with the flavors, try cheddar, monterey jack, pepper jack, etc.

Can I use something other than string cheese?

If you want you can place fresh sliced mozzarella down the center as well. That creates a really tasty and gooey experience. I don’t recommend shredded cheese as the filling since it doesn’t hold up as well.

INGREDIENTS NEEDED: (FULL RECIPE AT THE BOTTOM OF THE POST)

store-bought pizza dough
mozzarella string cheese
salted butter
garlic paste or garlic powder
Italian blend shredded cheese
dried parsley and dried basil, for garnish (optional)
marinara sauce or pizza sauce, for serving

HOW TO MAKE CHEESE STUFFED BREADSTICKS:

Preheat the oven to 425F degrees. Spray a large baking sheet with nonstick cooking spray or line with parchment paper. Stretch and roll one package of pizza dough into a flat rectangle shape, making sure it is about ¼ inch thick across.

Place the string cheese in two rows, about 1-2 inches apart from each other on top of the dough.

Stretch and roll the second pizza dough to the same size and shape as the first dough. Then carefully lay the second dough directly on top of the first dough and string cheese.

Press down firmly between each cheese stick to close the seams between each piece. Pinch the ends of each piece to secure the cheese.

Using a pizza cutter, cut each breadstick out and separate the pieces from each other.Sprinkle the tops with the Italian shredded cheese blend.

Place the breadsticks 2-3 inches apart from each other on the baking sheet. Bake for 12 to 14 minutes or until fully cooked. While the breadsticks are cooking, mix together the melted butter and garlic paste (or powder). Remove breadsticks from the oven, and brush garlic butter over the tops. Sprinkle the tops with a little dried parsley and dried basil (optional).

Enjoy!

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Cheese Stuffed Breadsticks

A super easy, tasty side snack or appetizer, these Cheese Stuffed Breadsticks are a super delicious recipe that everyone loves!

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Prep Time: 20 minutes minutes

Cook Time: 14 minutes minutes

Total Time: 34 minutes minutes

Servings: 16

Author: Brandie @ The Country Cook

Ingredients

▢ 32 ounces pre-made pizza dough 2 (16 ounce) packages
▢ 16 individual mozzarella string cheese pieces
▢ ½ cup Italian blend shredded cheese (or shredded mozzarella cheese)
▢ 1 stick (1/2 cup) salted butter, melted
▢ 1 ½ teaspoons garlic paste (more, to taste) (or 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder)
▢ pinch dried parsley and dried basil, for garnish
▢ marinara sauce, for serving

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 425F degrees. Spray a large baking sheet with nonstick cooking spray or line with parchment paper
Stretch and roll out one package of pizza dough into a flat rectangle shape, making sure it is about ¼ inch thick across.
Place the string cheese in two rows, about 1-2 inches apart from each other on top of the dough.
Stretch and roll the second pizza dough to the same size and shape as the first dough. Then carefully lay the second dough directly on top of the first dough and string cheese.
Press down firmly between each cheese stick to close the seams between each piece. Pinch the ends of each piece to secure the cheese.
Using a pizza cutter, cut each breadstick out and separate the pieces from each other. Sprinkle the tops evenly with Italian blend shredded cheese.
Place the breadsticks 2-3 inches apart from each other on the baking sheet.
Bake for 12 to 14 minutes or until fully cooked.
While the breadsticks are cooking, mix together the melted butter and garlic paste.
Remove breadsticks from the oven, and brush garlic butter over the tops. And top with dried parsley and dried basil.
Serve with marinara sauce for dipping.

Notes

You can use homemade pizza dough if you’d like.
You can use the pizza dough in a tube as well (made by Pillsbury).
Like a stronger garlic taste? Dip your finger in the garlic butter mixture and add more garlic until you get your preferred taste.
For an additional kick, try sprinkling the top with black pepper or red pepper flakes.
Try different string cheese to change up the flavor.

Course: Breads, Side Dish

Cuisine: American

Nutrition

Nutritional Disclaimer

“The Country Cook” is not a dietician or nutritionist, and any nutritional information shared is an estimate. If calorie count and other nutritional values are important to you, we recommend running the ingredients through whichever online nutritional calculator you prefer. Calories and other nutritional values can vary quite a bit depending on which brands were used.

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So good thanks so much
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Can these cheese sticks be frozen?
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1. Yes they can 🙂
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