You know I love wrapping things in bread and baking them, like Turkeys in Sleeping Bags and Ham and Broccoli Pockets. To stay true to that theme, I bring you these Cheese Stuffed Breadsticks. Baking mix makes the bread part very easy to make, and wrapping the cheese in dough is a fun project you can do with kids.
Speaking of making these cheesy breadsticks with kids, I tried to make a video tutorial of the assembly. As it turns out, doing this with two young boys in the room is not advised. The Tall One was serving up his own comedic version, and The Short One was walking off with the finished breadsticks while I was trying to talk. Add in poor lighting, and the video was a genuine train wreck. I might give a video another try when my enthusiastic assistants are both at school.
Adapted from String Cheese Sticks with Dipping Sauce from Betty Crocker’s Quick and Easy Cookbook
Cheese Stuffed Breadsticks
These cheese stuffed breadsticks are almost as fun to make as they are to eat!
- Total Time: 8
Ingredients
- 2 1/4 cups baking mix plus a little for dusting
- 2/3 cup milk
- 1 teaspoon Italian seasoning
- 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
- 8 pieces string cheese
- 1 tablespoon butter melted (optional)
- 1 cup pizza sauce optional
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 450 degrees.
- Stir together baking mix, Italian seasoning, and salt. Add milk, and stir to combine.
- Generously dust work surface with baking mix. Turn out dough, and knead about 15 times. Shape into a ball, then roll into a 1/4″ thick rectangle.
- Cut dough into 8 smaller rectangles. Place a cheese stick in the center of each piece of dough, and fold the dough around the cheese. Stretch the dough as needed to entirely cover the cheese, and squeeze the entire breadstick, including the ends, to seal all edges.
- Place stuffed breadsticks on a baking sheet lined with a silicone mat or parchment paper. Bake in preheated oven for 12-15 minutes, until brown.
- Remove from oven, and brush lightly with melted butter. Serve with heated pizza sauce for dipping.
Notes
The cheese inside these breadsticks will be VERY HOT. Please be careful when serving them to children. You may want to cut them in half to cool for a few minutes before giving them to kids.
- Prep Time: 15
- Cook Time: 12
- Category: Appetizer
If you like these breadsticks, you’ll LOVE this Irresistible Cheesy Pesto Bread! 
MElissa says
Hi Andi- Can you please tell me what kind of baking mix you used? Would an All Purpose flour work for these? These breadsticks look delicious and I can’t wait to make them! Thank you
Andi Gleeson says
Hi, Melissa! I used Bisquick, but if you have a biscuit recipe you like using regular flour, you could try that instead. You could also make them with refrigerated French bread dough (like Pillsbury). Thanks for reminding me that I need to make these again. It’s a really fun recipe!
Ashley says
not sure what went wrong with mine. Cheese all came out of dough and dough wasn’t cooked all the way through… any advice???
Andi says
I’m so sorry you had trouble with the recipe, Ashley! Did you use regular cheese sticks or a different kind of cheese? It sounds like the seams needed to be pinched together more to seal it all up, and the breadsticks needed to bake a bit longer. I feel bad that yours didn’t turn out. If you email me your address, I have some freebies I could send you to make up for it! (andi at wearychef dot com)
Jill says
I was amazed how simpleand easy it was! Took me less than half hour to prepare and make..and gobble! My husband was pleased with it too, paired it with home cooked lasagne for our Sunday Italuan feast :) thanks for the recipe, Andi!
Andi says
I’m so glad to hear it, Jill! Having these breadsticks with lasagna sounds like a feast indeed. I’m actually scheming to make another kind of bread and cheese recipe this very week, so I hope you’ll come back to see it in a few days!
Jill says
Gotta try this tomorrow so watch this space :) even so, nothing can go wrong with bread mix and cheese! Can you tell i’m excited?!
Andi says
Hi, Jill! We must be cut from the same cloth because I get pretty excited about bread and cheese too ;) I can’t wait to hear how these turn out for you. You could also use a block of mozzarella cut into sticks instead of string cheese. That cheese might be a little cheaper and stretchier. Thanks so much for your comment!
Rebecca says
Have you ever tried freezing these?
The Weary Chef says
Hi, Rebecca! I have not tried freezing them. I just did a bit of research about it, and it seems like if you want to try it, you should freeze them raw and then bake them when you are ready to eat. So, I would lay the raw stuffed breadsticks on a baking sheet lined with parchment, put that in the freezer until they are frozen solid, then bag them up. I would think baking them from the freezer would take about 30 minutes. Let us know how it goes if you try it, and I’ll test it out the next time I make them too. Thanks so much for stopping by!
Leslie says
Yum! These look so good. Haha I’m hungry now. I’m stopping by from the blog hop. I’m a new follower through Twitter & Bloglovin. Please stop by to say hi if you get a chance. Happy Monday!
The Weary Chef says
Thanks, Leslie! I love anything involving sarcasm, so I’m going to hurry on over to your blog right now :)
Trish - Mom On Timeout says
Anything “cheese stuffed” is my kind of recipe :) Looks delicious!
The Weary Chef says
Ha! I feel the same way. You can’t go wrong with bread and melted cheese! Thanks for coming over, Trish :)
Julie @ This Gal Cooks says
What a fun and easy recipe, Andi! Pinned!
The Weary Chef says
Thanks so much, Julie!
Carrie @ Frugal Foodie Mama says
Oh, these are such a clever, clever idea, my dear! :) YUM!
The Weary Chef says
Thanks, Carrie! You can really thank Betty Crocker ;) I just tweaked the recipe a little. Now I need to go catch up on your cookie butter extravaganza. I still haven’t tried the stuff, but I’m sure you will inspire me to buy some!
Liz says
lol, train wreck. Have had a few of those! Am sure my oldest would go gaga over those breadsticks. Yes to anything with cheese in the middle. I bet your video was awesome, but probably not the kind of awesome you were looking for.
The Weary Chef says
The videos (there were a couple attempts) were definitely humorous but not what I was after! I’m not sure if you are keen on baking mix, but you could probably use most any pizza or bread dough on these with good results. The Tall One said they were the best thing I ever made, which is a little sad!