Cheese Filled Breadsticks

We had our favorite grilled pizzas for dinner last night. My son and his girlfriend were headed out to a concert, so we had more dough than we needed. Instead of making extra pizza crusts (which refrigerate nicely for later use, by the way) we made mozzarella filled breadsticks. I can't even begin to tell you how amazingly delicious they were. They were excellent with pizza, but would equally good with any grilled meat, or as an appetizer with drinks.



Mozzarella Filled Breadsticks

• one batch of prepared grill dough*


• mozzarella cheese (string cheese would be great for this, we used shredded)


• melted butter


• assorted dips, if desired (marinara, garlic butter, ranch dressing, etc.)

After grill dough has risen, pinch of a piece of dough about the size of a small golf ball. Stretch and shape with your hands until you form a rough rectangle. Place a small handful of mozzarella cheese (or a piece of string cheese) in a line down the middle of the rectangle. Pinch the long sides together to make a seam and repeat with both ends, making sure all seams are sealed well. Set breadstick on flour dusted plate until all have been prepared. Place breadsticks on preheated grill and allow to cook for several minutes. Brush lightly with melted butter and then flip to cook other side. Brush top side lightly with melted butter and remove to serving plate. Serve as is or with a dip.

The breadsticks were so successful that I'd like to try some other variations in the future. I think pizza filled sticks would be great, as would taco sticks. Got any other ideas? Let me know!

*If you missed my previous post, you can find step by step instructions for preparing and grilling the grill dough here.