Baked Mozzarella Sticks and Sautéed Vegetables

My friend made a DELICIOUS marinara sauce to go with this meal and thought of the idea! Yum yum. The only thing I would fix is probably making the mozzarella sticks better coated and using breadcrumbs instead. I think that texture may have been better. But, all around- yum!

Baked Mozzarella Sticks

Prep Time: 10 minutes

Cook Time: 20 minutes

Total Time: 30 minutes

Ingredients

11 cheese sticks (halved)

1 cup panko (or any other type of bread crumbs)

2 eggs

1 cup flour

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350ºF

2. Put flour, eggs, and panko in three separate bowls.

3. Dip sticks one-by-one into flour, egg, then panko (in that order).

4. Organize on a greased baking sheet.

5. Bake in oven for 15-20 minutes (flip after half way).

**Note: If cheese starts to melt a lot, take them out.

6. Enjoy.

Sauteed Vegetables

Prep Time: 10 minutes

Cook Time: 5 minutes

Total Time: 15 minutes

Ingredients

1/2 eggplant (cut into bite-size pieces)

1 medium zucchini (cut into bite-size pieces)

1/2 pepper (chopped)

1 small onion (chopped)

3-4 mushrooms (sliced)

1 medium squash (cut into bite-size pieces)

1 tsp basil

1 tsp oregano

1 clove garlic (or a mix of garlic and garlic scapes)

salt to taste

pepper to taste

Directions

1. Add olive oil and garlic to pan and sauté until fragrant.

2. Add vegetables and sauté until tender.

3. Add herbs.

4. Cover and simmer.

5. Enjoy.

Then... put them together!