How To Cooking Prosciutto-Wrapped Mozzarella

Prosciutto-wrapped cheese is that the excellent low-carb snack. It’s delicious, straightforward to create (the solely tough half is memory to freeze the cheese the night before), and quite healthy, if you utilize uncured, additive-free prosciutto. i favor to use pre-sliced Prosciutto di Parma by Citterio, that i purchase at merchandiser Joe’s and that i believe you'll be able to conjointly get at Costco. the sole ingredients area unit pork and salt.

Nutrition Per Serving
Serving size: 2 mozzarella stick halves; Calories: 132; Fat: 8g; Saturated fat: 4g; Carbohydrates: 1g; Sugar: 0g; Sodium: 652mg; Fiber: 0g; Protein: 15g

Recipe type: Appetizer, Low-Carb, Gluten-Free, Snack
Yield: 4 servings
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Ingredients

  • - 4 part-skim mozzarella sticks, peeled and halved crosswise
  • - 8 thin slices prosciutto (4 oz total)

Instructions
1. Place the halved mozzarella sticks on a wax-paper-lined platter or tray and freeze, at least four hours and preferably overnight.

2. Preheat your oven to 400 degrees F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.

3. Remove the mozzarella stick halves from the freezer. Wrap each frozen mozzarella stick half with a thin slice of prosciutto, as shown in the photo below. The Prosciutto will adhere to itself, so there's no need for toothpicks.

4. Place the wrapped mozzarella sticks, seam side down, on the prepared baking sheet. Bake for 2 minutes.

5. Switch the oven to broil, place the baking sheet on the top oven rack, directly under the broiler, and broil until prosciutto is crisp and mozzarella just starts to melt, about 1 minute. Serve immediately.