Cheesy Breadsticks
Published Feb. 27, 2025
- Total Time
- 40 minutes
- Prep Time
- 10 minutes
- Cook Time
- 30 minutes
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Ingredients
- Neutral-tasting oil, for greasing
- 1pound store-bought or homemade pizza dough, at room temperature
- 3tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
- 3garlic cloves, finely grated
- 1teaspoon Italian seasoning
- Salt
- 8ounces (2 cups) grated, low-moisture mozzarella
- ⅓ cup finely grated Parmesan
- Marinara sauce or ranch dressing or both, for dipping
Preparation
- Step 1
Arrange a rack in the bottom third of the oven and heat to 450 degrees. Use your hands to grease the bottom and sides of a 9-by-13-inch metal pan with oil. With your oiled hands, add the pizza dough and stretch the dough out until it reaches the sides of the pan. If the dough retracts, let it rest a few minutes before trying again.
- Step 2
To the melted butter, add the garlic, Italian seasoning and a pinch of salt and stir to combine. Pour the butter on top of the pizza dough, and spread edge to edge. Sprinkle the top with mozzarella and Parmesan, making sure to cover the edges of the dough. (The bits that touch the pan will crisp.)
- Step 3
Bake the pizza on the bottom rack until golden on the top and bottom, 15 to 20 minutes. Run a spatula along the sides of the pizza to help release it from the pan, then slide the bread onto a cutting board. With a knife, pizza wheel or scissors, cut in half lengthwise, then crosswise into roughly 1-inch breadsticks. Serve with marinara sauce or ranch dressing, or both, for dipping.
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I used a well-seasoned iron skillet rubbed with olive oil and sprinkled with cornmeal. Perfection.
If it seems like way too much cheese... it's exactly enough cheese. Easy, cheesy, delicious!
Just made this with my 6 year old. Fun and simple cooking experience for kids who are used to (or not) being in the kitchen. Used regular Mozzarella (from Whole Foods) and cooked in my cast iron skillet! It’s honestly amazing. It was supposed to be for a weekend afternoon snack but it’s enough for three, so we ended up having it for dinner with sauce and a salad. Also, would def do this when entertaining too!
Like Pizza Hut but way more delicious, in your pajamas, and you get the fun of working with the dough and the credit for causing all the pleasure. Thank you for this recipe! if you make your own dough, then (a) let’s be friends and (b) use oo pizza flour for best results. Dough recipe: one packet yeast (not fast rising), 1.5 cup warm water, 1 teaspoon salt, then add enough “oo” flour until it’s the right feel (not too dry, still kinda sticky). Cover and let rise for some hours. In a sunny window if you have one. I make in the morning before work and it’s good by dinnertime. And, it’s easy to make your own marinara with a can of good tomatoes, adding extra basil and a teaspoon of sugar (I said what I said).
Delicious! But the next time I make it, I will decrease the butter a bit was oilier than I prefer. And I cooked at home and took to an event 20 minutes away. Still great, but would have been better immediately out of the oven. Although I have cast iron pans and will try that next time, it came out fine in a heavy duty 9 x 13 pan.
I made the breadsticks with the 9”x13” pan as suggested and it may have just been me, but they came put a little flatter than I expected. I did love the flavors and the amount of cheese was perfect, however, so I do plan to make this again in a cast-iron skillet. Great recipe!