Crispy Wonton Mozzarella Sticks

Name: Crispy Wonton Mozzarella Sticks
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 6
Ingredients: 8 mozzarella string cheeses (or experiment with different flavors!); 24 wonton wrappers; 1 egg white whisked with 2 teaspoons water; Vegetable oil, for frying; Coarse salt; Fresh grated Parmesan cheese; Marinara sauce, for dipping

ByCourtney September 12, 2013August 5, 2019

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It’s week three of Football Friday and I’ve got some easy, crispy, gooey Wonton Mozzarella Sticks to get your tailgating weekend started off right!

I never run into anyone I know at the grocery store…unless I decide to go in yoga pants and a greasy ponytail.

It. never. fails.

It’s like a law of science. Gross me + Quick Grocery Store Trip = Running Into People I Know²

Still, I always convince myself it’s going to be fine.

After all, I tell myself, you’re just going to run in real quick, grab what you need, then get out of there. Plus you NEVER run into anyone you know at the grocery store. Besides, showers are so overrated, and that T-shirt passed the sniff test so you’re good!

After thoroughly convincing my lazy self to avoid the normal morning ritual of, you know, cleansing thyself, I head to Kroger on a mission.

Inevitably, this is the day the WHOLE TOWN shops at Kroger. Friends you haven’t seen in weeks pop out of the aisles like a field of Jack in the Boxes. You spot them with their clean clothes and glossy lips and try to dodge into an aisle and avoid eye contact.

But trust me, they will find you staring at the frozen garlic bread and they will most definitely want to spend 20 minutes catching up on ALL THE THINGS while you stand there wondering if you brushed your teeth this morning and thinking about how little protection your yoga pants provide against the chill of the wall o’ freezers.

Next thing you know, there’s a new website called People of Kroger and it’s filled with pictures of that girl in the check out aisle with her mismatched socks, frizzy hair, and single bag of wonton wrappers.

THIS IS MY LIFE.

Well, everything except the People of Kroger site. I don’t think that’s happened yet, but if it has,please don’t tell me. I prefer ignorance.

At least I got wonton wrappers out of the ordeal. After the “quick trip” turned into a frantic search through every conceivable section of the store and several awkward conversations with friends much cleaner than I, I finally found them in the refrigerated section of the produce section. Right at the front of the store. Of course.

Thankfully, melty cheese covers a multitude of embarrassments and after a few crispy, gooey, stringy mozzarella bites I was feeling much less like a complete disaster.

And, as it turns out, I ended up being thankful for that ratty T-shirt, because it absorbed the few grease splatters from the fry oil like a champ.

See? All things work out for the best.

At least, if cheese is involved.

A few quick notes on this recipe:

1) It’s delicious. Duh. It’s gooey, melted cheese and crispy pasta wraps.

2) The process for making these is surprisingly quick and easy. For a few good pictures on how to wrap them, I recommend checking out this tutorial at Heather Likes Food. She’s the one who came up with this totally brilliant idea. They only take 3 ingredients, you can wrap about 20 of them in 15 minutes, and since they only fry for 2 minutes, you can have these done in under a half hour.

3) I intended to make these as a side, but we ended up eating them for dinner on Wednesday. Please don’t judge us.

4) I tried baking these to appease that health conscience voice that’s somewhere deep inside me, but they just weren’t the same. Frying is definitely the way to go. I love using grapeseed oil for frying.

5) Let’s all thank The Mr. for being my hand model for these. {not pictured: The Mr. asking every 5 minutes when he could eat them.}

6) In my head, I thought these would be perfect for tailgating, but in reality, they’re probably not the best for that environment. They’re at their prime when eaten straight out of the skillet when the cheese is still hot enough to burn your taste buds. So unless you want to spend your entire tailgating party standing by a skillet of hot oil, this might not be the best choice.

7) I’m posting this for Football Friday anyway. Did you guys really think I was going to go to the store to get ingredients to make something else after that debacle? Not. Gonna. Happen.

Have a great weekend everybody! May your team win and your grocery trips be free from embarrassments!