By Dawn Hall, author of the Busy People’s Cookbook Series

Cheese-Filled Breadsticks
It’s hard to believe cheese filled breadsticks that taste this yummy can be low fat.

2 1/2 (1-ounce) individual string cheese sticks
1 (12-ounce) roll home-style biscuits, 10 in a roll
1/4 cup Italian breadcrumbs
 Garlic salt

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees.
• Spray a baking sheet with nonfat cooking spray.
• Cut each string cheese stick in half lengthwise, and cut it in half again.
• Stretch the biscuit and place the quartered piece of string cheese in the biscuit.
• Pinch the biscuit closed around the string cheese.
• Spray the stuffed biscuit with nonfat cooking spray and roll it in the breadcrumbs.
• Place on the prepared baking sheet and sprinkle lightly with garlic salt.
• Bake for 7 to 8 minutes

Yield: 10 stuffed breadsticks

Calories: 118 (24% fat); Total Fat: 3g; Cholesterol: 5mg; Carbohydrate: 18g; Dietary Fiber: 1g; Protein: 4g; Sodium: 527mg
Diabetic Exchanges: 1 starch, 1/2 fat

Preparation time: 10 minutes
Cooking time: 7 to 8 minutes
Total time: 18 minutes or less

Dawn Hall is the author of the award winning Busy People’s Cookbook Series including the just released title: Busy People’s Super Simple Menus Cookbook, (137 healthy, home-style-meals made in 30-minutes or less); Slow Cooker Cookbook, Low-Carb Cookbook, Diabetic Cookbook, Christmas Cookbook, Low-Fat Cookbook, Busy People’s Down Home Cooking Without the Down Home Fat Cookbook and 7 Simple Steps to a Healthier You.  Her books are currently available at all fine bookstores and on the internet.  She is also a popular inspirational speaker full of energy, insight and clever ideas. Her website is: www.Dawnhallcookbooks.com