Jeff Mauro's Philly CheeseSticks Beauty, as seen on The Kitchen, Season 34.
Recipe courtesy of Jeff Mauro

Philly CheeseSticks

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  • Level: Easy
  • Total: 1 hr 5 min (includes cooling time)
  • Active: 35 min
  • Yield: 10 skewers
This is not your average “let’s just convert something beloved to make it a food on stick.” This recipe was expertly engineered from the ground up using my time-honored, Sandwich King-approved fundamentals of sandwich artistry. Great meat, proper rations, gooey cheese and just enough aromatics, acid and spice to make you never think about a conventional cheesesteak ever again.

Ingredients

Directions

Special equipment:
10 skewers
  1. Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F. Line a sheet pan with parchment paper and grease with oil.
  2. Place the mushrooms and chopped shallot into a food processor and pulse about 10 times until finely ground. Heat a large nonstick skillet on medium heat and add 2 tablespoons butter. Add the mushroom and shallot mixture and saute until browned, about 12 minutes. Season with salt and pepper and transfer immediately to a baking sheet to cool.
  3. Place the rib eye into the bowl of a food processor fitted with the blade attachment and pulse about 5 times to chop it up. (This makes sure every bite melts in your mouth.)
  4. Mix the rib eye, cooled mushroom mixture, banana peppers and Worcestershire in a bowl. Add 1 teaspoon salt and plenty of cracked black pepper. Mix until combined.
  5. Unroll the tube of pizza dough and cut into 10 equal pieces, about 1 1/2 by 2 inches. Place one half piece American cheese on the bottom of one, then about 1 tablespoon of the beef mixture, followed by another half piece of American cheese. Wrap the pizza dough around the filling without stretching too much, forming into a mini breadstick shape, then pinch the seam closed. Repeat with the remaining dough and fillings.
  6. Place the sticks on the lined and greased sheet pan, seam side down. Melt the remaining 2 tablespoons butter, then brush the sticks with the butter and sprinkle with the garlic salt.
  7. Bake until golden brown, about 12 minutes. Immediately transfer to a cooling rack. Stick a skewer into one end of each and let them rest for 5 minutes.