Stuffed Mushrooms

Contributed By: Michele
Dairy Council of California

Great for when you have company, and not terribly time consuming.

Total Preparation Time: 15 to 30 minutes
Actual Cooking Time: 15 to 30 minutes
Number of Servings: 6
Origin: American
Special Features: Quick to Prepare (under 30 minutes)
Simple (6 ingredients or less)
Make Ahead
Holiday: Thanksgiving
Christmas
Meal Type: Appetizers

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Ingredients

12 Large mushrooms
6 oz Mild or hot sausage
3 tbsp Seasoned bread crumbs
1/2 cup Shredded mozzarella cheese, divided
2 tsp Dried parsley

Preparation

Preheat oven to 375.

Grease a large baking sheet.

Remove and chop mushroom stems, reserving caps.

Heat a medium skillet over medium-high heat.

Add sausage.

Cook until browned and crumbly, about 5 minutes.

Drain.

Stir in chopped mushroom stems, bread crumbs and 1/4 cup mozzarella into skillet.

Remove skillet from heat.

Spoon sausage mixture into mushroom caps.

Arrange on baking sheet.

Top mushrooms with remaining mozzarella.

Bake until stuffing is hot, about 15 minutes.

Garnish with parsley.

Cook's Notes

If preparing for a get together, keep in mind these are good and suggested servings never seem to stretch as far with snacks. For extra cheese flavor, add 3 Tbsp. grated Parmesan to bread crumbs. Can prepare up to baking point of recipe 3 hours in advance.

Nutrition Information

Calories: 1461 ; Total Fat: 9.7g ; Saturated Fat: 4.8g ; Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.1g ; Carbohydrates: 5.2g ; Protein: 10g ; Sodium: 397.1mg ; Fiber: 0.6g

Recipe Comments

Commented by: doris115

This is one of our favorite recipes for Christmas eve. Everyone likes it and there are never any left overs.