Mouthwatering Stuffed Mushrooms
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Ingredients
  • 12 whole fresh mushrooms -medium size
  • 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
  • ½ tablespoon minced garlic
  • 8 ounce package cream cheese, softened
  • ¼ cup grated Parmesan cheese
  • ¼ teaspoon ground black pepper
  • ¼ teaspoon onion powder
  • ¼ teaspoon ground cayenne pepper
Instructions
  1. Directions:
  2. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
  3. Spray a baking sheet with cooking spray.
  4. Rinse one mushroom at a time, removing specs.
  5. Let dry.
  6. Carefully cut out stems, and fanning to create a bowl.
  7. Discard tough ends of stems.
  8. Chop stems and fanning extremely fine.
  9. Heat oil in a large skillet over medium heat.
  10. Add garlic and chopped mushroom stem mixture to the skillet.
  11. Fry, stirring, until any moisture has disappeared, taking care not to burn garlic.
  12. Set aside to cool.
  13. When garlic and mushroom pieces are no longer hot, stir in rest of ingredients.
  14. Mixture should be very thick.
  15. Using a little spoon, fill each mushroom cap with a generous amount of stuffing.
  16. Arrange the mushroom caps on prepared cookie sheet.
  17. Bake for 20 minutes - until the mushrooms are piping hot and liquid forms under caps.
  18. Move mushrooms from baking sheet to paper towel, from towel to serving tray.
  19. Can be prepared a day ahead. Reheat in low oven.
Recipe by Hopelessly Hopeful at http://www.hopelessly-hopeful.com/2021/03/22/mouthwatering-stuffed-mushrooms/