Stuffed Mushrooms
Stuffed Mushrooms might be just the hor d'oeuvre you are searching for. This recipe serves 50. One portion of this dish contains roughly 3g of protein, 5g of fat, and a total of 67 calories. This recipe covers 3% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. Head to the store and pick up parsley, button mushrooms, salt and pepper, and a few other things to make it today. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 1 hour and 20 minutes.
Instructions
Preheat oven to 400F. Mist a rimmed baking sheet with cooking spray. Set a wire rack over a second rimmed baking sheet. Wipe mushrooms with a damp kitchen towel.
Remove stems from mushrooms; reserve.
Brush mushroom caps with 2 Tbsp. oil and sprinkle with salt and pepper.
Place stem-side down on baking sheet and bake for 10minutes, until mushrooms are softened and exude juices.
Remove from oven and transfer mushrooms caps, stem-side down, to the wire rack.
Let cool. Discard any accumulated liquid.
Trim ends and finely chop enough of the reserved stems to make 1 cup. Warm remaining 2 Tbsp. oil in a large skillet over medium heat.
Add sausage and cook, breaking it up into small pieces, until no longer pink, about 4minutes.
Add chopped mushroom stems, onion, red bell pepper and garlic and saut for 5 minutes, until vegetables have softened.
Remove from heat and stir in cream cheese until melted.
Add bread crumbs, parsley, Italian seasoning and 1/2 cup Parmesan. Season with salt and pepper.
Add up to 1/4 cup chicken broth if mixture appears dry.
Mist a 9-by-13-inch baking dish with cooking spray. Set mushroom caps in dish, stem side up. Mound filling mixture on mushrooms and sprinkle with remaining Parmesan.
Bake until topping is golden, 25 to 30minutes.
Let cool for 10minutes before serving.