Sausage Stuffed Mushrooms
This tasty stuffed mushroom appetizer recipe calls for a combination of pork sausage, cream cheese and Parmesan cheese.
This tasty stuffed mushroom appetizer recipe calls for a combination of pork sausage, cream cheese and Parmesan cheese.
Yield:
10 - 12 appetizer sized servingsIngredients
1.5 lb large white button mushrooms
8 oz (light or low fat) pork sausage
3 cloves of finely minced garlic
1-2 teaspoons red pepper flakes
4 oz softened low fat cream cheese
4 finely chopped scallions
1/2 – 1 cup bread crumbs
1/2 cup freshly grated Parmesan cheese
2 Tablespoons olive oil
Kosher salt and freshly ground pepper to taste
Instructions
Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Clean mushrooms and remove stems. Place mushroom caps in a baking dish. Finely chop stems and set aside. Lightly saute garlic and scallions in olive oil. Add pork sausage to garlic and onion mixture. Add red pepper flakes, salt and pepper to taste. When sausage is slightly browned, add chopped mushroom stems. Add kosher salt and freshly ground pepper to mixture. Continue to saute until most of the liquid evaporates. Remove pan from burner, add cream cheese and 1/2 cup of bread crumbs. If mixture still has a lot of liquid, add remaining bread
crumbs 1/4 cup at a time until all liquid is absorbed. Stir until well mixed place 1 heaping teaspoon of sausage mixture into each mushroom cap. Top mushrooms with Parmesan cheese. Bake for 30 minutes.
