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| Stuffed Mushroom |
My family loves mushrooms in general. About 4-5 years back, I had this appetizer at an Italian restaurant, that's how I fell in love with it. During the same time I used to watch a TV show "Everyday Italian" - it was a great show, I saw the recipe there - made some changes and tried it. It tasted awesome like the one which came out of a restaurant (I know I shouldn't brag but it was superb :)) There are many different versions of stuffed mushrooms out there. You can fill them with numerous possible ingredients, I myself have tried making 2-3 kinds of stuffing and they all taste good. Today I am going to show you the simplest version of stuffed mushrooms and this one happens to be my family's favorite ! So sit back, relax and enjoy the world of Italian cooking !!
8 large white mushrooms
1/2 cup bread crumbs
1/4 cup Italian blend cheese
2 cloves garlic, grated
2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil + more for drizzling
1/4 tsp dried parsley
Handful of fresh basil, chopped
Salt to taste
Couple turns of black pepper
Process :-
1. Wash and rinse the white mushrooms thoroughly making sure no dirt is left. Remove the stems very carefully not breaking the mushrooms. You will see that a cavity is formed.
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| Cavity is formed |
2. Preheat oven to 400 F. Mix all the above ingredients except the mushrooms in a bowl.
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| Stuffing is ready |
3. Grease the baking dish with oil (we don't want our mushrooms to stick to it).
4. Fill the mushrooms with generous amount of stuffing till a mound is created. Drizzle olive oil over each mushroom.
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| Mushrooms ready to go in the oven |
5. Place the mushrooms cavity side up on the baking dish and bake them for 25 mins. till they are tender and golden on top. Serve and enjoy !!
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| Stuffed golden mushrooms ! |
That looks yummy. Do you think it would be as good without the cheese (nothing is as good with out cheese, but would it hold together?)
ReplyDeleteYes, it will definitely hold it together because the recipe calls for olive oil. Without cheese.... hmmm.....it will definitely not taste the same, you know that :) But it will taste good because once I had tried it that way... try using Italian style bread crumbs instead of plain to add more spice and taste. Try it and let me know how it came out.
DeleteThanks for the comment, Jennifer !!
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