To all my veggie friends out there, here is an easy & a quick appetizer made of just six ingredients and takes hardly 20 mins to prepare…
My version of Stuffed Mushrooms…!!
So after a peaceful spring weekend, I am back to action working on my blog. Pepper Delight is in its second month and I am super excited with the ride so far, every day starts with a bunch of new stuffs, ideas, challenges, cooking, photo sessions, and I am just enjoying every bit of it.
Coming back to today’s dish, this is a complete veggie appetizer. What I love about mushrooms is its super easy to cook and it balances well with many flavor combinations, be it a spicy masala version or in a cheesy flavor.
The thought to prepare this came up after I got a chance to try stuffed mushrooms with a cream cheese fondue in a restaurant; the dish was yummy but pretty heavy. To cut down the extra calories I have avoided any additional sauces to this recipe, and while savoring the dish you really wouldn’t ask for one.
I have used baby Bella mushrooms here, it goes well with Portobello too. Hope You Enjoy…
Prep time : 20 minutes
Serves : 2 – 3 servings
INGREDIENTS
12 baby Bella mushrooms (remove stems)
½ cup Mozzarella cheese
½ cup Parmesan cheese
¼ cup Panko bread crumbs
1 tbsp Italian seasoning
Parsley leaves
Salt and pepper as required
INSTRUCTIONS
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
- Wash & clean mushrooms and pat them dry. Remove the stems from the mushrooms.
- Now place the remaining mushrooms cap upside down on a greased baking sheet. Sprinkle salt inside each cap.
- Bake for 8 minutes initially so that the mushrooms ooze out the moisture inside.
- In the meantime prepare the stuffing by mixing well the parmesan cheese, panko bread crumbs (or normal bread crumbs), mozzarella cheese, Italian seasoning, salt and pepper, in a bowl.
- Take the mushroom caps out of the sheet and flip them to drain any excess water accumulated in the caps.
- Fill each cap by spooning the stuffing, and top with fresh parsley leaves.
- Bake for another 10 minutes or cook until the cheese melts and the stuffing turns golden in color.
Serve hot.
Apoorv says
Looks very yummy n easy to prepare.. Thanks for putting up vegetarian appetizer. I’ll definitely try this.
Akhila says
Thank You Apoorv.. 🙂
Susan says
how do I print these recipes?
Akhila says
Sorry Susan, right now I do not have a dedicated print option for the recipes in the blog. I will be including that feature soon, stay tuned..!
As an alternate, using chrome browser you can select the text, right click, and print.
Lisa says
Can I bake for the initial 8 minutes, stuff then cook the next day?
Akhila says
Hi Lisa,
I apologize for the late reply.
Nope, you cannot do the split cooking as mushrooms are watery so it will become soggy the next day.
Bj Pyle says
Why didn’t you include using the stems (whorred in a food processor as part of the stuffing ? (I saw it in another recipe, so that’s what I added.
I sought in another recipe, so that’s what I added.
(Pretty much the same recipe) everyone loved them❣️