Friday, December 11, 2009

Flashback Friday: Stuffed Mushrooms




Joining Suzy from Kitchen Bouquet for another Flashback Friday! Click here to see more Flashbacks with Suzy!

Flashing back to Stuffed Mushrooms. Been using this basic recipe for years. It's very easy and so good! Not just for company, I make them all the time.





Basic Stuffed Mushrooms
Printable Recipe

1 lb (about 20) white mushrooms, stemmed (save stems for stuffing)
1/2 small onion or 2 shallots, finely chopped by hand or food processor
2 cloves fresh garlic, finely chopped
salt and pepper
1/2 freshly grated Parmigiano-Reggiano
1/2 cup bread crumbs
3 tablespoons olive oil
2 tablespoons butter

Preheat oven to 375°. Remove stems from mushrooms and chop by hand or in a food processor.

Sauté the onions in olive oil and butter, until soft and translucent. Add the garlic, salt and pepper. Sauté until the onions are golden brown. Add the chopped mushroom stems, sauté for a few minutes more. Add the bread crumbs and sauté until the bread crumbs absorb some of the moisture. Mix in a little Parmigiano-Reggiano. Stuff the filling into the mushroom caps. Sprinkle with a bit of Parmigiano. Drizzle a bit of olive oil on top. Put the mushrooms on a baking sheet and bake for 20 minutes. Garnish with a bit of fresh chopped Italian Parsley.

Variations: You can also add a little frozen chopped spinach to the mixture, make sure to squeeze all the excess moisture from it! Also good with a little cheddar instead of Parm. Fontina, Brie, cream cheese. Anything goes! Use whatever herbs you like, oregano, thyme or parsley. If you want a little "sauce" to dip bread in, add a little bit of butter to the baking dish. It mixes with the mushroom juice, dip a piece of crusty bread to soak up the juices. Best part :)




and don't forget next week Marsha from Marsha's Kitchen is having a Chocolate Covered Event! Click HERE for more information and join in on the fun. Anything chocolate goes! Well, maybe not chocolate and mushrooms. I don't think so anyway :)





7 comments:

  1. I think I'd pass on the chocolate-covered mushrooms too - LOL! Your recipe sounds great. I remember this wonderful flashback!

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  2. So glad I visited you today because I had decided to have stuffed mushrooms as a side dish on Christmas dinner. It's a lovely recipe!
    I'll check out Marsha's Kitchen now.
    Happy Weekend!

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  3. that looks nice and simple. believe it or not I rarely cook fresh mushrooms , will give yours a go next time i try cooking them

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  4. Yummy! Very simple and easy! Great side dish!

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  5. Those look delicious...too bad Howard doesn't care for them...for the first fifteen years of marriage I put mushrooms in everything, he finally told me he really didn't like them! I just may make some for myself...

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  6. Carol, thanks for the flashback. When you first posted the recipe, I thought it might be just what I was looking for. My basic stuffed mushroom recipe always comes out too "greasy" and "rubbery" for our tastes. Not good attributes for a mushroom. :)

    Yours look and sound delicious ... thanks for the recipe. AND, I, too, love soaking up the "sauce" with bread.

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  7. Mmmmmm. Can I come and live at your house? I've been looking at all your recipes and I think I like you cooking a lot better than mine.

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