caroline and brian's stuffed mushrooms

Ingredients

• Servings: 5
• 5 portobello mushrooms
• 1 turkey sausage link, without casing
• 3 cloves garlic, peeled and chopped
• 1 tablespoon crushed garlic
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cayenne pepper
• 1 teaspoon ground black pepper
• 1/2 cup seasoned bread crumbs
• 1/2 cup cream cheese, softened
• 2 tablespoons grated parmesan cheese

Recipe

Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 40 mins Ready Time: 1 hr 10 mins


• remove stems from portobello mushrooms. arrange the mushroom caps, bottoms up, on a medium baking sheet. chop the stems and set aside.
• place turkey sausage link on a small baking sheet. cook uncovered in the preheated oven 15 minutes, or until the interior is no longer pink. remove from heat and chop.
• in a medium saucepan over medium heat, mix together chopped mushroom stems, chopped sausage, chopped garlic, crushed garlic, cayenne pepper, black pepper and seasoned bread crumbs. slowly cook and stir 5 to 7 minutes, or until bread crumbs begin to brown. remove from heat, allow to cool approximately 10 minutes and transfer to a medium bowl.
• preheat oven to 350 degrees f (175 degrees c).
• mix cream cheese and parmesan cheese into the mushroom stem mixture. stuff the mushroom caps with the mixture.
• bake stuffed mushrooms in the preheated oven 20 minutes, or until stuffing is lightly browned.