Pesto Stuffed Cremini Mushrooms Recipes

STUFFED MUSHROOMS WITH PANKO AND PECORINO

Steps:

• Heat the oven to 400 degrees and line a sheet pan with parchment paper. In a medium bowl, mix the panko bread crumbs, cheese, 2 tablespoons parsley,garlic, and 2 tablespoons olive oil and stir to evenly coat the bread crumbs. Taste and then season with salt and pepper. (You might not even want any salt, as the cheese can be pretty salty.)
• Arrange the mushrooms on the sheet pan, top sides down. Drizzle with 1 tablespoon olive oil and season with salt and pepper. Using a spoon, divide the seasoned breadcrumb mixture among the mushrooms (about 1 tablespoon per mushroom).
• Drizzle the mushrooms with the remaining olive oil and transfer to the oven and bake until the tops are crisp and golden, about 15 minutes. Remove from the oven and allow to cool for about 5 minutes. Garnish with parsley, if using, and serve warm.

PESTO STUFFED MUSHROOMS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Remove and discard mushroom stems.
• Place mushrooms, stem-side up, on a foil-lined baking sheet. Set aside.
• Combine pesto and breadcrumbs in a small bowl. Spoon a heaping teaspoon of the pesto mixture into each mushroom cap.
• Bake the filled caps until heated through and lightly browned, 18 to 22 minutes. Sprinkle with breadcrumbs, if desired.

PESTO-STUFFED CREMINI MUSHROOMS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F
• Heat oil in nonstick pan over medium heat.
• Add mushroom stems, and cook 5 minutes, stirring often.
• Break sausage into small pieces, add to skillet and brown 10 minutes, stirring often.
• Transfer mixture to food processor and coarsely chop. Add breadcrumbs and pesto and pulse until just combined. Season with salt and pepper.
• Stuff mushrooms, slightly rounding tops.
• Arrange on an ungreased baking dish.
• Add 1/2 cup water to the dish, tightly cover with foil, and bake 10 minutes. Remove foil and bake 10 minutes more until browned.

PESTO-STUFFED MUSHROOMS

Steps:

• 1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. Coat a rimmed baking pan with cooking spray; set aside. Wipe mushrooms clean with paper towels; remove stems and discard. Brush inside and outside with olive oil.
• 2. In a medium bowl, combine stuffing mix and the boiling water. Cover and let stand for 5 minutes or until slightly softened. Stir in ricotta, mozzarella, 2 tablespoons of Parmesan cheese, pesto and garlic. Spoon stuffing mixture into mushroom caps. Place caps on prepared baking sheet. Sprinkle with remaining 2 tablespoons Parmesan cheese. Bake for 20 to 25 minutes or until golden brown.
• Excerpted from the book, Sandra Lee Semi-Homemade Cocktail Time, by Sandra Lee Copyright 2009 SLSH Enterprises, Inc.

MUSHROOM PESTO

Steps:

• Melt butter in a saucepan over medium heat. Cook and stir mushrooms and shallot in melted butter until the mushrooms are lightly browned and soft, 5 to 7 minutes. Remove saucepan from heat and set aside to cool for 10 minutes.
• Transfer cooled mushroom mixture to a blender; add pine nuts, olive oil, vegetable broth, garlic, lemon juice, salt, and pepper. Pulse blender a few times before blending until mixture is finely ground, scraping down the sides of the pitcher with a spatula as needed; scrape into a mixing bowl. Stir Parmesan cheese through the blended mixture.

STUFFED CREAM CHEESE MUSHROOMS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Prepare a baking sheet with cooking spray.
• Clean mushrooms with a damp paper towel. Carefully break stems from mushrooms. Chop stems extremely fine.
• Heat oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Fry chopped mushroom stems and garlic in hot oil until any moisture has disappeared, taking care not to burn the garlic, 3 to 5 minutes. Spread mushroom mixture into a bowl to cool completely, about 10 minutes.
• Stir cream cheese, Parmesan cheese, black pepper, onion powder, and cayenne pepper with the mushroom stems and garlic until very thick and completely mixed. Use a small spoon fill each mushroom cap with a generous amount of stuffing. Arrange stuffed mushrooms onto the prepared cookie sheet.
• Bake in preheated oven until piping hot and liquid starts to form under the caps, about 20 minutes.

CHEESE AND PESTO-STUFFED MUSHROOMS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375•.
• Wash mushrooms, remove stems, hollow out and brush inside and out with olive oil.
• In a medium-size mixing bowl, combine cheeses and pesto,*reserving 1/4 cup parmesan cheese for later.
• Stuff the cheese-pesto mixture into the mushroom caps.
• Arrange the caps on a cookie sheet.
• Sprinkle the mushrooms with the reserved parmesan cheese.
• Bake for 25 to 30 minutes, or until the cheese is bubbling and brownish.
• *Oryou can make lots of small ones if desired.