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Easy Appetizer Recipes with Mushrooms
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Appetizer Recipes for Stuffed Mushrooms
It is often difficult to find the perfect recipe for stuffed mushrooms. If you love mushrooms you will love this easy recipe. The mushrooms are lovely to serve to family and friends whether they are vegetarians or still enjoy eating animal protein. These tasty mushrooms make an easy and filling lunch or appetizer for dinner. We always have a box of fresh mushrooms in the house. Mushrooms are filled with vitamins and minerals--just an added incentive to try them.
Cook Time for Mushrooms
Some of the Ingredients
Ingredients For Stuffed Mushrooms
- 12 medium size Mushrooms
- 1/3 CUp Olive oil
- Two cups Cooked brown rice
- 1/2 Cup Sour cream
- 1 cup Grated cheddar or pepper jack cheese
- 1 tablespoon each Tarragon, oregano, garlic powder
- Salt and pepper to taste
Instructions for Stuffed Mushrooms
- Wash and dry the mushrooms thoroughly and remove the stems.
- Chop the stems in small pieces
- Cook the brown rice according to directions and allow to cool.
- Mix the brown rice with the sour cream, spices and salt and pepper. Don't forget to add the chopped stems.
- Mix the cheese into the rice mixture thoroughly.
- Stuff the mushrooms and pack well with the mixture and put on a greased cookie sheet.
- Bake the mushrooms at 350 degrees F. for 20 minutes. Remove from the oven for your perfect stuffed mushrooms.
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Get Creative with Other Ingredients
You can get very creative with stuffed mushrooms. Try some of these different ingredients. YOu may have some of these ingredients around the house and this is a good way to use them.
Cook up a batch of any ground beef, pork, lamb or even turkey. Add your favorite seasonings to the different meats. Make sure to some cheese to hold the meat together. Maybe you have some left over rice, couscous or even quinoa and these also will make a great stuffing for your mushrooms. Go Italian and cook up some Italian sausage and add a little tomato sauce with lots of oregano and basil and you have Italian stuffed mushrooms.
Another great idea is to pureer some left over veggies you may have and add them to the mixture. Remember to add a bit of olive oil to hold them together.
Whatever wild and interesting idea you have-go for it.
- Ground beef
- Ground pork
- Couscous
- Different cheeses
- Bulgar wheat
- Wild rice mixture
- Shrimp
Whatever ingredients you select there are easy recipes for stuffed mushrooms.
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Comments
Mushrooms are a favorite of mine. I have never made stuffed ones though and have only eaten them maybe once. This is a recipe I will have to try. Thanks for sharing it with us, Carol.
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That is okay as it is flexible to handle whatever you wish. I often use ground beef or turkey. So have at it. They are so pretty also. Thanks for dropping in.
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Thanks so much for visiting the mushrooms. They are good and I did not know until fairly recently how many health benefits they have. Thanks for all the votes and of course sharing...Much appreciated and your support is always wonderful.
I have never made stuffed mushrooms. I have started using fresh mushrooms recently and really like them. I am going to have to try to recipe, it sounds wonderful! These would be great for a appetizer or a great side dish when cooking a steak on the grill! Voting up, useful and sharing! :)
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You are so welcome. Thanks for stopping by. Hope you like the brown rice idea.
Wow, I've never had brown rice stuffed mushrooms. Sounds very simple, healthy and delicious. My type of recipe! Thanks so much for sharing :)
I will have to try out this recipe. I love mushrooms and this looks really delicious. Thank you for the recipe!
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4wardthinker. Thanks for dropping by and your nice comments. Mushrooms are my favorite in any form.
Yum! My son loves to make stuffed mushrooms every Thanksgiving. This is a nice simple recipe I will have to share with him.
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