Sausage-Stuffed Mushrooms

These sausage stuffed mushrooms make a perfect appetizer at any gathering.  They are savory, cheesy, delicious, and always the hit of the party! 

Prep time: 20 minutes Cooking time: 25 minutes

Total time: 45 minutes

Serves: 12 (24 stuffed mushrooms)

Ingredients:

24 large mushrooms, stems removed, or more as needed

1 pound bulk hot Italian sausage

1 onion, diced

4 ounces grated Parmesan cheese, divided

1/4 cup Italian bread crumbs

1 tsp. minced garlic

1 tsp. chopped fresh parsley

Instructions:

 1.      Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.

2.      Hollow out each mushroom cap, reserving the scrapings.

3.      Heat a skillet over medium-high heat; add sausage, onion, and reserved mushroom scrapings. Cook and stir until sausage is browned and cooked through, 4 to 6 minutes. Drain and discard grease; return sausage mixture to the skillet.

4.      Stir 3 ounces Parmesan cheese, bread crumbs, garlic, and parsley into sausage mixture. Cook and stir until heated through, 3 to 5 minutes.

5.      Stuff each mushroom cap with sausage mixture and place on a baking sheet.

6.      Bake stuffed mushrooms in the preheated oven for 12 minutes. Sprinkle remaining 1 ounce Parmesan cheese over mushrooms and bake until mushrooms are cooked through and cheese is melted and bubbling, about 3 minutes.

Nutrition Facts:

Calories: 148

Total Fat: 10 g

Total Carbohydrate: 5 g

Protein: 11 g

Equivalents: 1 medium fat protein, 1 vegetable, and 1 fat

From:  allrecipes:  www.allrecipes.com/recipe/234844/easy-sausage-stuffed-mushrooms/