Gourmet Appetizers - Stuffed Mushrooms

Stuffed mushrooms are the perfect gourmet appetizers to compliment any meal and a popular and welcome addition to your party appetizers selection at any get together.

Next to our Red Lobster Stuffe Mushrooms, one of our favorite stuffed mushroom recipes courtesy Rosenborg-Castello is for these easy to make appetizers filled with a mixture of chopped mushroom stems, blue cheese, parmesan cheese, breadcrumbs and parsley.

Double up this stuffed mushroom recipe and be prepared for your stuffed mushrooms to literally fly off the table.!!

Stuffed Mushrooms
Ingredients
12 medium white mushrooms
1/4 cup (50 mL) Tre Stelle® Ricotta Cheese
3 tbsp (45 mL) Rosenborg-Castello® Traditional Blue Cheese, crumbled
2 tbsp (30 mL) Tre Stelle® Grated Parmesan Cheese
1/4 cup (50 mL) breadcrumbs
1 tbsp (15 mL) flat leaf parsley, finely chopped
1/4 cup (50 mL) olive oil
salt and pepper
Additional Grated Parmesan Cheese (optional)


Method
Preheat oven to 350°F (180°C).
Wipe mushrooms clean and remove stems.
Chop the stems finely and place in a medium bowl.
Stir in the Ricotta, Blue, Parmesan Cheeses, breadcrumbs, parsley, salt and pepper. Generously fill each mushroom cap with mixture. Place in a baking dish, drizzle with olive oil and sprinkle with extra grated Parmesan Cheese. Bake for 30 minutes, remove from oven and serve immediately.
Makes 12 appetizers

Enjoy!!

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Red Lobster Stuffed Mushrooms

After the Red Lobster Shrimp Scampi appetizers, Red Lobster Stuffed Mushrooms are one of the most frequently ordered appetizer items on the menu, and with good reason! Red Lobster Stuffed Mushrooms are a delicious blend of lobster and crab topped with gooey melted cheese. This copycat recipe for Red Lobster Stuffed Mushrooms does a good job of replicating the restaurant's authentic recipe for Red Lobster Stuffed Mushrooms.

Try replacing the croutons with Italian breadcrumbs, the lobster tail with crabmeat, and the shredded mozzarella cheese with Monterey Jack for a bit of a different taste in this Red Lobster Stuffed Mushrooms recipe.

Copycat Recipe for Red Lobster Stuffed Mushrooms

Ingredients
3/4 cup melted butter, divided
1 pound fresh mushrooms, stems removed
1 cup crushed seasoned croutons
1 cup shredded mozzarella cheese
1 (6 ounce) can crabmeat, drained
1 pound lobster tail, cleaned and chopped
3 tablespoons minced garlic
1/4 cup shredded mozzarella cheese (optional)

Directions
Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Brush a large baking sheet with about 1/4 cup of melted butter. Arrange mushroom caps in a single layer over the baking sheet.
In a medium bowl, mix together the crushed croutons, remaining 1/2 cup butter, shredded cheese, crabmeat, lobster and garlic. Spoon into mushroom caps where the stems used to be.
Bake for 10 to 12 minutes in the preheated oven, or until lightly browned on the top. Sprinkle with additional cheese if desired, and serve hot!

Enjoy!

Recipe courtesy Allrecipes.

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