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These stuffed mushrooms are so good! Excellent served as an appetizer and also especially good served with your favorite steak.
Men really seem to enjoy these Blue Cheese Stuffed Mushrooms!
Check out Linda's
Appetizer Recipes and
Mushroom Recipes for more great cooking ideas.
Blue Cheese Stuffed Mushrooms Recipe
Recipe Type:
Appetizer,
Mushrooms,
Blue Cheese
Yields: 24 stuffed mushrooms
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 10 min
Ingredients:
24 large mushrooms, cleaned and stemmed
3 tablespoons butter
1 medium-size
onion, chopped
2 cloves
garlic, minced
1/4 cup chopped fresh parsley leaves
1 (8-ounce) package cream cheese, softened and cut into pieces
1/2 cup (2 ounces)
Blue Cheese, softened and cut into pieces*
1 tablespoon fresh-squeezed
lemon juice
2 tablespoons cream sherry or port wine (optional)
Salt and coarsely-ground black pepper to taste
* Can substitute
gorgonzola cheese.
Preparation:
Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
Carefully remove stems from mushrooms; chop the stems finely and set aside.
In a large frying pan over medium heat, melt butter. Add chopped mushroom stems,
onions, and garlic; sauté approximately 5 to 6 minutes or until onions are soft
and translucent.
Reduce heat to low; add parsley, cream cheese, blue cheese, lemon
juice, and cream sherry or port wine. Stir until cheeses are melted and well blended. Remove from heat.
Season to taste with salt and pepper. You probably won't
need any salt, as blue cheese is salty. I do like to add a healthy-grinding of
pepper.
Spoon
the prepared blue cheese mixture into the mushroom caps, filling generously
and mounding the tops.
Place stuffed mushroom caps on a baking sheet with sides.
Bake approximately 8 to 10 minutes until mushrooms are cooked and
cheese is melted.
Remove from heat and place mushrooms on a large serving plate or platter. Serve immediately.
Makes 24 stuffed mushrooms.
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