Sausage Stuffed Mushrooms
In this recipe, the button mushrooms are stuffed with sausage, onions and herbs. These are then baked until the cheese melts. This can be served as an appetizer or can even be had as a light meal.
Ingredients
- 12 Button Mushrooms
- 1 tbsp Olive oil divided
- ¼ tsp Cumin
- ½ tsp Chopped Garlic
- 3 tbsp Chopped Onions
- 2.5 tbsp Sausage see Recipe Notes
- ¾ tsp Crushed Black Pepper divided; add more to make it spicy
- ½ tsp Oregano divided
- ¼ tsp Dried Basil divided
- 3 tbsp Grated Mozzerella Cheese you can use more if you like.
- Salt to taste
Instructions
- Wash the mushrooms and gently pat them dry with a kitchen towel.
- Pop off the stems from the mushrooms.
- Marinate the mushrooms in a big bowl with ½ tbsp olive oil, ⅛ tsp dried basil, ¼ tsp oregano,¼ tsp crushed black pepper and salt. Let it rest for 5 minutes.
- Finely chop the mushroom stems.
- Heat ½ tbsp olive oil in a pan over medium heat and add cumin seeds.
- When the cumin seeds splutter, add the chopped garlic and saute for a minute or two.
- Add the onions and saute them till they turn translucent.
- Next, add the sausage pieces and cook for 2-3 minutes.
- Add the finely chopped mushroom stems. Throw in the dried herbs - ⅛ tsp dried basil, ¼ tsp oregano - and ½ tsp crushed black pepper and salt. Saute for a minute. Remove from heat.
- Preheat the oven to 350 degree Fahrenheit(180 degrees Celsius). Line a baking tray with Aluminium foil and grease it lightly with olive oil.
- Arrange the mushrooms upside down on a tray . Fill the mushroom caps with 1 tsp of the filling.
- Top it with grated cheese.
- Bake at 350 degree Fahrenheit (180 degrees Celsius) for 10-12 minutes or till the cheese melts.
Notes
1. You can also cook these mushrooms on stove top (in case you don't have/use an oven). Heat a skillet greased with olive oil on high heat. Place the mushrooms with the filling side up in the skillet. Cover with a lid. Do not close the skillet tightly. Leave enough room for the steam to escape (to prevent the steam from making the mushrooms soggier). Remove from heat when the cheese melts.
2.I used the organic turkey breakfast sausage. You can use any sausage of your choice.You can even omit the sausage altogether and prepare the vegetarian version of stuffed mushrooms.