Recipes

Remember when you were a child and any food that didn’t look like pizza or mac and cheese or even spaghetti was just something you didn’t want to eat? Well now your taste buds have grown and you know that good food can be disguised. Mushrooms are a common dislike among children - which is why you need to spice them up and make them more exciting for the children to eat.

Stuffed mushrooms are a great dish that everyone will love - even the children. It makes a great appetizer that takes less than an hour to cook and makes for easy clean up.

Ingredients Are:

1 pound lean ground beef
2 pounds fresh mushrooms-stems removed, chopped and reserved
1/4 cup margarine
1/2 cup chopped green bell peppers
2 teaspoons minced garlic
3 teaspoons dried parsley
1 teaspoon dried basil leaves, crushed
2/3 cup dry bread crumbs
1/3 cup soft bread crumbs
2 cups shredded sharp Cheddar cheese

Directions Are:

Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Place ground beef in a large, deep skillet. Cook over medium high heat until evenly brown. Drain, crumble and set aside.

In a medium saucepan over medium heat, melt the margarine and stir in the mushroom stems, green bell peppers, garlic, parsley and basil.

In a large bowl, mix the ground beef, mushroom stem mixture, dry bread crumbs, soft bread crumbs and Cheddar cheese.
Place the mushroom caps, upside down, on a large baking pan. Generously stuff each cap with the mixture.

Bake in the preheated oven 15 to 20 minutes, or until the filling is golden brown.