Italian Stuffed Mushrooms

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• 36 mushrooms, medium sized
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 onion, minced
• 1 red bell pepper, finely chopped
• 2 garlic cloves, minced
• 1 1/2 cups seasoned bread crumbs (i use progresso)
• 1/2 cup parmesan cheese, grated
• 5 tablespoons olive oil (more if necessary)
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/8 teaspoon pepper
• olive oil, for drizzling

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350f/180°c.
• 2 brush off any dirt from mushrooms, remove and finely chop stems and put caps aside.
• 3 heat 2 tablespoons olive oil in large skillet and add chopped stems, onion, pepper and garlic. cook, stirring frequently, about 3-5 minutes, until onions have softened.
• 4 transfer to a large mixing bowl. stir in bread crumbs, parmesan, olive oil, salt and pepper. mix thoroughly. if mixture seems a bit dry, add a little more olive oil.
• 5 with your hands, fill mushroom caps with mixture. place on oiled baking sheet with lip or jellyroll pan. drizzle a few drops of olive oil onto each mushroom.
• 6 bake 15-20 minutes until golden and hot.
• 7 serve warm or at room temperature.