mushroom haters...prepare to be converted. these are awesome.
Ingredients:
- 10 whole baby bella or crimini mushrooms
- 4 ounces, weight cream cheese, softened
- ¼ cups grated parmesan or mozzarella cheese
- ¼ teaspoons dried basil
- ⅛ teaspoons dried oregano
- garlic salt and pepper, to taste
- ¼ cups finely diced pepperoni
- 2 Tablespoons finely chopped green pepper
- 2 Tablespoons finely chopped red onion
- 2 Tablespoons finely chopped black olives
Directions:
Preheat oven to 350ºF. Spray two mini iron skillets with non
stick cooking spray and set aside. (A baking sheet will work just fine,
too!) (I used a baking sheet. To be safe, cover with parchment paper or a Silpat.)
Wash mushrooms with a damp cloth and remove stems. (They should just pop out!) Set aside. In a small bowl, stir cream cheese, parmesan, basil, oregano, garlic salt and pepper together until combined. Stir in remaining "pizza topping" ingredients, excluding the mushrooms.
Spoon into prepared mushroom caps by the heaping teaspoonful. Place 5
in each skillet (or place all on baking sheet) and bake 20 minutes. After 20 minutes, switch your oven
from bake to broil and brown the tops of each mushroom. Remove and
serve hot.
*www.laurenslatest.com (photos from: How Sweet It Is)