Sausage Stuffed Mushrooms with Cream Cheese

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Sausage Stuffed Mushrooms with Cream Cheese

If you are looking for a perfectly easy appetizer that can serve a crowd, you need to make these Sausage Stuffed Mushrooms! Tasty, creamy, juicy and absolutely delicious.

Course Appetizer

Cuisine American

Keyword Sausage Stuffed Mushroom Recipe, Sausage Stuffed Mushrooms, Stuffed Mushrooms

Prep Time 10

Cook Time 40

Total Time 50

Servings servings

Calories 385kcal

Author Dana DeVolk

Ingredients

1 pound baby bella mushrooms
½ pound ground pork sausage
1 tablespoon unsalted butter
4 ounces cream cheese softened
1 large egg
½ cup shredded mozzarella cheese
1 tablespoon grated parmesan
Fresh chopped parsley for garnish optional

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 350°F.
Using a damp cloth or paper towel. Brush off the dirt from the mushrooms. Pop off the stems from the caps and chop the stems finely, set aside.
1 pound baby bella mushrooms
Brown the sausage in a skillet over medium heat, breaking it up into fine crumbles until there is no pink left, drain on a paper-towel-lined plate.
½ pound ground pork sausage
Melt the butter in the skillet and add in the chopped mushroom stems and cook for 2-4 minutes until softened, take off the heat and set aside.
1 tablespoon unsalted butter
Put the softened cream cheese in a medium-sized bowl and mix in the egg with an electric hand mixer until smooth.
4 ounces cream cheese softened, 1 large egg
Add the cooked sausage and cooked mushroom stems.
Add in the mozzarella and parmesan and mix so everything combines.
½ cup shredded mozzarella cheese, 1 tablespoon grated parmesan
Stuff the mushroom caps with a small spoon, allowing a heaping amount on top. Place on a prepared baking sheet filling side up.
Bake for 20-25 minutes, until slightly golden brown on top. Garnish with parsley if desired, serve immediately.
Fresh chopped parsley for garnish

Notes

You can double this recipe easily to serve more people.
Be sure to use clean mushrooms. Make this the best side dish ever.
Use your favorite type of shredded cheese, we use mozzarella.
If you want to drain your moisture before baking see my notes above on how to keep them from becoming soggy.
These can be frozen, see my tips above on how to do that.
Make sure you clean and wash your mushrooms before using.

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