What a delightful vegetarian appetizer!! Stuffed mushrooms are so easy to make & so impressive to serve. I came up with this recipe based on ingredients I had on hand, so feel free to adjust the ingredients for stuffing based on what you have!
Time: 30 minutes
Ingredients:
- 10-12 large stuffable mushrooms (can also use smaller ones for variety)
- 1/2 cup shredded Monterey Jack cheese
- 1/4 cup grated parmesan cheese
- 8-10 green olives
- 1/4 cup bread crumbs
- 1 teaspoon minced fresh sage
- 1-2 teaspoons smoked paprika
- 1-2 tablespoons diced jalapeño
Recipe:
- Carefully rinse the mushrooms or wipe them with a damp paper towel.
- Pull out the stems & dice them, set them aside in a bowl.
- Dice the olives & add them to the bowl with the mushroom stems.
- Add to the bowl the cheese, fresh sage, bread crumbs, & jalapeño.
- Carefully place enough of the mixture into the mushrooms so that it doesn't spill over but are well-stuffed.
- Place the mushrooms on a cookie sheet with cooking spray or parchment paper.
- Sprinkle the smoked paprika on top & bake on 350 for ~20 minutes depending on the size of your mushrooms.
Tip: when the mushrooms start to form a little moisture underneath, they're ready!
I woke up craving pizza today! Here's another eggless pizza crust recipe... I spiced up the crust to give it a more flavorful, restaurant taste. I also added homemade pepper sauce into the marinara - I'm happy with the results, so here's the recipe!
Time: 2 hrs
Ingredients:
- 3 cups all purpose flour
- 1 pack fast acting yeast
- 1 tablespoon salt, sugar, garlic powder, oregano, basil & crushed red pepper flakes
- 3 tablespoons olive oil
- 1.5 cups warm water
- 2 cups marinara sauce
- 1 teaspoon hot pepper sauce (optional)
- Toppings of your choice
Recipe:
- In a large basin, combine all dry ingredients & stir until incorporated.
- Add the olive oil & warm water - use a plastic or rubber spatula to stir the mixture into a dough. You just want the dough to be combined, don't over-knead it. It will be sticky, but that's what you want.
- Cover the basin with clear wrap & then lay a kitchen towel over it to ensure the basil is kept dark. Put it aside in a dark, warm area of your kitchen for at least 30 minutes. (Hint: I kneaded this dough before leaving for work this morning. This helped cut my cooking time down when I got home!)
- After the dough rises, preheat your oven to 325. You'll need 2 cookie sheets if you don't have a pizza pan. Spray the cookie sheets with Pam & then sprinkle dry flour over the Pam to ensure the pizza crush doesn't stick to the pan.
- Use your hands to split the dough into 2 pieces, then stretch it out onto each pan, into an even rectangle.
- Put the dough in the oven for about 15-20 minutes in order to ensure the crust is cooked through.
- Take the dough pans out, top the dough with marinara sauce, pepper sauce & toppings of your choice, then pop it back into the oven for another 10-15 mins or until the cheese is melted.
- Enjoy!
