My mom used to make a delicious baked sausage and cheese stuffed mushroom recipe similar to this on very special occasions. I thought we were the luckiest kids ever when she was cooked stuffed mushrooms with sausage and cheese.
Make Sausage Stuffed Mushrooms In Advance
Sausage stuffed mushrooms with cheese are great for parties and special occasions because you can stuff them the night before and bake them right before everyone arrives.
The sausage and cheese filling for the mushrooms can be made the day before, cooled, and then stuffed into the raw mushrooms. Place in the refrigerator and bake them the next day uncovered.
Use Nearly Any Kind of Mushroom For Stuffing
These were made with cremini mushrooms which are really the same as button mushrooms, just older.
Portobellos are the oldest of the mushrooms in the same species of this mushroom family.
Point being, I have used the filling in any age or size of button, cremini, or portobello mushrooms.
Having said that, button or cremini mushrooms work for best for sausage and cheese stuffing because their "poppability" is bite size pieces.
Fillings Variations For Sausage Cheese Stuffed Mushrooms
I like to use creamy Monterrey or Pepper Jack in addition to tangy hard Parmesan cheese for the mushroom stuffing.
Feel free to use your favorite cheese. I've made them before with feta, cheddar, gruyere, cream cheese, and Colby Jack.
This sausage and cheese stuffed mushroom recipe is made with mild Italian pork sausage. It can also be made with turkey or chicken sausage.
Last, blast this sausage stuffing with your favorite fresh or dry herbs: rosemary, sage, thyme, parsley, etc...
Don't have bread crumbs or want to buy them? Pulverize older bread in a food processor. We always save our old bread in the freezer for this reason.
Clean Mushrooms Before Stuffing
Mushrooms clean easily by simply wiping them gently with a paper towel.
Don't run any water over them - they will got soggy immediately.
Sausage And Cheese Stuffed Mushrooms
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My mom used to make baked sausage and cheese stuffed mushroom recipe similar to this on very special occasions. I thought we were the luckiest kids ever when she was cooking sausage stuffed mushrooms.
- Prep Time: 25 minutes
- Cook Time: 1 hour
- Total Time: 1 hour 25 minutes
- Yield: 6 (4 each)
- Category: Appetizer
- Method: Stovetop / Oven
- Cuisine: International
Ingredients
- 1lb large button or cremini mushrooms, stems removed & reserved
- mushroom stems, diced
- 2 teaspoon vegetable oil
- ½ lb ground Italian sausage
- ¼ cup onions, diced
- 1 ½ teaspoon garlic, minced
- ¼ cup Panko bread crumbs
- 2 oz (~ ½ cup) Monterey Jack cheese, grated
- 1 oz ( ~ ¼ cup) Parmesan cheese, grated
- ¼ cup fresh parsley, chopped as garnish
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- ¼ teaspoon black pepper
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 325F.
- Remove the stem from mushrooms, dice stems only, and set aside.
- Lightly oil a small baking dish and add the whole mushrooms in a single tight layer, cavity facing up.
- Bring a large pan on the stovetop to medium high heat, add a little oil to lightly cover the pan (~ 2 tsp) and add sausage, onions, and mushroom stems.
- Break up sausage with back of spoon or fork and cook ~ 7-10 minutes or until cooked through.
- Add garlic and cook 1-2 minutes or until fragrant.
- Reduce heat to low and add bread crumbs, both cheeses, salt and pepper. Stir together and remove from heat when cheese is melted (1-2 minutes).
- Spoon (or use your hands) a bit of the mixture into each mushroom.
- Bake uncovered ~ 40-45 minutes or until stuffing is browned and crusty.
- Add salt to taste and sprinkle with parsley. Happy Eating! Beckie
Notes
- Don't have bread crumbs or want to buy them? Pulverize older bread in a food processor. We always save our old bread in the freezer for this reason.
- The filling for the mushrooms can be made the day before, cooled, and then stuffed into the raw mushrooms before baking the entire dish the next day.
- Other mushrooms that work: cremini or portobello. Other cheeses that work: feta, cheddar, gruyere, colby jack.
Things In My Kitchen:
- Cheese grater - the 6 sides give you lots of options for slicing, shredding, or grating vegetables and cheeses.
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