Sausage Stuffed Mushrooms

Stuffed mushrooms are always a hit at cocktail parties. Try this recipe out for your next get together!

Prep time: 20 minutes Cook time: 14 minutes

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 3 mushrooms

  • Calories 115
  • Carbohydrate 17 g
  • Protein 6 g
  • Fat 3 g
  • Saturated Fat 1 g
  • Sugars 4 g
  • Dietary Fiber 2 g
  • Cholesterol 10 mg
  • Sodium 195 mg

This Recipe Serves 6

Ingredients

18 large cremini mushrooms
3/4 cup plain dry bread crumbs, divided
2 tablespoons grated Parmesan cheese
2 ounces chicken sausage links, casings removed
1 large onion, finely chopped
1 small red bell pepper, finely chopped
2 tablespoons fresh minced parsley
1/4 teaspoon pepper

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 400°F. Remove stems from mushrooms and finely chop stems. Mix 2 tablespoons bread crumbs and Parmesan in small bowl.
  2. Lightly coat large nonstick skillet with nonstick cooking spray and set over medium heat. Cook sausages until they begin to brown, about 5 minutes, breaking up with side of spoon. Stir in onion, red pepper, mushroom stems and parsley and cook until vegetables are soft, about 5 minutes. Stir in remaining bread crumbs and black pepper. Remove from heat. Add 1 teaspoon of water at a time until you have s tuffing that is moist enough to mound.
  3. Mound stuffing in mushrooms and arrange, stuffing-side up, in 13 x 9-inch baking dish. Sprinkly with Parmesan mixture. Bake until heated through, about 9 minutes.

Choices/Exchanges: 1 Starch, 1 Vegetable, 1/2 Fat

From The Diabetes Comfort Food Cookbook by Robyn Webb, MS

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