Stuffed Mushrooms: Easy and Tasty Recipe

Stuffed mushrooms are something I often make as a side dish with meat, as a starter, or as the main course with salad and garlic bread. I also make a double-quantity serving to serve at my Boxing Day and Easter buffets. Everyone in my family loves the dish. If you choose to make the mushrooms as a side dish, it works well with British, Italian, and other European cuisines.

It is a budget and meat-free option that is quick and easy to make for people with a busy schedule. It is also suitable for vegetarians or people simply trying to reduce their meat intake. Furthermore, it is a budget-friendly option, as there are only a few cheap ingredients in the dish.

Here is an easy recipe for stuffed mushrooms. Image credit: Alexa, CC BY 2.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Stuffed Mushrooms: Easy and Tasty Recipe

Recipe by Liz FlynnCourse: Accompaniments, dips, and sauces, Recipes, Vegetarian and Vegan RecipesCuisine: British, ItalianDifficulty: Easy

Servings

6

servings

Prep time

10

minutes

Cooking time

30

minutes

Vegan

NO

Vegetarian

YES

GLuten-free

NO

Dairy-free

NO

An easy recipe for stuffed mushrooms that you can eat as a main course or an accompaniment.

Ingredients for Stuffed Mushrooms

• 1 kg button mushrooms

• 2 slices of dry bread, crumbed (see tips)

• 4 cloves of garlic, crushed

• 5 cl brandy (about three capfuls)

• 150 g soft cheese

• 200g hard cheese, such as cheddar, grated

• Salt and black pepper

Directions: How to Make Stuffed Mushrooms

• Preheat the oven to gas mark 4/ 180C.
• Remove the stalks from the mushrooms and place the mushroom tops in an ovenproof dish so the hollows left by the stalks are facing upwards.
• Finely chop approximately half of the mushroom stalks and add to a mixing bowl. 
• Add the soft cheese and the garlic to the mixing bowl and combine with a spoon. It is easier to combine the ingredients if you cook in a microwave on full heat for one minute, as this softens the cheese.
• Add the breadcrumbs to the bowl along with the brandy, and then season with salt and black pepper.
• Stir all the ingredients together.
• Add a heaped teaspoon of the mixture to each of the mushroom tops in the ovenproof dish.
• Sprinkle with the cheese and transfer to the oven.
• Cook for 15-20 minutes or until the cheese is golden brown.
• Serve with salad and garlic bread.

Additional Tips

• The recipe will serve four people as a main course or six people if you serve the stuffed mushrooms as a side dish.
• Tear your stale bread into pieces and blitz in the food processor to make the breadcrumbs for your stuffed mushrooms.
• If you do not have any stale or dry bread, simply put two pieces of bread into the oven for a few minutes, as this removes some of the moisture and makes the bread easier to crumb. 
• If you prefer to eat garlic mushrooms with a sauce, then simply pour 150 ml of double cream over the mushrooms before adding to the oven. The cream will combine with the mushroom juices and also take on the flavour of the garlic, the seasoning, and the cheese as some of the mixture overflows from the mushroom tops. 
• If you are not vegetarian, adding some cooked, chopped bacon to the stuffing of the stuffed mushrooms is a nice twist.
• Add some extra flavour adding your favourite herbs. Parsley works well with this recipe.
• Try adding some blue cheese, such as stilton, to create a different flavour.

Did You Enjoy the Recipe for Stuffed Mushrooms?

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Let us know your tips for stuffed mushroom recipes in the comments below, as it will give our readers inspiration for meat-free meals and tasty accompaniments.