Stuffed Mushrooms

appetizers gluten-free

Ingredients

  • 12 whole fresh mushrooms
  • 1 Tbs. veg. oil
  • 1 Tbs. minced garlic
  • 1 (8 oz) pkg cream cheese, softened
  • 1/4 c. grated Parmesan cheese
  • 1/4 tsp. ground black pepper
  • 1/4 tsp. onion powder
  • 1/4 tsp. ground cayenne pepper

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350. Spray a baking sheet with cooking spray. Clean mushrooms, and carefully break off stems. Chop stems extremely fine, discarding tough ends of stems. Heat oil in a large skillet over med heat. Add garlic and chopped mushroom stems to the skillet. Fry until any moisture as disappeared, taking care not to burn the garlic. Set aside to cool. When garlic and mushroom mix is no longer hot, stir in cream cheese, Parm. cheese, black pepper, onion pwd, and cayenne pepper. Mixture should be very thick. Using a little spoon, fill each mushroom cap with a generous amount of stuffing. Arrange the mushroom caps on a prepared cookie sheet. Bake for 20 min in the preheated oven, or till the mushrooms are piping hot.