Blue Cheese and Walnut Mushrooms
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Look for mushrooms that are uniform in size and about 2 inches (5 cm) across.
Servings: 24 pieces
Ingredients:
| Nutritional Info | |
| Per piece: about | - |
| cal | 48 |
| pro | 2 g |
| total fat | 4 g |
| sat. fat | 2 g |
| carb | 1 g |
| fibre | trace |
| chol | 5 mg |
| sodium | 68 mg |
| % RDI: | - |
| calcium | 3% |
| iron | 2% |
| vit A | 2% |
| folate | 3% |
Suggested Recipes
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24 mushrooms (about 1 lb/500 g)
1 tbsp (15 mL) vegetable oil
Stuffing:
4 oz (125 g) blue cheese
1/2 cup (125 mL) chopped walnuts
1/2 cup (125 mL) sour cream
1/4 tsp (1 mL) pepper
Preparation:
Remove stems from mushrooms; place caps, hollow side down, on foil-lined baking sheet. Brush with oil. Bake in 400°F (200°C) oven until slightly softened, about 8 minutes. Let cool; drain off liquid. Place, hollow side up, on clean foil-lined rimmed baking sheet.
Stuffing: In bowl, mash together blue cheese, walnuts, sour cream and pepper. Spoon into mushroom caps. Bake in 375°F (190°C) oven until golden, about 12 minutes.
Stuffing: In bowl, mash together blue cheese, walnuts, sour cream and pepper. Spoon into mushroom caps. Bake in 375°F (190°C) oven until golden, about 12 minutes.
Additional Information
- Variations
Boursin and Green Onion Mushrooms: Omit Stuffing. Substitute 1 pkg (113 g) Herb and Garlic Boursin cheese; 1/4 cup (50 mL) sour cream; and 2 green onions, minced.
Creamy Gremolada Mushrooms: Omit Stuffing. Substitute half pkg (250 g pkg) cream cheese; 1 cup (250 mL) chopped fresh parsley; 2 tbsp (25 mL) extra-virgin olive oil; 3 cloves garlic, minced; 1 tbsp (15 mL) grated lemon rind; and pinch each salt and pepper.
Prosciutto and Cheddar Mushrooms: Omit Stuffing. Substitute half pkg (250 g pkg) cream cheese; 1 cup (250 mL) shredded Cheddar cheese; 1/4 cup (50 mL) sour cream; 2 oz (60 g) prosciutto, diced; and 1/4 tsp (1 mL) pepper.
Goat Cheese and Sun-Dried Tomato Mushrooms: Omit Stuffing. Substitute 5 oz (150 g) goat cheese; half pkg (250 g pkg) cream cheese; 1/3 cup (75 mL) chopped, drained, rinsed, oil-packed sun-dried tomatoes; 2 tbsp (25 mL) chopped fresh parsley; 1 tbsp (15 mL) lemon juice; and 1/4 tsp (1 mL) pepper.
Source
Canadian Living Magazine: January 2009
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