Description
Savory stuffed mushrooms shaped and decorated to look like eyeballs for a fun appetizer.
Ingredients
Scale
- 12 large white mushrooms
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1/2 cup cream cheese, softened
- 1/4 cup breadcrumbs
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese
- 1 tablespoon chopped fresh parsley
- Salt and black pepper to taste
- 12 small black olive slices (for pupils)
- 12 thin strips pimento or red bell pepper (for veins)
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 375 degrees Fahrenheit. Lightly grease a baking sheet.
- Gently remove the stems from the mushrooms. Chop the stems finely and set aside.
- In a medium bowl, combine the cream cheese, breadcrumbs, minced garlic, Parmesan cheese, chopped parsley, and chopped mushroom stems. Mix until well combined. Season with salt and pepper.
- Spoon the filling evenly into the mushroom caps, mounding it slightly.
- Place the stuffed mushrooms on the prepared baking sheet.
- Bake for 15 to 18 minutes, or until the mushrooms are tender and the filling is lightly golden.
- Remove from the oven and let cool slightly.
- To decorate, place one black olive slice in the center of the filling on each mushroom to create the pupil.
- Arrange thin strips of pimento or red bell pepper around the olive slice on the filling to resemble blood vessels or veins.
- Serve warm.
Notes
- Use cremini mushrooms if white button mushrooms are unavailable.
- For a richer flavor, add 1/4 cup of cooked, crumbled sausage to the filling mixture.
- You can prepare the filling up to one day ahead and store it covered in the refrigerator.
- Prep Time: 20 min
- Cook Time: 18 min
- Category: Appetizer
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 mushroom
- Calories: 75
- Sugar: 1
- Sodium: 150
- Fat: 5
- Saturated Fat: 3
- Unsaturated Fat: 2
- Trans Fat: 0
- Carbohydrates: 5
- Fiber: 1
- Protein: 3
- Cholesterol: 15
Keywords: stuffed mushrooms, appetizer, Halloween, party food, savory snack, vegetarian