Vegetable & Garlic Stuffed Mushrooms Recipe

Vegetable & Garlic Stuffed Mushrooms Recipe

Ingredients: 

• 15 Mushrooms (Cremini (brown) or white) - cleaned, steam removed and hollowed out
• 1 teaspoon Olive Oil
• 1 Shallot  (finely diced)
• 3 Garlic cloves (crushed)
• small bunch of Chives (diced)
• 1 small Red Bell Pepper
• 1/2 teaspoon Salt
• 1/4 teaspoon Pepper
• Olive Oil
• Fresh Parsley leaves for garnish (optional)

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 480F (250C).
2. Clean mushroom and remove stems. Hollow out the mushroom a bit further with a small spoon and place mushrooms in a large baking dish.
3. Finely dice parts of the mushroom that were removed and place in a small mixing bowl. Add crushed garlic, shallot, chives, bell pepper, 1 tsp olive oil, salt and pepper to mixing bowl. Mix with a spoon.
4. Fill mixture into mushrooms using a spoon and push down with your fingers to ensure they are stuffed to their limit.
5. Drizzle mushrooms with a bit of olive oil. Cover baking dish with foil or lid and bake for 15-20 minutes until mushrooms are tender.
6. Garnish with parsley leaves and serve hot.