Stuffed Mushrooms

Total Time: 50 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• 3 ounces day-old bread, without crusts
• 2 scallions, trimmed and coarsely chopped
• 1 red bell pepper, ribs and seeds removed, coarsely chopped
• 3 ounces fresh goat cheese
• 1/4 cup finely chopped fresh cilantro
• 1 ounce dry monterey jack cheese or 1 ounce parmesan cheese, finely grated
• 1 1/2 teaspoons coarse salt
• 1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
• 48 button mushrooms, stemmed and cleaned

Recipe

• 1 place bread in food processor.
• 2 pulse until finely chopped; transfer to large bowl.
• 3 place scallions, bell pepper, and goat cheese in food processor.
• 4 pulse until finely chopped and well combined.
• 5 mix with breadcrumbs; stir in cilantro, half the grated cheese, salt, and pepper.
• 6 preheat oven to 350°f, with rack in center of oven.
• 7 place mushroom caps face up in a single layer on a large baking sheet.
• 8 put a heaping teaspoon of breadcrumb mixture into each cap.
• 9 bake until mushrooms are tender 15-20 minutes.
• 10 remove from oven; set to broil, and position rack 4 inches from heat.
• 11 sprinkle mushrooms withe remaining cheese; broil until cheese is golden, about 1 minute.
• 12 serve immediately.
• 13 this recipe can be made one day ahead of time for a big party.