Four-Cheese Stuffed Mushrooms

A nutritious, cheesy appetizer that can easily be made ahead of time, so it's great for bringing to parties

Looking for another appetizer recipe to bring to your Super Bowl party? How about some cheesy stuffed mushrooms?

The great thing about this appetizer is that it's full of vegetables! If you like mushrooms, you need to make this recipe! Even if you aren't making anything for a Super Bowl party, you can eat these for a light lunch. They are filling without making you stuffed.

Mushrooms have a lot of health benefits even if they aren't very colorful:

• One cup of mushrooms has only 15 calories, no fat or cholesterol, and a very low amount of sodium.
• Mushrooms can be used to replace meat in some dishes, or they can add bulk to meat dishes while adding beneficial nutrients with very few calories.
• This versatile veggie is high in many vitamins and minerals including vitamin D, multiple B vitamins, potassium, copper, selenium, and phosphorus.

Four-cheese Stuffed Mushrooms

A nutritious, cheesy appetizer that can easily be made ahead of time, so it's great for bringing to parties

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Prep Time: 20 minutes minutes

Cook Time: 30 minutes minutes

Total Time: 50 minutes minutes

Servings: 12

Author: Meme

Ingredients

• ▢ 12 medium mushrooms white button or portobello
• ▢ 1 teaspoon olive oil
• ▢ 1 cup onions diced
• ▢ 1 cup red bell pepper diced
• ▢ 1 clove garlic minced
• ▢ 4 cups fresh spinach chopped
• ▢ 1 tablespoon red wine vinegar
• ▢ ½ teaspoon all purpose spice blend salt free
• ▢ ¼ cup cottage cheese
• ▢ 2 tablespoon cream cheese
• ▢ ¼ cup shredded part-skim mozzarella cheese
• ▢ 2 tablespoon grated Parmesan cheese

Instructions

• Preheat oven to 400°F. Line a baking sheet with tin foil or spray baking sheet with non-stick cooking spray.
• Clean mushrooms. Remove stems, scrape out gills, and set aside. Place mushrooms on foil-lined baking sheet, open side down. Bake for 8 minutes. Remove from baking sheet, and dry mushrooms. Dry baking sheet.
• Meanwhile, make the mushroom filling. In a large skillet, heat oil over medium. Add bell pepper and onions. Cook for 5 minutes. Stir in reserved mushroom stems and gills. Cook for 3-5 minutes, until mushrooms release their juices. Add in garlic and spinach, and cook until spinach is wilted. Add vinegar and spice blend to vegetables. Cook for 3 more minutes. Remove pan from heat.
• Transfer vegetable mixture to a bowl, and stir in cottage cheese, cream cheese, and mozzarella cheese. Mix until well combined.
• Stuff each mushroom with 1-2 tablespoons of vegetable-cheese mixture. Place stuffed mushrooms on baking sheet. Bake for 8 minutes. Top mushrooms with ½ teaspoon Parmesan cheese each, and bake for 2-4 more minutes.

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