I made this recipe up for a party I had. Now I get calls all the time from people asking how to make it. The mushrooms are stuffed with hamburger meat, and are full of flavor.
Ingredients
- lean ground beef: 1 pound
- mushrooms-stems removed, chopped and reserved: 2 pound (fresh)
- margarine: 0.25 cup
- green bell peppers: 0.5 cup (chopped)
- garlic: 2 tsp (minced)
- parsley: 3 tsp (dried)
- basil leaves: 1 tsp (crushed, dried)
- dry bread crumbs: 0.66667 cup
- soft bread crumbs: 0.33333 cup
- sharp Cheddar cheese: 2 cups (shredded)
Metric Conversion
Stages of cooking
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Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
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Place ground beef in a large, deep skillet. Cook over medium high heat until evenly brown. Drain, crumble and set aside.
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In a medium saucepan over medium heat, melt the margarine and stir in the mushroom stems, green bell peppers, garlic, parsley and basil.
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In a large bowl, mix the ground beef, mushroom stem mixture, dry bread crumbs, soft bread crumbs and Cheddar cheese.
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Place the mushroom caps, upside down, on a large baking pan. Generously stuff each cap with the mixture.
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Bake in the preheated oven 15 to 20 minutes, or until the filling is golden brown.
