Stuffed Mushrooms :

 Stuffed Mushrooms : 

I am helping a friend with a birthday party today and I am making these too serve. The birthday boys favorite.... 

• 16 oz sausage
• 8 oz cream cheese, softened
• 1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese
• 1 tablespoon chopped fresh parsley
• 1/4 teaspoon ground sage
• 2 lbs mushrooms, stems removed and cleaned*

1. Preheat the oven to 400ºF.


2. In a medium skillet, cook the sausage until it is browned and cooked through, breaking it up as it cooks. Do not drain. In a bowl, combine the cream cheese, Parmesan, parsley and sage. Add the cooked sausage (including the grease) and mix until combined, 
3. Place the mushrooms, top side down, in a large baking dish. (You may need 2 baking dishes, depending on the size of the mushrooms.) Fill the center of each mushroom with a large scoop of the sausage mixture.
4. Bake in the preheated oven for 40-45 minutes, until the mushrooms are softened and the filling is browned. (See tips below about baking time.)
5. Let the mushrooms sit in the pan for 5-10 minutes to soak up any juices before serving.

today's tip: 

"The most important thing to remember is whenever you make stuffed mushrooms to bake them upside down first, let all the liquid drain out, then partially bake them at a very high temperature for a few minutes. Once that's done, let them drain, save all that liquid and put it into the stuffing, then .Flip them over and then fill the caps."