Beef and Cheese Stuffed Mushrooms! A great holiday appetizer for any party! Mushroomsed stuffed with Swiss cheese, shallot, garlic, and seasoned ground beef. So good and easier than you might think!
Ingredients
1poundlean ground beef
18mediumcremini mushrooms, hollowed
2tablespoonsolive oil
1cupmushroom stems, chopped
1shallot, minced
2clovesgarlic, minced
1teaspoondried basil
½teaspoonred pepper flakes
1pinchsalt and pepper
8ouncesSwiss cheese, grated
¼cupbreadcrumbs
1tablespoonfresh parsley, garnish
Instructions
Preheat oven to 400˚F. Use a paring knife to remove the core from your mushrooms. Chop the stems and measure out 1 cup of the chopped stems.
In a large skillet, add olive oil over medium heat. Add chopped stems, shallot, and garlic and season with salt and pepper. Cook for 3-4 minutes and then add ground beef.
Continue to cook filling for 6-8 minutes until beef is browned and cooked through, the USDA states ground beef is cooked properly at 165 F. Season the filling with dried basil, red pepper flakes, and salt and pepper. Taste and adjust to your liking. Remove filling from stove and let cool briefly. Then stir in cheese.
Lay out hollowed mushrooms on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper for easier cleanup. Stuff each mushroom with a heaping amount of filling. Stuff them very full.
Sprinkle each mushroom with breadcrumbs.
Bake the stuffed mushrooms at 400˚F for 20-25 minutes until mushrooms are tender and top is browned.
Let mushrooms cool briefly before serving and garnish with parsley.