This easy sausage stuffed mushrooms recipe is a highly requested appetizer, perfect for pleasing family and friends. It’s simple to make and incredibly delicious!
Course: Appetizers & Cocktails
Cuisine: American
Prep Time: 30 minutes
Cook Time: 40 minutes
Total Time: 1 hour 10 minutes
Servings: 24
Calories: 99 kcal
Ingredients:
- 48 medium-sized mushrooms
- 1 pound ground sausage (sage)
- 8 ounces cream cheese
- Fresh parsley (optional)
Instructions:
- Begin by wiping off the mushrooms with a damp towel.
- Remove the stems to create a cavity for stuffing.
- Chop the stems into small pieces and set aside.
- Lightly brown the ground sausage. Add the chopped mushroom stems and cook until soft.
- The sausage is done when there is no longer any pink in the meat.
- Cut the cream cheese block into about 8 pieces. Turn the heat to low and add the cream cheese, stirring until it’s incorporated (melted) into the sausage.
- Optional: Add ½ teaspoon Kahuna Garlic Salt Spice Blend or your favorite seasoning. Any garlic salt will do, but this blend is recommended. Stir well.
- Fill the hole of each mushroom with a large tablespoon of sausage mix, rounding it on top. Ensure all the mushrooms are filled, and add more until they are all topped with a good amount of sausage.
- The goal is to have mushrooms just soft, but not too dried out.
- Bake at 350º for about 30 minutes, or until the mushrooms have softened. Serve warm, but they are good at room temperature too.
- Optional: Sprinkle with a little fresh parsley.
Notes:
- When cleaning the mushrooms, avoid letting them sit in water as they will absorb it. Instead, use a damp paper towel to gently remove any dirt.
- For preparing ahead, make the sausage mixture the day before and refrigerate. Fill the mushrooms when ready to bake or refrigerate filled mushrooms until ready to bake.
Nutrition:
- Serving: 2
- Calories: 99kcal
- Carbohydrates: 2g
- Protein: 5g
- Fat: 8g
- Saturated Fat: 4g
- Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g
- Monounsaturated Fat: 3g
- Trans Fat: 0.04g
- Cholesterol: 23mg
- Sodium: 152mg
- Potassium: 187mg
- Fiber: 0.4g
- Sugar: 1g
- Vitamin A: 141IU
- Vitamin C: 1mg
- Calcium: 12mg
- Iron: 0.4mg