Lower Fat Cream Cheese And Ricotta Stuffed Mushrooms Recipes

DELICIOUS LOW FAT/CALORIE STUFFED MUSHROOMS

Steps:

• (Since I'm usually cooking for 1 or 2, I tend to cut the recipe in half. Also, a great deal of this recipe is to taste. So if you like your mushrooms meatier, add more meat and less cream cheese.).
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Remove stems from mushrooms an wash thoroughly. Let mushrooms dry on a paper towel.
• In a food processor add cream cheese, entire package of artificial crab, two tablespoons of parmesan, and two cloves of garlic. (You may also add some chopped scallions if you like). Pulse until smooth.
• Taste your mixture and add salt, pepper, and powdered garlic to taste.
• With a spoon, scoop about one tablespoon of mixture into each mushroom, or until cap is full and overflowing a bit. Use the spoon to smooth out mixture into a nice mound. Spray a baking sheet with cooking spray of choice and place completed mushrooms evenly on the sheet. Sprinkle mushrooms with more parmesan cheese to taste. Bake about 8 mins, or until mushroom tops begin to brown.
• (If you make the entire recipe but don't end up using all of the cheesy crab mixture, it tastes amazing chilled and served on crackers or wrapped into wanton noodles and fried.).

GARLIC RICOTTA STUFFED MUSHROOMS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Clean mushrooms, remove stems.
• Chop stems, and the one extra mushroom.
• Heat olive oil in sauté pan.
• Add chopped stems and the one extra mushroom.
• Halfway through cooking add crushed garlic, salt and pepper.
• Remove from heat and allow to cool slightly in a small mixing bowl.
• Add ricotta and 2 tablespoons grated Parmesan.
• Fill caps with the cheese mixture and place on a cookie sheet that has been sprayed with cooking spray.
• Sprinkle remaining Parmesan on top.
• Bake for approx 20-25 minutes.

RICOTTA-STUFFED PORTOBELLO MUSHROOMS

Steps:

• In a small bowl, mix ricotta cheese, 1/4 cup Parmesan cheese, mozzarella cheese, parsley and pepper. Remove and discard stems from mushrooms; with a spoon, scrape and remove gills. Fill caps with ricotta mixture. Top with tomato slices., Grill, covered, over medium heat until mushrooms are tender, 8-10 minutes. Remove from grill with a metal spatula., Meanwhile, place basil, almonds and garlic in a small food processor; pulse until chopped. Add remaining Parmesan cheese; pulse just until blended. While processing, gradually add oil and enough water to reach desired consistency. Spoon over stuffed mushrooms before serving.

STUFFED MUSHROOMS III

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
• Wash mushrooms, remove stems, hollow out and brush inside and out with olive oil.
• In a medium-size mixing bowl, combine cheese and pesto, reserving 1/4 cup Parmesan cheese for later. Stuff the cheese-pesto mixture into the mushroom caps. Arrange the caps on a cookie sheet. Sprinkle the mushrooms with the reserved Parmesan cheese.
• Bake for 25 to 30 minutes, or until the cheese is bubbling and brownish.

RICOTTA STUFFED MUSHROOMS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Remove stems from cleaned mushrooms, and chop fine.
• Soak bread in milk and squeeze dry.
• Mix together chopped stems, bread, garlic, parsley, eggs, ricotta, salt and pepper.
• Fill mushroom caps with stuffing.
• Arrange stuffed mushrooms, filled side up, in a buttered baking dish.
• Drizzle a little olive oil over mushrooms and sprinkle with grated cheese.
• Bake uncovered, about 20 minutes.
• Serve hot or cold.

STUFFED CREAM CHEESE MUSHROOMS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Prepare a baking sheet with cooking spray.
• Clean mushrooms with a damp paper towel. Carefully break stems from mushrooms. Chop stems extremely fine.
• Heat oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Fry chopped mushroom stems and garlic in hot oil until any moisture has disappeared, taking care not to burn the garlic, 3 to 5 minutes. Spread mushroom mixture into a bowl to cool completely, about 10 minutes.
• Stir cream cheese, Parmesan cheese, black pepper, onion powder, and cayenne pepper with the mushroom stems and garlic until very thick and completely mixed. Use a small spoon fill each mushroom cap with a generous amount of stuffing. Arrange stuffed mushrooms onto the prepared cookie sheet.
• Bake in preheated oven until piping hot and liquid starts to form under the caps, about 20 minutes.