Stuffed Heirloom Tomatoes With Sausage And Cremini Mushrooms Recipes

SAUSAGE STUFFED CREMINI MUSHROOMS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400f degrees.
• Remove stems from mushrooms and finely chop stems.
• Mix 2 tablespoons bread crumbs and parmesan in small bowl.
• Lightly coat large nonstick frypan with nonstick cooking spray and set over medium heat.
• Cook sausages until they begin to brown, about 5 minutes, breaking up with the side of spoon.
• Stir in onion, red pepper, and mushroom stems, and then cook until veggies are soft, about 5 minutes.
• Stir in remaining bread crumbs and black pepper.
• Remove from heat.
• Mound stuffing in mushrooms and arrange, stuffing side up, in 13 x 9 inch baking dish.
• Sprinkle with Parmesan mixture.
• Bake until heated through, about 9 minutes.

MUSHROOM-STUFFED TOMATOES

Steps:

• Cut tomatoes in half; scoop out and discard pulp, leaving a thin shell. Sprinkle lightly with salt; invert on paper towels to drain for 15 minutes. , In a large skillet, saute mushrooms in butter until most of the liquid has evaporated, about 5 minutes. Sprinkle with flour; stir in cream. Bring to a boil; cook and stir until thickened, about 2 minutes. , Remove from the heat. Stir in the bread crumbs, parsley and 1/3 cup of cheese. Spoon into tomato cups; sprinkle with remaining cheese. , Place in a greased 13x9-in. baking dish. Bake, uncovered, at 400° until cheese is melted, about 10 minutes.

STUFFED HEIRLOOM TOMATOES WITH SAUSAGE AND CREMINI MUSHROOMS

Steps:

• Reheat oven to 375 degrees. Using paring knife, core tomatoes. Scoop out seeds with spoon. Season inside of tomatoes with salt and black pepper. Set tomatoes, cut side down, on plate.
• In saute pan over medium-high heat, warm 2 tablespoons olive oil. Add onion; cook 5 minutes. Add mushrooms, salt and black pepper, cook 5 minutes. Add garlic; cook 1 minute. Add sausage and red pepper flakes; cook, breaking sausage into small pieces, until cooked through, 3-5 minutes. Transfer sausage mixture to bowl; cool 10 minutes.
• Stir oregano, bread crumbs, 1/2 cup cheese and parsley into sausage mixture. Stuff tomatoes with filling; place in baking dish. Sprinkle tomatoes with 1/4 cup cheese, dividing evenly. Drizzle oil over tomatoes.
• Bake 30-35 minutes. Let staqnd 5 minutes before serving.