Stuffed Party Mushrooms
Easy to make Yumbini-stuffed mushrooms for your next party or picnic!
Servings: 4
Ingredients
- 1-3.5 oz pkg Yumbini Smoky Chipotle Black Beans and Rice prepared according to package directions
- 20 Mushrooms, fresh, about 2" diameter cremini or white
- 1 Carrot, medium sized optional
- 1 Tbsp Cilantro, fresh, chopped optional
- 1 Tbsp Cooking oil such as olive oil
- 2/3 cup Shredded Cheese Cheddar or Jack
Instructions
- Prepare Yumbini with 3/4 cup water according to package directions.
- Unless your mushrooms are VERY dirty, do not wash them with water! Clean them gently with a towel. This prevents the stuffed mushrooms from being too watery.
- Pop the stems off the mushrooms and place the tops on a cookie sheet lined with parchment paper. (Hint: you can skip the parchment paper if you don't have any.)
- Chop the mushroom stems finely (about 1/2-1/4").
- Chop the carrot as finely as possible (1/8-1/4"). Remove cilantro stems and chop the leaves coarsely.
- Heat the oil in a stainless, carbon steel or cast iron skillet. Add chopped mushroom stems and carrot. Sautee until most of the water is out of the mushrooms and the mixture is starting to brown. Turn off the heat.
- Add prepared Yumbini, cilantro and cheese and mix well.
- Preheat oven to 400F.
- Fill Yumbini mixture into the mushroom tops. Mound up on top and press down into the cavity. (Hint: go ahead and ditch the spoon and fill using your fingers!)
- Bake about 15 minutes at 400F, until moisture is starting to collect under the mushrooms. Cool slightly before serving.
- Enjoy as an appetizer or all-out dinner!
Notes
You can also make this dish into an entree using big (4″) portabella mushrooms. Just make these adjustments:
- After removing the stems, roast the two portabella mushrooms, cup down, 10-15 minutes at 400F to remove excess water.
- Add only 1/3 cup of cheese to the filling.
- After mushrooms are stuffed, sprinkle other 1/3 cup of cheese on top. Garnish with finely chopped carrot and/or cilantro.
- Bake as above.
- Makes two yummy, dinner-sized stuffed mushrooms.
