Chouriço & Cheese Stuffed Mushrooms
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Chouriço & Cheese Stuffed Mushrooms
Description
The preparation starts with cleaning and capping white mushrooms. The chouriço, a smoked pork sausage known for its robust flavor, is diced and cooked in a skillet until it crisps slightly around the edges, intensifying its smoky, spicy characteristics. Once excess grease is drained and patted away, the chouriço is combined with cream cheese and a portion of shredded cheddar cheese to create a rich, smooth filling. This mixture is then packed into the mushroom caps evenly.
After filling, the mushrooms are placed on a baking sheet and topped with the remaining cheddar cheese, which melts and browns during baking at 400°F. Baking time is brief, just enough to melt the cheese and heat the mushrooms through, typically 7 to 10 minutes. Removing the mushrooms to rest on absorbent paper towels for about five minutes allows moisture released during cooking to drain, preserving the filling's texture and preventing sogginess.
The result is a warm appetizer or snack with a creamy, cheesy interior punctuated by savory chouriço and a tender mushroom base. These stuffed mushrooms pair well with beverages or as part of a tapas-style spread.
Ingredients
- 12 white mushroom capped and cleaned
- 4 oz. Portuguese chouriço or Spanish chorizo
- 4 oz. cream cheese
- 6 oz. cheddar cheese
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400°F.
- Dice chorizo and cook in a skillet until crisp at the edges (around 5 mins).
- Drain grease from chouriço and pat with paper towel to remove extra grease.
- Stir together cream cheese, 4 oz cheddar cheese, and chouriço.
- Pack cream cheese mixture into mushroom caps.
- Place mushrooms on a baking sheet and sprinkle remaining cheddar cheese over them.
- Bake for 7-10 minutes or until cheese is melted and bubbly.
- Remove mushrooms from the oven and let them cool on a plate with a paper towel on it (to absorb excess moisture) for approximately 5 minutes before serving.
Nutrition Information
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Serving: 12Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 122 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1mushroom | |
| Calories | 122kcal | 6% |
| Carbohydrates | 2g | 1% |
| Protein | 6g | 12% |
| Fat | 10g | 15% |
| Saturated Fat | 5g | 25% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 0.3g | 2% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 2g | 10% |
| Cholesterol | 30mg | 10% |
| Sodium | 123mg | 5% |
| Potassium | 87mg | 2% |
| Fiber | 0.2g | 1% |
| Sugar | 1g | 2% |
| Vitamin A | 303IU | 6% |
| Vitamin C | 0.4mg | 0% |
| Calcium | 110mg | 11% |
| Iron | 0.3mg | 2% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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