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One of the Best Stuffed Mushroom Recipes with Garlic Beef
Stuffed mushrooms taste fantastic. They are such a versatile dish as well. You can serve them as an appetizer or as a side dish. They are perfect for potluck dinners or buffets, as well as all kinds of parties.
If you want to serve these as an entree, use portabella mushrooms because they are huge. You will only need two of them. Else, you can use any kind of mushrooms you like. Little ones are good as finger food because you can pick them up and eat them in one or two bites.
The following recipe combines mushrooms with a ground beef filling and the filling is livened up with parsley, garlic, basil, cheese and more. These mushrooms have an amazing aroma and everyone will want to taste this delicious recipe for stuffed mushrooms as soon as they are out of the oven! The moistness of the mushrooms and the filling means these do not need a dipping sauce.
Beef and Bell Pepper Stuffed Mushrooms
Ingredients -
2 lbs fresh mushrooms (chop and reserve the stems)
1 lb ground beef
2 cups shredded Cheddar
1 teaspoon crushed, dried basil
¼ cup butter
½ cup chopped red bell pepper
⅔ cup dry breadcrumbs
3 teaspoon dried parsley
⅓ cup soft breadcrumbs
2 teaspoon minced garlic
2 teaspoons grated parmesan
Preparation:
Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.
Cook the beef in a skillet over a moderate heat until it is brown. Drain the beef, crumble it, and set it to one side. Melt the butter in a pan over a moderate heat and stir in the bell pepper, mushrooms stems, parsley, garlic, and ⅔ of the basil.
Combine the ground beef with the green bell pepper mixture.
Stir in the Cheddar and breadcrumbs.
Put the mushroom caps on a baking sheet upside down and stuff each one with the stuffing mixture.
Bake for 18 minutes or until the filling is golden brown. Sprinkle the remaining basil and the parmesan over the top and serve hot.
(Serves 8)
Wine Suggestion:
What Wine Goes with the Best Stuffed Mushroom Recipes
Choose a Pinot Noir to serve with this dish. The lightness and bright, fruity flavors in this red wine mean that it is excellent with a stuffed mushrooms recipe and the fruitiness goes nicely with the beef. Valley of the Moon Pinot Noir from Sonoma Country would be a great choice or what about a San Saba Vineyards Pinot Noir? Both of these are excellent options.
Photo Description:
As you can see from the picture, stuffed mushrooms are colorful and appealing. The basil and parmesan finishes them off beautifully and you can see how succulent the mushrooms are. They are oozing their juices out and this keeps them moist and wonderful. You can use green bell peppers instead of red ones, if you prefer their flavor, but the mushrooms will not be as colorful as those in the picture if you do that.
Different Kinds of Stuffed Mushroom Recipes
As you bite into your succulent beef and bell pepper stuffed mushrooms and wash the taste down with a sip of Californian Pinot Noir, you might be wondering about other stuffed mushroom recipes or even which are the best stuffed mushroom recipes? Mushrooms are a versatile ingredient, with their earthy taste and unique spongy yet firm texture, and there are lots of recipes for stuffed mushrooms you can try out and you can create your own fillings as well.
Why not keep things simple if you are catering for a buffet by just using one or two ingredients in the stuffing? Hummus, cream cheese or salsa can be used alone as a filling or you could combine two ingredients. Add finely chopped cucumber to the hummus, stir finely chopped sun-dried tomatoes into the cream cheese, or sprinkle chopped fresh cilantro leaves over the salsa for a more interesting appetizer.
Easy Stuffed Mushroom Caps
Even beginner cooks enjoy making the best stuffed mushroom recipes because they are so simple. You can choose from hot, warm or chilled fillings and the mushrooms can be hot, warm or chilled (they are usually cooked). Some fillings are added after the mushrooms are cooked and others are cooked in the mushroom caps. If you are using melted cheese in the recipe, this is usually added before baking or broiling the mushrooms, so it melts over the mushroom caps.
Why not try a Swiss style stuffed mushrooms recipe using Swiss cheese, breadcrumbs, boiled egg and garlic, a simple bell pepper, onion and parmesan cheese stuffing or even crab mayonnaise or tuna mayonnaise for a special seafood appetizer or side dish? You can make huge stuffed portabella mushroom recipes for vegetarians and if everyone else is eating a steak you will want to make sure your vegetarian guests are equally as happy. Presenting a huge stuffed portabella mushroom with cheese, vegetables and maybe nuts, herbs and spices too, is the perfect way to thrill non meat-eaters. Bite-sized mushroom caps are better for appetizers because they are easy to eat.
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