White Bean & Blue Cheese Stuffed Mushrooms
- 20 whole Large White Button Mushrooms
- 1/4 cups Olive Oil
- 1 teaspoon Kosher Salt
- 1/2 teaspoons Ground Black Pepper
- 1- 1/2 cup Cooked Or Canned White Beans
- 1 whole Large Shallot, Finely Chopped
- 1/2 teaspoons Crushed Red Pepper Flakes
- 2 cloves Garlic, Peeled And Minced
- 4 cups Loosely Packed Spinach Leaves, Finely Chopped
- 1/4 cups Crumbled Blue Cheese
- 1/4 cups Grated Parmesan Cheese
- Turn on your broiler, if it requires preheating.
- Scrub and dry the mushrooms.
- Remove the stems as cleanly as possible.
- Place mushroom caps, with dome/top facing up, on a large rimmed baking sheet.
- Drizzle with 1 tablespoon olive oil and rub caps to coat.
- Sprinkle with salt and pepper.
- Cook them for about 3 minutes, with the rack 4 to 6 inches from broiler.
- Remove from oven when done.
- Put 2/3 of the beans in a bowl and add 2 tablespoons olive oil.
- Mash together with a fork or potato masher.
- Roughly chop the remaining beans and add them into the mashed beans.
- Heat 1/2 tablespoons olive oil in a skillet over medium.
- Add shallots and red pepper flakes and cook 3 to 4 minutes, until softened.
- Add garlic and cook another minute, then add spinach and cook until wilted.
- Turn off heat and immediately transfer spinach mixture into the bowl with the beans.
- Once cooled slightly, stir in blue cheese, Parmesan, 1/2 teaspoon salt and 1/4 teaspoon pepper.
- Taste and adjust seasoning, if needed.
- Flip the mushroom caps so the cavity faces up.
- Sprinkle with salt and pepper.
- Scoop a heaping tablespoon of filling into each mushroom cap and use your fingers to press it down into the cavity and form it into a mound.
- Drizzle the mushrooms with olive oil.
- Place under the broiler for another 6 to 7 minutes, until they are starting to bubble and brown.
- Remove from oven.
- Cool for a couple minutes before serving warm.
white button mushrooms, olive oil, kosher salt, ground black pepper, white beans, shallot, red pepper, garlic, cheese, parmesan cheese
Taken from tastykitchen.com/recipes/special-dietary-needs/white-bean-blue-cheese-stuffed-mushrooms/ (may not work)