Description
Savory stuffed mushrooms shaped and decorated to look like eyeballs for a fun appetizer.
Ingredients
Scale
- 12 large white button mushrooms
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1/2 cup cream cheese, softened
- 1/4 cup breadcrumbs
- 2 tablespoons grated Parmesan cheese
- 1 clove garlic, minced
- 1/4 teaspoon dried oregano
- Salt and black pepper to taste
- 12 small black olive slices (for pupils)
- 12 pimento-stuffed green olive slices (for irises)
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 375 degrees Fahrenheit. Lightly grease a baking sheet.
- Gently remove the stems from the mushrooms. Finely chop the stems and set aside.
- In a medium bowl, combine the cream cheese, chopped mushroom stems, breadcrumbs, Parmesan cheese, minced garlic, and oregano. Mix until well combined. Season with salt and pepper.
- Spoon the filling evenly into the mushroom caps, mounding it slightly.
- Brush the tops of the stuffed mushrooms lightly with olive oil.
- Bake for 15 to 18 minutes, or until the mushrooms are tender and the filling is lightly golden.
- Remove from the oven and let cool slightly.
- To create the eyeballs, place one pimento-stuffed green olive slice on top of the filling of each mushroom. Center a small black olive slice on top of the green olive slice to form the pupil.
- Serve warm or at room temperature.
Notes
- Use fresh, firm mushrooms for the best shape.
- You can substitute goat cheese for cream cheese for a tangier flavor.
- Prep Time: 15 min
- Cook Time: 18 min
- Category: Appetizer
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 mushroom
- Calories: 65
- Sugar: 1
- Sodium: 110
- Fat: 4
- Saturated Fat: 2
- Unsaturated Fat: 2
- Trans Fat: 0
- Carbohydrates: 4
- Fiber: 0
- Protein: 3
- Cholesterol: 10
Keywords: stuffed mushrooms, appetizer, party food, Halloween, vegetarian, cream cheese filling