Supreme Pizza Stuffed Mushrooms

Course Appetizer

Cuisine American, Southern

Keyword low-carb-recipes, pizza, pizza-stuffed-mushrooms, supreme-pizza-mushrooms

Prep Time 20

Cook Time 18

Resting time 5

Total Time 43

Servings mushrooms

Calories 91kcal

Author Melissa Sperka

Ingredients

24 extra large white button mushroom caps
1/2 lb ground spicy Italian sausage
1 Tbsp olive oil
1/3 cup diced red onion
1/3 cup diced green pepper
1 tsp garlic salt
1 tsp oregano
1/2 tsp red pepper flakes
1/3 cup pizza sauce plus additional for serving
4 oz onion and chive cream cheese softened
1/3 cup grated Parmesan cheese
2 cups shredded mozzarella cheese divided
1 Tbsp chopped Italian parsley or 1 tsp dried parsley plus additional for garnishing
1 4 oz can sliced ripe olives drained

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 375°F and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
Clean mushrooms and using a paring knife, remove the stems and gills. Arrange them on a baking sheet.
In a large skillet over medium-high heat cook sausage in a drizzle of olive oil with onion and green pepper until no pink remains. Drain any excess fat from the pan.
Add garlic salt, oregano, red pepper flakes, and pizza sauce. Continue to cook for 1-2 minutes just until the flavors have combined.
Add cream cheese stirring until completely melted. Remove pan from heat. Add Parmesan, 1 cup mozzarella cheese, parsley and olives. Taste and adjust the seasonings to your taste.
Divide filling between mushroom caps. Top with remaining mozzarella cheese.
Bake for 15-18 minutes until the cheese has melted and the tops are lightly golden. Rest on pan for 5 minutes.
Garnish with additional grated Parmesan cheese and parsley, if desired. Serve with additional pizza sauce for dipping.

Notes

a) Mushrooms are like sponges. When cleaning them, never submerge them in water or they'll absorb too much liquid.
b) Extra large mushroom caps were used in this recipe. If you use smaller mushrooms, the yield will be greater.

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