Taco stuffed mushrooms
2 Dozen
Ingredients
Quantity | Ingredient | |
---|---|---|
1 | pounds | Med-size White Mushrooms |
3 | tablespoons | Vegetable oil |
½ | cup | Sliced green onions,scallion |
½ | cup | Nacho-flavored Tortilla |
Chips - crushed | ||
1 | pinch | Ground red pepper |
½ | cup | Shredded hot-pepper, |
Jack Cheese | ||
½ | cup | Sliced cherry tomatoes |
Directions
Preheat oven to 450øF. Remove stems from mushrooms.
On a shallow baking pan place caps, stem side up. Brush outside surface lightly with 2 tb. of the vegetable oil; set aside.
Chop mushroom stems (makes about ⅔ cup).
In a medium skillet, heat remaining 1 tb. of oil until hot; add stems.
Cook, stirring frequently until softened, about 2 minutes. Add scallions, tortilla chips and red pepper. Cook, stirring constantly until scallions are tender, about 2 minutes. Remove from heat; cool slightly, stir in cheese.
Using a teaspoon, fill reserved mushroom caps; top each with a tomato slice. Bake in a 450øF. oven until mushrooms are tender and hot, about 10 minutes.
Serve hot or warm.
Source: Gannett Newspapers 12/18/96 From the recipe files of suzy@...