Sausage Stuffed Mushrooms

Ingredients

• 16 oz. Button Mushrooms
• 8 oz. Spicy Italian Sausage
• 4 oz. Cream Cheese
• 1/3 c. Panko Bread Crumbs
• 1/2 tsp Cayenne Pepper (optional)

Instructions

1. 1

   Gently clean dirt from the mushrooms with a damp cloth. Remove the stem from each mushroom and set aside to use later.

2. 2

   Arrange mushrooms top side down in a 9 x 13 pan.

3. 3

   Brown and crumble ground Italian sausage in a pan over medium high heat until cooked through.

4. 4

   In a food processor add 1 cup of the mushroom stems and pulse several times to chop.

5. 5

   Add the ground sausage, bread crumbs and cream cheese and process until combined. Taste the mixture and add cayenne pepper for more heat ½ tsp at a time.

6. 6

   Spoon mixture into mushrooms using a small spoon.

7. 7

   Bake uncovered at 400 for 30 minutes.