Wow, I am just now recovering from an incredible Superbowl party. We had a ton of fun people over, 3/5ths of my bridesmaids and a couple of cool new friends that we'd never met before. It was a great time and was great to see everybody.
I, of course, wanted to do as many new recipes as I could muster to feed all of our visitors and decided on a menu of Stuffed Mushrooms, Zucchini Surprise, Chicken Liver and Proscuitto Crostini, Sausages with Leeks, and Braised Beef. Additionally we had Chili, Chicken Wings, Veggie and Dips and my bff called an audible with Marshmallow Blondies. Thanks T.! So as my friend A. at work asked me incredulously today, "This is relaxing to you?" Actually, no, not relaxing, but boy I sure did learn a lot, and yes I am insane.
On Saturday night, I prepped all the veggies for our tray and made the stuffed mushrooms. The stuffed mushroom recipe is such a keeper. It is easy, vegetarian and tasty. I started off with soaking a few slices of bread in milk and then separated Cremini mushroom stems from the caps. While I was working with the mushrooms, I heated a saute pan and added a few cloves of garlic in butter and olive oil. When the mushrooms were cleaned and separated, I chopped the stems finely and fried them in my prepared pan. After the mushroom stems had cooked for a few minutes I squeezed out the milk soaked bread and added it with a sprig of parsley to the pan. I stirred it for a few minutes and put it aside.
I drizzled some oil into my favorite casserole dish and stuffed each mushroom cap with the dough. At first, I feared there wouldn't be enough to fill each cap but it turned out to be the perfect amount. Once they were assembled I covered and cooked them on the stove top for 15 minutes. I warmed them up right before the guests arrived and had to hide some for my favorite guest judges. This recipe offers a great alternative to seafood or sausage stuffed mushrooms and is relatively inexpensive. I have a lot more to share and will do so as soon as I can locate my kitchen sink underneath the huge pile of dishes.
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