Stuffed Mushrooms With Leeks Blue Cheese And Walnuts Recipes

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 200/180/Gas 6.
• Melt the butter in a pan and cook the leek until softened and light brown.
• Add the nuts and stir for 1 minute, until they are coated in the butter and juices.
• Put the mushrooms onto a baking sheet and top with leek mixture and then the cheese. Bake for 15-20 minutes.

Steps:

• Remove stems from mushrooms and set caps aside; discard stems or save for another use. In a small bowl, combine the cream cheese, blue cheese, onions, garlic and 1/4 cup bacon bits. Stuff into mushroom caps, a scant tablespoonful in each., Place in a greased 15x10x1-in. baking pan. Sprinkle with remaining bacon bits. Bake, uncovered, at 375° for 18-22 minutes or until mushrooms are tender.

Steps:

• REmove the stems of the mushrooms; set the caps aside. Finely chop the mushroom caps.
• In a large nonstick skillet, melt the butter over medium-high heat. Add the chopped mushroom stems and onions, and saute for 3 to 4 minutes, or until the mushrooms are soft. Add the garlic and saute 30 seconds. Add the thyme, sherry, and salt, and cook until the mixture is dry. Add the cream, Tabasco, and Worcestershire. Cook, stirring often, until the cream is reduced and thickened and the liquid is almost cooked out. The mixture should be paste like.
• Remove from the heat and transfer the mixture to a bowl. Let it cool to room temperature. when cool, stir in the toasted chopped hazelnuts, blue cheese, Parmesan and bread crumbs.
• Stuff the mushroom caps, dividing the filling evenly among them. (about 2 tsp per mushroom). Press the filling in well and mound it up.
• Lightly spray a rimmed baking sheet with nonstick vegetable spray or oil it with olive oil. Place the mushrooms, not touching, on the baking sheet. (If desired, cover tightly and refrigerate for up to 1 day. Let come to room temp before baking).
• Preheat the oven to 400*F. Bake the mushroom caps for about 10 minutes, or until they are just getting tender and lightly browned and the filling is gooey. Serve immediately.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375.
• Wash the mushrooms and remove the stems from caps. Place on a paper towel to dry.
• In a small bowl mix together the cream cheese, green onion, bacon pieces, and blue cheese.
• Stuff all mushrooms with about 1/2 a tablespoon, or less, cheese mixture.
• Transfer all mushrooms to a shallow baking dish and bake for aproximately 20-25 min (very light brown on top).

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325.
• Carefully cut out the stems and center of each mushroom and chop the insides finely. Heat the butter to a skillet over medium heat to melt. Add the onions, garlic, apple, sage, sherry and chopped mushroom stems and cook until the mixture is translucent. Separately combine blue cheese, walnuts & applesauce in a bowl. Add the cooked ingredients to the cheese mixture w/ salt and pepper and mix well.
• Place mushroom caps on lightly greased cookie sheet(s) and fill each cap with he mixture, mounding if necessary.
• Bake for about 20 minutes or until the mushrooms darken and soften slightly.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400°. Remove stems from mushrooms; set caps aside. Finely chop stems. In a large skillet, heat butter over medium heat. Add chopped mushrooms and onion; saute until liquid has evaporated, about 5 minutes. Remove from heat; set aside., Meanwhile, combine remaining ingredients; add mushroom mixture. Stuff firmly into mushroom caps. Bake, uncovered, in a greased 15x10x1-in. baking pan until tender, 15-18 minutes. Serve warm.