Easy Stuffed Mushrooms

These stuffed mushrooms are easy. Almost too easy. In fact, when I thought up the recipe while standing in the doorway of my open refrigerator, I thought they'll never turn out good!

BUT THEY DID. Oh, they did. And my husband said, "PLEASE make these again!" Honestly, he never says that. He thinks I'm a mediocre cook. Which is true. I can't cook to save my life. Baking on the other hand...

So, here is an easy stuffed mushroom recipe you will WOW your spouse, your kids, your friends, or a large crowd of people with! I promise. They're THAT good.

Note: Jalapenos were used in the making of this recipe. DO NOT touch your eyes, even after you have washed your hands THREE times. The juice will still be present on your fingertips after handling and your eyes will BURN. Not that I know or anything...;)

So, here's what you're going to need:

10 mushrooms
1/2 pound ground beef (turkey or sausage, just whatever you have on hand)
4 oz softened cream cheese
1 tbsp garlic powder
1 tbsp onion powder
Sliced jalapenos

Total time: 30 min

Directions:

1. Preheat your oven at 350 degrees.

2. Brown ground beef in a skillet.

3. While beef is browning, pit the mushrooms and then wash them. I like to remove stem, then use a spoon and scrape out the insides to create a big pocket because it makes stuffing easier.

4. Mix softened cream cheese with garlic powder and onion powder in a bowl. Set aside until it's time to toss in the ground beef.

5. Once the ground beef is browned, drain it and place in cream cheese bowl. Mix together with the cream cheese mixture.

6. Stuff mushrooms with ground beef mixture. If you like spicy hot, add a sliced jalapeno to the top of the stuffed mushroom. I am not a huge spicy fan...OK I'm not a huge jalapeno fan. I had a bad experience once. So, I made a few without jalapenos and a few with. Both turned out delicious!

7. Place on a cooking sheet and put in the oven. Cook for 15 minutes.

8. Remove from oven and enjoy!


What did I pair these easy stuffed mushrooms with?

Italian sausage and vegetables!

I sliced sausage in half and let cook slowly in cast iron pan for 50 minutes.

Broccoli and carrots were put into a pan until boil. Turned off burner, covered for 15 minutes then drained and seasoned with butter, sea salt, and pepper.

An easy, simple meal for you and your family!

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