Stuffed Mushrooms With Sausage And Some Kick

Total Time: 14 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 4 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 16
• 1 lb sausage (i use jimmy dean)
• 1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese
• 1/2 cup shredded parmesan cheese (not grated!)
• 1 teaspoon garlic powder
• 1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper (cut in half)
• 16 large mushrooms

Recipe

• 1 brown crumbled sausage in heavy skillet over medium heat until throughly cooked.
• 2 meanwhile wash and remove stems from mushrooms pat dry with paper towels all over (inside too).
• 3 drain very well and place in large bowl.
• 4 add cream cheese while meat is still hot, and mash together with a fork.
• 5 add garlic powder and 1/4 tsp of cayenne pepper.
• 6 taste and add a little more pepper at a time until desired taste.
• 7 add parmesan cheese and mash until mixed well.
• 8 taste and adjust flavors accordingly.
• 9 stuff mushrooms by spoonfuls and pack down stuff just until even with top of mushroom until all are stuffed and then add any remaining stuffing to each mushroom.
• 10 refrigerate until ready to use.
• 11 to cook: place on paper towel (to absorb water from mushrooms) on a microwave-safe plate and microwave on high a few mushrooms at a time for 1 minute at a time, checking after each minute to see if the mushrooms are cooked and heated through (i.e., one mushroom alone would take 1 1/2-2 minutes).
• 12 enjoy!