Vegetarian Stuffed Mushrooms make a great starter or appetizer for a light lunch or dinner. In addition, mushrooms can be combined with everything, with meat, fish or vegetables, even with sauces. This time, to prepare these healthy stuffed mushrooms, you will need mushrooms that are a little larger than usual so that you can easily stuff them. You must bear in mind that mushrooms always shrink when cooked.
Ingredients to make Vegetarian Stuffed Mushrooms:
- 12 mushrooms
- 1 green bell pepper
- 1 red bell pepper
- 1 onion
- 1 handful of grated cheese
- 1 splash of olive oil
- 1 handful of salt
- 1 pinch of pepper
How to make Vegetarian Stuffed Mushrooms:
To start with the recipe for vegetarian stuffed mushrooms, you must first clean the vegetables and cut the onion, red pepper and green pepper into small pieces. Next, in a frying pan, pour a good jet of oil and add the vegetables, let them poach. Clean the mushrooms with a little water and dry them immediately with kitchen paper. You can also clean with a damp cloth and remove the dirt. You must be careful that they do not acquire too much water. Next, remove the trunk or stems from the mushrooms and chop into small pieces.
Trick: with the help of a knife you can make the hole in the mushrooms bigger.
When the vegetables are almost poached, add the trunks of the mushrooms and let them all cook together until they are well poached. Add a little salt and pepper. And, if you like, you can also put a little oregano or any other herb or spice. Place the clean mushrooms in a baking dish or tray and fill with the vegetable sauce that you have prepared, they should be well filled. Turn on the oven to heat to 180ºC with top and bottom heat.
Trick: we point out that you can also make these stuffed mushrooms on the grill.
If you prefer, you can also make vegetarian stuffed mushrooms with or without cheese, to taste. If you like cheese, add on top, you can also add breadcrumbs, and then drizzle with a little olive oil. Place the dish in the central part of the oven at 200ºC and let them cook until golden brown, about 25 minutes. When they are gratin, remove them from the oven and serve immediately.
Vegan stuffed mushrooms
If you want to prepare a vegan mushroom recipe, you should change the grated cheese for breadcrumbs or some vegan cheese. You can also prepare a vegan béchamel sauce and cover the mushrooms with it.
