Stuffed Mushrooms ready to go into the oven just before company arrives
Want something different for Thanksgiving? Stuffed mushrooms might fit the bill. I searched around for recipes, but I had an idea that I wanted to use wild rice, so I just went from there. Who needs a recipe? I used large button mushrooms because they were appetizers, but I think it would work with portobello mushrooms for a main course or nice side.
Pop Quiz: Is wild rice actually rice? Answer: Nope, it’s a grass.
The best way to cook wild rice, is to bring a saucepan filled with water to a boil add salt and (well washed) wild rice, reduce heat to simmer and cook for 60 minutes, or until the rice is cooked. You’ll want it chewy, try not to overcook it, because then it just gets mushy. Drain as you would pasta, don’t rinse.
Wild Rice Stuffed Mushrooms
- 12 large white mushrooms
- 2 tbsp butter
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 2 garlic cloves, minced
- 1/2 cup or more of cooked wild rice
- Salt and fresh ground pepper to taste
- 1/4 cup freshly grated parmesan cheese
- fresh rosemary
Preheat oven to .
Butter a shallow baking dish.
Snap stems off mushrooms and chop. Place the mushroom tops, bottom up, in the baking dish.
Melt butter in a medium size skillet. Add garlic and mushroom stems. Cook over medium heat, stirring, 3 minutes. Add rice and mix well. Salt and pepper to taste. Remove from heat and add Parmesan cheese. Spoon wild rice mixture into the mushroom caps. Top each with two or three leaves of rosemary.
Bake in a 400°F oven for 10-15 minutes or until hot. Serve warm.
You can put the mushrooms together ahead of time (I did it the night before), cover and refrigerate and bake just before company arrives.
