Vegetarian Stuffed Mushrooms

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These Vegetarian Stuffed Mushrooms are perfect to serve as appetizers at your next holiday gathering. They are flavorful, cheesy crowd pleasing finger foods

Course Appetizer

Cuisine American

Diet Gluten Free, Vegetarian

Prep Time 10

Cook Time 15

Total Time 25

Servings servings

Calories 170kcal

Author Yumna Jawad

Equipment

Ingredients

18 medium mushrooms destemmed and stems diced
Cooking spray
2 tablespoons olive oil
¼ cup small onion minced
2 garlic cloves minced
½ cup walnuts chopped
4 sprigs fresh thyme cleaned, chopped
½ cup can chickpeas
½ cup Parmesan cheese divided
1 tablespoon parsley chopped
2 teaspoons balsamic vinegar
¼ teaspoon salt plus more for salting the mushrooms
¼ teaspoon black pepper

Instructions

Preheat oven to 400°F with a baking tray inside.
In a small saucepan over medium heat, heat the olive oil. Add the onions, mushroom stems and garlic, and cook for 5 minutes or until fragrant and slightly reduced. Add the walnuts and thyme, and cook for 1 minute to toast the walnuts lightly. Remove from heat and set aside.
In a small bowl, combine the chickpeas, ¼ cup of parmesan, parsley, balsamic vinegar, salt and pepper and use a fork to combine and mash to form a paste-like texture. Transfer the walnut mixture on top of the chickpea mixture and stir to combine.
Carefully place the mushrooms on the hot tray, spray with cooking spray and season lightly with salt. Spoon the filling into the mushrooms, and top with the remaining parmesan cheese.
Bake the preheated oven until the mushrooms are cooked through and the cheese has melted, about 15 minutes. Serve warm.

Notes

Storage: Store any leftovers in an airtight container. They will last up to 4 days in the fridge. To reheat, place in the microwave for a 30 seconds or in the oven at 350°F for 5 minutes.

Make ahead: You can stuff the mushrooms up to 24 hours ahead of time and keep them covered in the fridge.

Freezer Instructions: Stuff the mushrooms and then freeze them unbaked on a tray. Once frozen, transfer them to freezer bags and they will keep for up to 3 months.

Substitutions: For best results, follow the recipe as is. However here are some common substitutes that would work well in this recipe.

Instead of walnuts, you can use any other nuts.
Instead of chickpeas, you can substitute other legumes like white beans.
Make them vegan by omitting or substituting the parmesan.

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