12LargeCremini Mushroom Capswashed and stems removed
¼cupolive oil
½poundsage sausage
1tbspunsalted butter
¼cupyellow onionfine diced
1tspgarlicminced
¾cupmushroom blend or shiitake mushroomssome grocery stores sell a nice blend of mushrooms in a 4 oz package. If you cannot find the blend, just use all shiitake mushrooms
salt and pepperto taste
¾cupricotta cheese
¼cupgrated parmesan cheese
½cupcrumbled cornbread
1tbspfresh oreganostemmed and chopped
1tbspfresh thymestemmed and chopped
Instructions
Preheat oven to 400℉
Place olive oil in a mixing bowl, toss mushroom caps in olive oil to coat
Place mushroom caps in a glass baking dish
Sprinkle with salt and pepper
Bake for 10 minutes; remove from oven and set aside
While the mushrooms are baking, fine dice the shiitake mushroom blend; set aside
Heat a large skillet on medium-high heat
Cook sausage until there is no pink showing; make sure sausage is finely crumbled
Add onions; cook until translucent
Add garlic; cook for 1 minute
Add butter and melt
Add the shiitake mushroom blend; cook until the moisture from the mushrooms has evaporated (3-5 minutes)
Add salt and pepper to taste; remove skillet from heat
Add the ricotta cheese, parmesan cheese, cornbread, oregano, and thyme to the mixture; mix well
Fill each mushroom cap with a heaping spoonful of the mushroom and sausage mixture
Bake at 400℉ for 15-20 minutes
Top with a sprinkle of parmesan cheese and serve immediately