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Thursday, October 14, 2010

Creole Style Stuffed Mushrooms

Creole cooking originates from New Orleans area in Louisiana which has French, Portuguese, Dutch influence and half a dozen more.Creole seasoning is an incredible blend of powdered onion, garlic, pepper, paprika, oregano, thyme,sweet basil and salt. With this seasoning, less is more. Let me tell you, any dish flavored with this seasoning hits you in the right spot.
Ingredients:
  • 18#s mid-sized button mushrooms
  • 1 Cup Fresh Spinach, packed
  • 1/2 Cup Red/Yellow Mini Peppers/Bell Peppers, finely chopped
  • 1 heaping Tsp Konriko MSG free Creole Seasoning(has salt in it) or any brand
  • 1/4 Cup Red Onion, finely chopped
  • 1/4 Cup Shredded Cheddar-Monterey Jack Cheese blend
  • 2 Tbsp Olive Oil
  • 2 Slices of Stale bread, crumbed
Procedure:
  • Remove the stalks from the mushrooms. Do not discard.
  • Hollow out the mushrooms using melon baller and set aside. 
  • Chop the stalks finely using a food processor.
  • Prepare the filling: In a pan, heat the oil and saute the onion, mushroom stalks and chopped peppers. Add the Creole Seasoning, bread crumbs and stir till incorporated.Sprinkle water if necessary. Switch off stove and add the spinach. Stir until it slightly wilts. Cool the filling.
  • Stuff the mushrooms generously with the filling.
  • Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
  • Arrange the stuffed mushrooms on a baking tray and bake for 12 minutes in the top rack.
  • Remove the tray and sprinkle shredded cheese on the top and bake  for 5 more minutes or until the cheese melts.
  • Rest the mushrooms for 5-10 minutes prior to serving.
Enjoy!

28 comments:

  1. great idea as starters, loving it...melted cheese on top brings the special effect!

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  2. Those look cute and yummy...make it more spicy for me!! plzz..:))

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  3. Delicious stuffed mushroom.. looks very inviting..liked ur version.

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  4. THank you for introducing me to creole seasoning. Have not tasted it before but will keeps my eyes open. Maybe you can send it to my food finds event that I host.The last few months I have not found anything new, so it would be nice to post about it.

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  5. I love creole spices and these stuffed mushrooms look like the perfect appetizers!

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  6. These sound really delicious. I love the different flavors you have used. I am really looking forward to making these and trying Creole seasoning:)

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  7. Looks delicious.. Love the idea of filling in a mushroom..

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  8. You sure do love stuffed mushrooms and peppers, but so do I. They look great.

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  9. HI,

    Wow...They look amazing..can i grab few!!:)

    Dr.Sameena@

    www.myeasytocookrecipes.blogspot.com

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  10. Delicious stuffed mushrooms...

    Pushpa @ simplehomefood.com

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  11. looks super delicious.. yumm.i am drooling here.

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  12. That looks so my fav...We live in Baton Rouge , LA and this is def a fav to us lassie...

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  13. Wat a beautiful stuffed mushrooms, thanks for sharing this creole style version, very interesting..

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  14. That sounds like a great appetizer...although im wondering if il ever have the patience to scoop out stuff from the mushroom and then stuff it :)

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  15. Thats an awesome recipe with mushroom..sounds n looks gr8...

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  16. Yummy appetizer ..that's a great idea love the filling.

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  17. @Bo-- You are right about that. I love stuffed veggies in general. :)

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  18. @Kairali Sisters -- Good for you. I think Louisiana food rocks!

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