Italian Sausage Stuffed Mushrooms

Ingredients:
1/3 cup breadcrumbs
25-30 mushrooms
1/2 onion, chopped
3 garlic cloves, chopped
1/4 cup chopped parsley
1/2 cup parmesan cheese
1/2 cup ricotta cheese
Salt and pepper to taste

Instructions:
Preheat oven to 375 F.

Rinse mushrooms and remove stems from mushroom caps. Set aside caps and mince stems.

Cook sausage in a medium sauté pan for 6-8 minutes or until browned. Remove from pan leaving oil behind. Add chopped onions, garlic and mushroom stems to pan. Cook for about one minute, then add chopped parsley. Continue cooking for 2 minutes. Add sausage back to pan and cook for an additional minute, then drain.
In a large bowl mix cooked sausage, parmesan cheese, ricotta cheese and breadcrumbs. Season with salt and pepper, if needed.

Using a tablespoon, fill mushroom caps with sausage mixture, putting pressure in the center to fill the middle of the caps.

Place stuffed caps on a large baking sheet and bake for 12 minutes.

Sprinkle with a bit more parmesan cheese and garnish with parsley.

Details
Prep time: 15 mins
Cook time: 30 mins
Total time: 45 mins
Yield: 5-6 servings