Stuffed Cream Cheese Mushrooms

Ingrédients

1 serving Cooking Spray

12 Whole Fresh Mushrooms, Tough ends trimmed

1 tablespoon Vegetable oil

2 tablespoons Minced Garlic

8oz Package Cream Cheese, Softened

1/4 cup Grated Parmesan Cheese

1/4 teaspoon Ground Black Pepper

1/4 teaspoon Onion Powder

1/4 teaspoon Cayenne Pepper

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Prepare baking sheet with cooking spray.

2. Clean mushrooms with a damp paper towel. Carefully break stems from mushrooms. Chop stems extremely fine.

3. Heat oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Fry chopped mushroom stems and garlic in hot oil until any moisture has disappeared, taking care not to burn the garlic, 3 to 5 minutes. Spread mushroom mixture into a bowl to cool completely, about 10 minutes.

4. Stir cream cheese, parmesan cheese, black pepper, onion powder, and cayenne pepper with the mushroom stems and garlic until very thick and completely mixed. Use a small spoon fill each mushroom cap with a generous amount of stuffing. Arrange stuffed mushroom onto the prepared cookie sheet.

5. Bake in preheated oven until pipping hot and liquid starts to form under the caps, about 20 minutes.