BY: Cooking Club of America
The bread crumbs in the mixture absorb excess moisture from the spinach and mushrooms. To cut back on oil, try spraying the mushroom caps with olive oil-flavored nonstick cooking spray instead of brushing them with olive oil.
1 large garlic clove
2 cups coarsely chopped fresh spinach
1/2 cup coarsely chopped fresh basil
1/3 cup unseasoned dry bread crumbs
1/4 cup (1 oz.) freshly grated Parmesan cheese
5 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil, divided
1 lb. medium mushrooms (about 34 mushrooms), stems removed
1. Heat oven to 400°F. With motor running, drop garlic into food processor; process until chopped. Add spinach and basil; pulse until very finely chopped. Add bread crumbs and cheese; pulse to combine. With motor running, add 3 tablespoons of the oil; process until thick paste forms.
2. Brush mushroom caps with remaining 2 tablespoons oil; place on baking sheet. Fill each cap with about 1 teaspoon of the filling, pressing into cavity and mounding on top. Bake 15 to 20 minutes or until mushrooms are tender and filling is hot.
34 mushrooms
PER MUSHROOM: 30 calories, 2.5 g total fat (.5 g saturated fat), 0 mg cholesterol, 30 mg sodium, .5 g fiber