Manly Man Marsala Stuffed Mushrooms
Ingredients
- 1 pkg large white mushrooms about 10-12
- 1/2 pound crumbled Italian sausage
- 1/2 sweet onion chopped
- 2 cloves garlic minced
- 1 tablespoon Worcestershire
- 8 tablespoons Marsala Wine
- 3 tablespoons melted butter
- 4 tablespoons Extra Virgin Olive Oil
- 1/2 cup panko bread crumbs
- 4 ounces Philadelphia Italian Herb Cooking Creme or substitute 4 ounces cubed Philadelphia Cream Cheese and 1 teaspoon Italian seasoning
- 1 salt/pepper to taste
- parsley to garnish optional
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Clean mushrooms and remove stems (set aside).
- Put mushroom caps in a large bowl and top with 3 tbs. olive oil and 4 tbs Marsala wine and let soak.
- Chop mushroom stems.
- Cook sausage in skillet until cooked through. Drain.
- Add garlic, mushroom stems, onion, and 1 tbs. olive oil to skillet and cook until onions are softened.
- Add sausage back to skillet with onion mixture, add Worcestershire.
- Then add Cooking Creme (or cream cheese) and mix together until cheese is melted.
- Empty mixture into a bowl and stir in panko bread crumbs.
- Season with salt/pepper to taste.
- Remove mushroom caps from bowl and stuff each with a heaping spoonful of sausage mixture.
- Add melted butter and 4 tbs Marsala to the baking dish and then add the stuffed mushroom caps.
- Bake for 25 minutes or until golden on top.
- Optional: Ladle sauce from baking dish on top before serving.
- Garnish with parsley.