Baby Bella Stuffed with Italian Sausage

 

2 lbs. Italian Sausage (Gary made some for me- recipe to follow)

5 cups Challah bread, blended in the food processor to make bread crumbs

1 stick of butter, melted

1 onion, chopped

4 cloves garlic, minced

1 cup grated Parmesan cheese

40-50 Bella mushrooms

 

Brown the sausage. Taste for flavor adding salt, black pepper or red pepper flakes if necessary. (You may even want to add some toasted fennel if the sausage is not flavorful enough for you!)

Mix all of the ingredients together making sure that the stuffing holds together.

Cut the stems off each mushroom and a little of the edges. (You can chop these pieces up and put them into the stuffing as well!) Stuff each mushroom and place on a parchment-lined cookie sheet. Bake at 350 for ~20-30 minutes or until the tops of the mushrooms brown and the mushrooms are soft. (You can add Panko bread crumbs to the top or more Parmesan cheese.

This recipe can be made the day before and refrigerated until ready to cook.