Seafood Stuffed Mushroom Caps
When you want something a little special for your get together these are the answer! Mushroom caps stuffed with both shrimp and crab in a swiss cheese base with a little kick from Old Bay and hot sauce. Then you top them off with buttery garlic bread crumbs...oh boy! Kind of like a crab cake stuffed in a mushroom to make a most delicious and decadent appetizer. So when you're out to impress look no further!
Prep Time 30 minutes mins
Cook Time 33 minutes mins
Panko Mix and Vegetable Mix Separately 5 minutes mins
Total Time 3 minutes mins
1 Saute Pan
1 Baking Sheet
1 Sheet Parchment Paper
20 White Button or Cremini Mushrooms The large 16 oz box 4 Jumbo Cooked Shrimp Chopped Finely 1/2 Can White Crab Meat 1/3 Cup Merkt's Swiss Cheese Rounded 1/3 cup 2 Scallions chopped fine 4 Slices Red Pepper diced fine 1 Clove Garlic Minced 1/4 Tsp Old Bay Seasoning 2-3 Drops Hot Sauce 1 TB Butter to cook the onions and peppers Panko Mixture 2 TB Panko 2 TB Butter 1 TB Romano Cheese or Parmesan 1/8 Tsp Garlic Powder
Mince Scallions and Red Pepper
Mince 1 clove garlic and add to scallions along with 1 TB Butter
Cook above for 3 minutes and set aside
Debutton and gently clean out centers of mushrooms being careful to not break sides of the mushroom cap
On a parchment lined pan lightly coat with olive oil and add your cleaned mushrooms
Finely chop the cooked shrimp and combine with crab meat, merkts swiss cheese and the above cooked scallion and pepper combo
Add two or three drops of hot sauce and the Old Bay Seasoning
Combine well and fill each mushroom cap with approx 1 tsp of filling
Cook your panko, 1/8 tsp garlic powder and butter for 3 minutes. Remove from heat and add the TB of romano and combine
Top each mushroom cap with the panko mixture
Bake in 375 degree oven for 25-30 minutes till golden brown
Serve immediately while hot