Stuffed Baby Bellas

Serves: 5

Carole Volkman

1 January 1970

Based on User reviews:

51

Spice

46

Sweetness

48

Sourness

38

mins

Prep time (avg)

5.6

Difficulty

Ingredients:

1

Salt

1 cup

Pine Nut

Directions:

1

Wipe the mushrooms clean with a damp cloth

2

Remove the stems and finely chop them

3

Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F

4

In a large mixing bowl, combine the ground meat, fennel seed, onion, garlic, lemon zest, half of the cheese, the chopped mushroom stems, breadcrumbs and spinach and season with salt and pepper

5

Brush lightly with EVOO and stuff the mixture into the caps

6

Arrange the caps on a rimmed baking sheet or in a baking dish

7

Leave some room around each mushroom to prevent the caps from getting steamy

8

Sprinkle the remaining cheese and the nuts on the caps and transfer to the oven

9

Bake until the mushrooms are tender and the filling is cooked through, about 25 minutes

10

Serve warm

11

Photographs by Yunhee Kim