Hot Cheesy Mushroom Spread

Ingredients

• 1 tablespoon butter
• 3 cups mushrooms, diced
• 1/2 cup soda cracker, finely crushed
• 1 teaspoon butter
• 3/4 cup green onion, chopped
• 1/2 cup reduced-fat monterey jack cheese, shredded
• 1/2 cup low-fat cheddar cheese, shredded
• 2 cups cream-style cottage cheese
• 2 eggs
• 1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
• 1/4 teaspoon paprika

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350f(180c).
• 2 in a frypan over medium heat, melt 1 tbsp butter. add mushrooms and saute until soft.
• 3 remove from heat. stir in cracker crumbs and mix well. press mixture evenly into a 9" (23cm) springform pan.
• 4 in same frypan, melt 1 tsp butter. add green onions. sauti until soft.
• 5 spread onions over crust. sprinkle evenly with monterey jack and cheddar cheeses.
• 6 in a blender or food processor, process cottage cheese, eggs and cayenne until smooth
• 7 pour into crust. sprinkle with paprika.
• 8 bake for 25-30 minutes. remove from oven. let stand 5-10 minutes before serving.