Hot Garlic-stuffed Mushrooms

Total Time: 20 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• 4 portabella mushrooms, large
• olive oil, spray
• 3 garlic cloves, crushed
• 2 shallots
• 1/2 cup breadcrumbs, fresh whole wheat
• basil sprig, a few fresh
• 1/4 cup dried apricot, plumed and chopped
• 1 tablespoon pine nuts
• 2 ounces feta cheese
• pepper

Recipe

• 1 preheat the oven to 350°f/180°c.
• 2 remove the stalks from the mushrooms and set aside.
• 3 spray the based of the mushrooms with the oil and place undersides up in a roasting pan.
• 4 put the mushrooms stalks in a food processor with the garlic, shallots, and breadcrumbs.
• 5 set aside a few basil sprigs for the garnish then place the remainder in the food processor with the apricots, pine nuts, and feta cheese.
• 6 add pepper to taste.
• 7 process for 1 to 2 minutes, or until a stuffing consistency is formed, then divide among the mushroom caps.
• 8 bake for 10 to 12 minutes, or until the mushrooms are tender and the stuffing is crisp on the top.
• 9 serve garnished with the reserved basil sprigs.