Grilled Vegetables
Grilled Stuffed Mushrooms
Mushrooms are a wonderful ingredient to cook on the barbecue because they grill so well! Mushrooms contain plenty of juices, which cook the mushrooms to perfection while keeping them moist and tender. These mushrooms are basted with a tasty dill butter and filled with cheese, herbs, and tomato.
You can serve this grilled stuffed mushrooms recipe as an appetizer or with any meal you like. Their simple flavor means they suit most dishes; in fact, pretty much any fish, meat, or vegetarian meal can be enhanced by serving these great stuffed mushrooms on the side.
Mozzarella and Herb Stuffed Mushrooms
Ingredients -
¼ cup melted butter
½ lb large, whole fresh mushrooms
½ teaspoons garlic salt
½ teaspoon dill weed
½ teaspoon oregano
1 teaspoon tomato puree
½ cup grated mozzarella
Preparation:
Preheat the grill to hot.
Remove the stalks from the mushrooms and chop them finely.
Combine the butter, dill and garlic salt and brush this mixture over the mushrooms. Grill them facing upwards for 5 then baste and cook facing downwards for 5 minutes.
Combine the chopped mushroom stalks with the grated mozzarella, tomato puree, and oregano and fill the mushrooms with this mixture.
Grill for 5 minutes more, face up so the filling does not fall out.
The stuffed mushrooms are done when the cheese has melted and all the ingredients are hot.
Serve with a side salad, as an appetizer or as an accompaniment to your meal.
(Serves 4)
A picture of vegetarian stuffed mushrooms the cheese and tomatoes give it a definite Italian flavor and do to the few ingredients this is a quick and simple recipe that over delivers on flavor and appeal.
