Sausage Stuffed Cremini Mushrooms
By: The Duo Dishes
Published: Thursday, December 10, 2009 - 5:42pm

Ingredients




30 cremini mushrooms, tops only
3 links Italian turkey sausage, casings removed and crumbled
1/2 cup white wine plus ¼ cup, separated (We had a bit of Sauvignon Blanc.)
8 ounces cream cheese, softened
3/4 cup bread crumbs
6 sprigs thyme plus 2 tablespoons, minced
1 tablespoon parsley, minced
1 teaspoon oregano
2 cloves garlic, minced
1 teaspoon red pepper flakes
1 tablespoon butter, melted
Olive oil

Preparation

1 Swirl a bit of olive oil in a pan and add garlic, sausage and whole thyme sprigs.  Pour in 1/2 cup of wine.  Cook down until sausage has browned, approximately 5-7 minutes. 2 As sausage cooks, combine cream cheese, bread crumbs, parsley, oregano, and remaining thyme.  Set aside. 3 When sausage is done, discard thyme stems.  Transfer to a bowl and let mixture cool, approximately 10-15 minutes. 4 Once sausage has cooled a bit, fold it into cream cheese mixture.  Stir well.  Dollop into tops of mushrooms and arrange in a baking dish. 5 Mixed melted butter with remaining wine and pour around mushrooms.  Shimmy the baking dish to spread wine and butter around.  Bake in a preheated oven at 375 degrees for 8-10 minutes or until mushrooms begin to brown.  (Prepare these ahead of time, and right before company arrives, pour in melted butter and wine and pop into the oven.)