Stuffed Mushrooms Maggiano’s style
I’ve always wanted to try my hand at stuffed mushrooms but there were just so many versions of this popular appetizer out there that I was overwhelmed with choice. And the best I have tasted was (as most of you might agree) at Maggiano’s! Well, I had to try making it and make it just like that 🙂 Lucky me, someone had posted a recipe of the Maggiano-style stuffed mushrooms on Food Network and I got to try it recently – it was a HUGE HIT. Here’s how I went about doing it, and trust me it is a real easy one.
Original Version: http://www.food.com/recipe/maggianos-stuffed-mushrooms-316205
Makes: About 16 large stuffed mushrooms
Cooking Time: 20 minutes prep + 20 minutes baking time
Ingredients:
- Stuffing mushrooms – About 15-18 large ones
- Spinach – 1 8oz bag or 1 bunch fresh, chopped
- Olive oil – 1 tbsp
- Garlic – 1 tbsp minced
- Cheese – 1 cup shredded or crumbled (I used shredded mozzarella)
- Butter – 1 or 2 1/4lb sticks depending on how lean you want this to be, softened and at room temperature
- Italian seasoning (store bought) – to taste
- Bread crumbs – 2 or 3 tbsp, plain or italian
- Salt to taste
- Pepper to taste
Method:
For Spinach-Cheese stuffing (10 minutes):
- Heat oil and add the minced garlic.
- When the garlic starts browning, add the spinach and cook until it reduces down.
- Stir in some salt and pepper and cook until dry or turn off heat and drain the water.
- When the cooked spinach has cooled down, add the shredded cheese and mix together to form a good binding between the two
For the butter mix:
- Add Italian seasoning, salt and pepper to the soft butter so the butter is flavorful and tastes right to you (I used about 3/4tbsp seasoning and a pinch of salt and pepper to about 1.5 sticks of butter)
- Stir well to form a good blend of the butter and spices
- Add some bread crumbs and mix together with the butter-spice mix
Bringing it all together:
- Take the stems off from the cleaned mushrooms to reveal the gill-portions and exposing the stuffing area
- Fill in the mushroom caps with the spinach-cheese mix to the top
- Add a good amount of butter to top off the stuffed mushrooms
- Optionally, sprinkle a dash of the Italian seasoning to finish off the assembly
- Arrange stuffed mushrooms in a baking tray (greasing not required)
- Pre-heat oven at 350 degrees, and bake for about 20 minutes
Enjoy Maggiano’s right at home with the rich-n-delish flavor of these stuffed mushrooms!
Notes:
If you do not have ready to use Italian seasoning, never mind. You can make your own with any combination of these ingredients or come up with other ones too!
Salt, chili powder, paprika, pepper, garlic, herbs (basil, parsley, coriander, etc), chili flakes, oregano, etc.
I used this spice mix: Sylvia’s Sizzlin’ Hot Spice
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How many calories is for just one mushroom alone?
If you end up using just 1 stick butter, which is what I do most of the time, and made a batch of 16-18 large stuffed mushrooms – it could run you about 70-80 cals per mushroom. Most of the calories are coming from the butter (obviously!) and some from the cheese. The rest are all super-lean ingredients. A friend of mine once skipped most of the butter and still liked it, so you could even consider going with 1/2 stick butter if you’re looking to cut down on the fat.
Can I make them the night before and assemble them, out them in the fridge, and bake the next day?
Absolutely! I have been doing it that way almost everytime I make it.
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Can’t wait to try these! Can you freeze them?
Hi Jonesha..
You would surely not regret making these 🙂
I’d freeze them fully-assembled, before baking, and increase the baking time by 15 minutes or so to ensure the frozen mushrooms are fully done.
Good luck!
Aish
The yummiest stuffed mushrooms I’ve tasted.. Thanks for the recipe!
thank you Nitya!!! sharing it with family and friends makes it even better, right? 🙂
This one is to die for..thanks for sharing the details.
Oh.. that is such a wonderful compliment – thank you Preethi! you’re welcome anytime for another batch!
Your stuffed mushrooms look excellent!
I LOOOVE making stuffed mushrooms. YUM!
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