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Easy Cream Cheese Stuffed Mushrooms

Easy Cream Cheese Stuffed Mushrooms

Hello again (or for the first time; I hope you stick around)! This recipe is a real crowd pleaser. It’s looks elegant, but it’s really simple to prepare.

It tastes amazing too. Each meaty cremini mushroom is filled with rich creamy cheesy filling with a crispy breadcrumb topping and then baked to deliciousness.

I hope you enjoy this recipe for Easy Cream Cheese Stuffed Mushrooms!

How do you make these stuffed mushrooms?

Mushroom stems, parmesan cheese, parsley, green onions, cream cheese, and a garlic clove in a food processor.

In a food processor fitted with a S-shaped blade, first grate the parmesan cheese before adding in the remaining filling ingredients. Full ingredient amounts and instructions listed in the recipe card below.

A creamy cream cheese mixture in a food processor.

Blend the filling ingredients (including mushroom stems, cheeses, parsley, green onion, breadcrumbs, and salt and pepper) until smooth.

Stuffed cheese mushrooms with breadcrumb topping on a baking sheet ready to be baked.

Fill each mushroom cap with the filling and top with panko breadcrumbs.

Baked cheese mushrooms with panko breadcrumbs on a baking sheet.

Bake at 400 degrees F for 20-25 minutes until the mushrooms are tender.

Over a dozen Baked Cheese Stuffed Mushrooms topped with breadcrumbs and chopped parsley on a round platter.

Finish with additional parsley on top. Best served immediately.

Here Are Some Recipe Tips:

  • I prefer cremini (aka crimini aka baby bella mushrooms) over white button mushrooms as these brown mushrooms are more flavourful (it has a richer flavour and earthier notes).
  • Remember to thoroughly clean any dirt from the mushrooms, including the stems, as you will be using them in the filling. Do this right before putting the stuffed mushrooms together.
    • I know that there will be naysayers about this advice, but I usually give them a quick rinse and light scrub with my fingers under the faucet (slow running water) before drying with a clean cloth or paper towel. It’s way faster to clean vs. the often-suggested way of cleaning mushrooms individually with a damp cloth or a brush.
    • Check out this link on How to Prepare Mushrooms (and Whether to Wash Them) from Serious Eats.
  • Use parmesan cheese (Parmigiano Reggiano) from the block to ensure that cheese melts in a creamy texture when baked.
    • Freshly grated is greatly preferred. Pre-grated cheese can have an anti-caking ingredient (or stabilizer), which doesn’t allow it to melt well or cake up in hot temperatures.
    • For quick grating, I use the food processor to break down the hard cheese into a fine texture.
Three baked cheese stuffed mushrooms on a white plate with a bite taken out of one.

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Overhead view of Baked Cheese Stuffed Mushrooms with breadcrumb and parsley topping.

To sum up, these stuffed mushrooms are:

  • Savoury and delicious.
  • Easy to put together.
  • Great to make ahead:You can prepare the stuffed mushrooms a few hours ahead of time (cover and refrigerate) and then bake closer to serving.
  • Perfect as an appetizer or as a side dish:This recipe makes sixteen to eighteen stuffed mushrooms, so it can serve quite a few people, especially as side dish.
  • Great to serve at parties or at a get-together: It’s excellent finger food.
  • Scalable: It’s easy to scale up or down according to your needs.

I hope you try this recipe! If you do, please leave me a rating and comment down below or tag me on any of my social media. I’m @yay_for_food on Instagram. Please share your recipe pictures!

A hand holding a single baked stuffed mushroom on top of a platter containing more stuffed mushrooms.
Easy Cream Cheese Stuffed Mushrooms

Easy Cream Cheese Stuffed Mushrooms

Yield: 16-18
Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 25 minutes
Total Time: 40 minutes

An easy stuffed mushroom recipe featuring a delicious cream cheese filling and crispy breadcrumb topping. The perfect bite-sized appetizer for your next get-together.

Ingredients

  • 16-18 cremini (or mini bella) mushrooms, cleaned and stems removed (save stems for filling)
  • 1 tbsp olive oil
  • 4 oz (½ block) plain cream cheese
  • 2 oz parmesan cheese (Parmigiano Reggiano)
  • ½ cup green onions, coarsely chopped
  • ¼ cup fresh parsley (plus more for topping)
  • ¼ cup panko breadcrumbs, divided
  • 1 garlic clove
  • Salt and pepper, to taste

Instructions

  1. Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F. Line a large baking sheet with parchment paper and then drizzle olive oil evenly over the paper. Set aside.
  2. Place the parmesan cheese block in a food processor fitted with a S-shaped blade and pulse until finely grated.
  3. Then add the mushroom stems, cream cheese, green onions, parsley, garlic clove, two tablespoons of panko breadcrumbs, and salt and pepper to the food processor. Blend until creamy and smooth. Taste for additional salt and pepper.
  4. Using a spoon, fill each mushroom cap with even amounts of the cream cheese mixture until the mixture is used up.
  5. Place each stuffed mushroom on the baking sheet (filled-side up) and top with the remaining breadcrumbs.
  6. Bake for 20-25 minutes, until the mushrooms are tender. Garnish with chopped parsley. Best served immediately (warm).

Notes

  • Nutritional information represents one stuffed mushroom (serving) for a total of eighteen servings.

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Nutrition Information:
Yield: 18 Serving Size: 1
Amount Per Serving: Calories: 56Total Fat: 4gSaturated Fat: 2gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 2gCholesterol: 10mgSodium: 119mgCarbohydrates: 2gFiber: 0gSugar: 0gProtein: 2g

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shashi at savory spin

Wednesday 31st of October 2018

These are so elegant - you did a fantastic job making these a definite conversation starter at any party!

Marie | Yay! For Food

Wednesday 31st of October 2018

Thank you!

Tisha

Wednesday 31st of October 2018

Love stuffed mushrooms! They make such a great appetizer

Marie | Yay! For Food

Wednesday 31st of October 2018

Me too! They are so easy to prepare too.

Natalie

Wednesday 31st of October 2018

These mushrooms look like the perfect appetizer! Delicious!

Marie | Yay! For Food

Wednesday 31st of October 2018

Thanks Natalie!

Adrianne

Wednesday 31st of October 2018

YUM!!! Mushrooms are my favourite vegetables and I love that these Easy Cream Cheese Stuffed Mushrooms look so good and the food processor shots of them make me want to eat them right now. Can't wait to try!

Marie | Yay! For Food

Wednesday 31st of October 2018

Thank you so much Adrianne! The filling is so simple, but so flavourful too.

adriana

Wednesday 31st of October 2018

Love mushrooms as well as using them for appetizers, this recipe is perfect for the upcoming party season. That cream cheese stuffing sounds amazing.

Marie | Yay! For Food

Wednesday 31st of October 2018

Thank you Adriana!

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