Have you ever bought frozen stuffed mushrooms?

[maslex]

I'm in the process of planning our New Years Eve menu and getting the big shopping list going.

I would like to have stuffed mushrooms but have never made them. I'm sure they're pretty easy to do but I can't find a recipe that I like. A lot of them are seafood recipes and that's not what I'm looking for. I would like more of a "cracker" stuffing.

I thought I had heard someone mention something about frozen stuffed mushrooms. Wondering how they were, what brand they are and what store you would find them in.

OR....do you have a good recipe using say Ritz crackers?

 

[Mrs.Toad]

I've never had frozen mushrooms, stuffed or otherwise, but I wouldn't try it if I were you. I just can't imagine mushrooms freezing well.

Have you tried Allrecipes.com? I took a quick look there and while there were a lot of seafood recipes, I also saw some using breadcrumbs and/or hamburger meat or sausage.

Good luck!

 

[MickeySP]

Never tried them but I know BJ's sells them. Maybe go on sample day?

 

[lovetoscrap]

These are really good and very easy. You could add some Italian Bread Crumbs or crushed up crackers to them very easily. They would be very good if you mix the crumbs with a little butter and then put on the top in the last 5 minutes of baking and take out when the top is golden brown. In fact I think I may try that next time!



* Exported from MasterCook *

Italian Stuffed Mushrooms



Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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30 medium fresh mushrooms
1/2 cup shredded mozzerella cheese -- about 2 oz
1/4 cup fresh parsley -- minced
1/4 cup Italian Salad dressing

Clean mushrooms. Remove stems and finely chop. Set caps aside.

Combine chopped stems, cheese, parsley, and Italian Dressing in a bowl. Spoon evenly into caps and place in a shallow baking dish.

Bake at 350 for 15 - 20 minutes or until cheese melts.

 

[merekc]

I was going to give you my recipe (well, actually my MILs) but then you said no seafood. It has imitation crab. Super easy to make and IMO better than any restaurants that I've had in our landlocked state.

If I were you, keep looking for a recipe to make. They are so easy to do, I would think they would be way better than frozen.

 

[merekc]

Using a tip from a friend, she always googles award winning whatever when looking for a recipe (or a variation of that). Sometimes it finds you something good. I just did that and found these. They look good and I may have to make them myself. There were other recipes that pulled up as well, but these actually appear to have won an award and had good reviews.

Stuffed Baby Portabella Mushrooms (Cremini)
http://www.food.com/recipe/award-winning-stuffed-baby-portabella-mushrooms-cremini-180410

 

[maslex]

OP here well, I found this one on CopyKat and seems easy enough and is with a cracker filling.

3 sleeves of Ritz crackers--finely crushed
8-10oz fresh mushrooms
1 cup of parmesean cheese
2 cups of chopped onion
5-6 garlice cloves--minced
Olive oil
1 stick of butter--melted

Remove & chop stems. Scrape out gills. Saute chopped stems, onion & garlic until soft & tender. Remove from heat & add crushed crackers, parmesean cheese, black pepper to taste and melted butter. Mix well. Stuff mixture into mushrooms & place in baking dish in single layer. Cover with foil and bake at 350* for 20 mins. Remove cover and bake an additional 10 mins until golden brown.

 

[PatsMom]

Hannaford supermarkets has frozen stuffed mushrooms in the Inspirations frozen food line. They aren't really very good.

 

[Wishing on a star]

If you are up for some real cooking/preparation,
Somebody had posted this on one of the Holiday menu threads.
They seemed to think these were a real hit.
I haven't had a chance to try them, but I printed it out.

I would add fresh bread crumbs over the onion - just break up a piece of bread at at time into the blender, zap, instant nice fresh bread crumbs.

http://thepioneerwoman.com/cooking/2010/11/french-onion-soup-stuffed-mushrooms/

 

[C.Ann]

There used to be a semi-local place (high end - not like Sam's Club; a supermarket; or anything like that) where their frozen stuffed mushrooms, breaded zucchini, and other items of that nature were to die for.. (You would call in advance to place your order, they would make them a few days ahead of time and then freeze them..) I'm not sure if they're in business anymore - nor can I remember the name of the place - but I always purchased those types of items from them - as did most everyone I know.. Guests found them to be absolutely yummy - and were convinced that I had done all that work on my own - LOL.. (I "could" have been evil - and passed them off as my "own" - but I didn't.. I shared the name of the place with them..)

I really think it depends on where you purchase them from..

 

[gate_pourri]

I was going to give you my recipe (well, actually my MILs) but then you said no seafood. It has imitation crab. Super easy to make and IMO better than any restaurants that I've had in our landlocked state.

If I were you, keep looking for a recipe to make. They are so easy to do, I would think they would be way better than frozen.

Can you post the recipe? Its sounds yummy.

 

[merekc]

Sorry for the delay in providing my recipe.

I do not measure, so these are estimates.

1 8 oz package imitation crab meat (shred it with a fork)
1 8 oz cream cheese, softened
Mushrooms (mixture is enough for two of the smaller size packages, 8 oz maybe?) A lot depends on size of mushroom and how much stuffing you want in them.
1/2 cup shredded or grated parmesan
1 tsp garlic powder
1/4 stick of Butter

Heat oven to 350. Clean mushrooms and remove stems (not used in this recipe). Mix all ingredients (except butter and mushrooms) together. Fill the mushrooms with a heaping portion of the mixture. Melt butter and drizzle a little on each mushroom. Bake approximately 30 minutes until mixture is browning and mushrooms look cooked.

Options:
Eyeball the parmesan and garlic powder to your liking.
Can use real garlic, real crab, etc.
Can add other cheeses.
Sprinkle more cheese on top prior to cooking.
Extra mixture can be cooked if you run out of mushrooms.
It is safe to eat the mixture prior to cooking so you can taste it and decide if you want to make changes.

 

[kimmar067]

....nope. I ALWAYS make mine from scratch....

 

[maslex]

OP here.

Just got done making them from scratch, well the filling anyhow. I found a recipe using sauted onions, garlic, chopped up stems then added in finely crushed Ritz crackers, parmesean cheese and melted butter. The filling came out pretty good.

Thanks for your suggestions!!!