Cheese Stuffed Mushroom

This delectable baked mushroom is my guy's absolute favourite !! In fact he has a special name for these yummy creatures - li'l drops of mushroom heaven :D .

Easy to make, they do not demand a lot of prep work. Since they are baked, they turn out be an absolute  hit with health conscious people too !

INGREDIENTS

• 8-10 Mushrooms
• Olive Oil
• Salt, as per taste
• 1 Tbspn Mozzarella Cheese, shredded
• 1 Tbspn Cheddar Cheese, shredded
• 4-5 Sprigs Coriander, finely chopped
• 1 Tspn Pepper Powder or as per taste
• 2-3 Cloves of Garlic, minced
• 1 Tbspn Bread Crumbs

 METHOD

• Rinse the mushrooms and pat dry. 
• With the help of a small spoon, scoop out the insides of the mushroom cap. Be careful not to break them.
• Remove stalks from the caps. Chop the stalks into small pieces along with the insides of the mushroom cap, and fry them in about a teaspoon of olive oil, till tender. 
• In a container, add the fried stalks, shredded mozzarella, 2 tspn of the breadcrumbs, chopped coriander, minced garlic, salt and pepper powder. Mix well. Check the seasoning.
• Coat the mushroom caps (both exterior and interior) with olive oil, salt and pepper.
• Stuff each hollowed out mushroom cap with the stuffing. Keep aside.
• Drizzle olive oil on a baking tray, so that the base is well coated. Place the stuffed mushrooms with stuffing side up.
• Sprinkle cheddar cheese on each of these, followed by a drizzle of breadcrumbs.
• Toss them into a pre-heated oven of 200C.
• Bake until cheese starts to brown, which will be around 10minutes.
• Serve warm and be ready to amaze some taste buds !!

Scoop out the insides with the help of a small spoon.

Chop the stalks.
Fry the stalks along with the scooped out insides.

Mix the fried mushroom stalk, minced garlic, shredded mozzarella cheese, bread crumbs, salt and pepper.

Coat the baking tray with olive oil. Coat the mushroom ( insides and outside) with olive oil, salt and pepper.
Fill them with the stuffing.

Sprinkle shredded cheddar.

Drizzle bread crumbs over the cheese.
Bake it for around 10minutes, at 200C.

Voila!! Li'l drops of mushroom heaven are ready.