Recipe: Crab Stuffed Mushrooms

I’ve made this recipe for crab stuffed mushrooms for years…. My son and I love mushrooms… and stuffed mushrooms are on top of the list. Over the years we have tried stuffing them with just about everything… well… maybe not everything… but close to it. We would fool around with ingredients and tweak them each time we made them.

This recipe is the result of tweaking…. it’s similar to many other stuffed mushroom recipes I have.

TIPS

I used imitation crab because crab is so expensive… one thing I do need to make you aware of though, is that I find the imitation crab meat to have a less intense flavor than real crab meat…. so if you want a heavy crab flavor… I would use 3 cups rather than two cups of chopped imitation crab meat. or use real crab meat. I would leave all the other ingredients the same… after mixing it you think it’s too dry… add more chicken broth … a tablespoon at a time until you have a lightly moist stuffing… not too wet… just a little moist.

I bought my imitation crab meat at the seafood counter in the supermarket… they sell it loose… I asked for a large handful… which ended up .40 of a pound…. It worked out to only 99 cents (US)… after chopping in the mini chopper it was about 2 cups… you do not have to measure exactly for the crab meat.

This should make enough to stuff 15-20 stuffing mushrooms, depending on size. The large stuffing mushrooms also tend to be expensive… I bought a package of regular size mushrooms… the package looked like it had mostly medium sized mushrooms… and they really work fine… they bake just as well… and are bite sized after baking.

I used shredded parmesan cheese… you can get small containers of it in the gourmet cheese section in the supermarket… I love to cook with it… it’s also great on pasta dishes. If you don’t have it you can use grated parmesan as a substitute.

I used my mini chopper to chop the imitation crab… a few pulses got it just right.

You will have extra Stove Top Stuffing mix…. I save it in a Zip loc bag…

I hope you enjoy these!







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Crab Stuffed Mushroom Recipe

All you need:

About 15- 20 stuffing mushrooms or about double that amount of regular size mushrooms
2 cups Stove Top Stuffing Savory Herb flavor
2 cups imitation crab or crab meat, chopped
½ cup shredded parmesan cheese
¼ cup onion, finely chopped
¼ cup chicken broth
1 stick butter, melted
1 teaspoon garlic powder

All you have to do:

Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.

Line 2 9x13 pans with non-stick foil.

Clean and remove the stems of the mushrooms.

In a large bowl combine all ingredients… mix well.

Stuff each mushroom… pressing the stuffing into the mushroom.

Place on foil lined pan.

Spray the mushrooms lightly with butter flavored cooking spray.

Bake for 15 minutes at 375 degrees F.