Easy recipe to make for mushrooms stuffed with ground or minced beef, topped with melted cheese. Serve with a side salad for a quick midweek lunch or as a starter.
½lbground (minced) beef250 grams or about 1 generous cup
1cupsour cream
½cupbreadcrumbs
1cupcheesegrated - cheddar, swiss, gouda or any cheese that melts
1egg
½medium onion
1teaspoonof garlic powderor 1-2 cloves of fresh garlic (crushed)
salt and pepperto taste
Instructions
Preheat your oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
Prepare a baking tray by lining it with a baking parchment or lightly spreading it with cooking oil.
Clean the mushrooms with a damp paper towel, trying not to get too much water on them. You can also peel them lightly (only if you get some stubborn areas).
Cut the mushroom stems and chop them up to use later.
Heat a large frying pan or a skillet over medium heat and first brown the minced (ground) beef until all pink meat colour disapears
Add the chopped onion, garlic, salt, pepper and mushroom stems and fry until all cooked through. Set aside to cool down completely.
In a mixing bowl, measure and add the sour cream, breadcrumbs, grated cheese, lightly beaten egg together with the cooled down beef mixture. Mix well.
Fill each mushroom cap with the stuffing and add some more grated cheese on the top of each mushroom.
Bake for 20 minutes in the preheated oven, or until the mushrooms are cooked through and the cheese is melted and lightly brown on the top.