It is no secret that mushrooms have a high amount of protein and fiber. There are varying health benefits of eating mushrooms, depending on which mushrooms you decide to eat.
For example, white button mushrooms are a very rare vegetarian source of vitamin D.
Mushrooms are also known to contain Selenium which helps make the immune system stronger and prevents damage to tissues and cells.
Mushrooms can prove to be a good addition to your regular diet and can help you increase your protein intake.
There are several types of mushrooms that are edible like button, oyster, porcini and chanterelles.
Delicious Mushrooms Recipes
Here are some mushrooms recipes you can make to add this delicious ingredient in your diet.
- Stuffed Mushrooms
- Mushroom and Jalapeno poppers
- Gourmet Risotto
Stuffed Mushrooms
This bite-sized snack is a great way to curb hunger pangs between meals. It is also a great dish to serve guests when you are entertaining company.
Ingredients:
- Twelve whole fresh mushrooms
- One tablespoon of vegetable oil
- One tablespoon of minced garlic
- One package of cream cheese
- A quarter cup of grated Parmesan cheese
- A quarter teaspoon of ground black pepper
- A quarter teaspoon of onion powder
- A quarter teaspoon of ground cayenne pepper
Method To Prepare:
- Preheat your oven to 350 degrees F before spraying a baking sheet with cooking spray.
- Now, Use a damp paper towel to clean the mushrooms. Carefully break their off stems. You should chop the stems to extremely fine pieces and discard the tough end of stems to make the most of your produce.
- Heat some oil in a large skillet over medium heat or high heat.
- Next, add some garlic and chopped mushroom stems to the skillet.
- To make sure all the moisture has disappeared from the mushrooms make sure you fry them long enough and take care not to burn the garlic.
- Set it aside to cool.
- When garlic and mushroom mixture is no longer hot, stir in the cream cheese, parmesan cheese, black pepper, onion powder, and cayenne peppers to this mixture.
- This mixture should be very thick so make sure you stir it properly.
- You can use a little spoon such as the ones you use to eat ice cream and fill each mushroom cap with the stuffing you have prepared.
- Arrange the mushroom caps on the prepared cookie sheet.
- Bake until the mushrooms are piping hot and a creamy liquid starts to form under the caps of the mushrooms.
Jalapeno Popper Mushrooms
Your mouth must water at the thought of delicious jalapeno poppers you tried at your favorite fast food joint or cheese poppers, that you can now make at home. This recipe is a great way to combine stuffed mushrooms with jalapeno poppers to make a delicious recipe.
Ingredients:
- Two slices of bacon
- cooking spray
- One teaspoon of olive oil
- Eight mushrooms with their stems removed and chopped
- One clove of minced garlic
- One Jalapeno pepper with ribs and seeds removed and finely chopped
- One package of cream cheese
- Three tablespoons of shredded Cheddar cheese
- Salt to taste
- Ground black pepper to taste
Method To Prepare:
- Place the bacon in a skillet which is deep enough to make sure you can cook it well.
- Crumble the bacon slices to make small pieces and set them aside.
- Preheat an oven to 350 degrees and then spray a baking dish with cooking spray.
- Heat the olive oil in a skillet over medium heat and stir in chopped mushroom stems, garlic, and jalapenos.
- Cook and stir until the mushrooms release moisture and soften and put the mushroom mixture to a bowl and stir in the cream cheese, cheddar cheese, and bacon. Season it with salt and pepper.
- Fill this mixture into the reserved mushroom caps and arrange the stuffed caps on the prepared baking dish.
- Bake in the preheated oven until the cheese begins to brown and serve when it cools.
Gourmet Mushroom Risotto
This mushroom recipe is not for the weak hearted! It does take a little patience but we assure you that the results are worthwhile. This is a great recipe to make for a special date night at home or on an anniversary.
Ingredients:
- Six cups of chicken broth
- Three tablespoons of olive oil
- One pound of thinly sliced portobello mushrooms
- One pound of thinly sliced white mushrooms
- Two diced shallots
- One and a half cups of Arborio rice
- Half a cup of dry white wine
- Sea salt to taste
- Freshly ground black pepper
- Three tablespoons of finely chopped chives
- Four tablespoons of butter
- One-third cup of freshly grated Parmesan cheese
Method To Prepare:
- In a saucepan, warm all the broth over low heat.
- Heat two tablespoons of olive oil in a large saucepan over medium and high heat.
- Stir in the mushrooms and cook them until they become soft
- Remove mushrooms and their liquid, and set them aside.
- Add one tablespoon of olive oil to skillet, and stir in. Add rice and shallots and then stir it to coat it evenly with oil.
- When the rice begins to show golden color, pour in the wine and stir it constantly until the wine is fully absorbed.
- Add half a cup of broth to the rice. Stir until broth is absorbed.
- Continue adding broth half a cup at a time and stir continuously until the liquid is absorbed.
- Remove from heat, and stir in mushrooms with their liquid, butter, chives, and parmesan.
- Season with salt and pepper to taste.
These mushrooms recipes will make it much easier to incorporate mushrooms into your diet.
So, go ahead and pick up that grocery basket and buy your favorite mushrooms to change your cuisine and add a refreshing twist to your daily food.
