Little earthy button mushrooms come alive with Western flavors for these Colorado Spicy Stuffed Mushrooms. Try these cheesy, chorizo, jalapeno pepper-stuffed mushrooms for your next appetizer.
I made stuffed mushrooms this week.
We were invited over to Party Central last Sunday to celebrate football Sunday with a Bronco game. I’ve dubbed our friends Greg and Cauleen’s house “Party Central” because they have a foosball table, a trampoline, a game room, a back yard that resembles a park and an ample supply of good wine. All kids, dogs and adults are destined to have a good time.
Anyway, Greg was doing pizza on the grill and I declared that I was bringing appetizers. Stuffed Mushrooms.
My Italian Stuffed Mushroom recipe has been one of my most popular posts on my site. Seems like everyone takes a shining to a little mushroom cap filled with meat and cheese. Something so irresistible about them. They’ve cast a special spell on us.
They’re a perfect appetizer. Earthy and delicious, you don’t need a toothpick, or for that matter even a plate. Maybe a napkin if they’re as cheesy as this recipe.
As opposed to my regular go-to recipe, I decided on something on the wild side. Something to make that humble little button super food come alive with Mexican flavors. Using Colorado Haystack Mountain Vaquero Cheese, the filling was so good you might be tempted to eat it with a spoon.
Mexican Stuffed Mushrooms
Ingredients
- 12 good sized button mushrooms cleaned, stems removed
- 1/8 pound bulk Chroizo sausage
- 1 medium sized shallot diced
- 1 jalapeno pepper seeds and veins removed, diced
- 1/2 teaspoon chili powder
- 1/2 teaspoon cumin
- salt and pepper to taste
- Olive oil for drizzling
- 2 tablespoons cornmeal
- 1/2 cup Vaquero cheese or your favorite Monterey Jack
Instructions
- Clean the mushrooms with a damp paper towel, removing the stems.
- Dice the stems and set aside. In a fry pan, cook the chorizo until almost done. Add the shallot and diced jalapeno until tender, about 3 minutes. Make sure the chorizo is broken up into as small of pieces as you can get it. So it will nicely fit into the mushrooms. Add the chili powder, cumin and a few dashes of salt and pepper. Let cool a bit to make filling mushrooms easier. Taste and adjust seasonings to your liking.
- Place the mushroom caps on a sheet pan or 9 x 11 casserole dish, and drizzle with olive oil. With a small spoon, fill the caps with the chorizo mixture, patting the mixture with your fingers so it forms in the mushroom cap. Sprinkle each mushroom with cornmeal. And then top with cheese.
- Bake 350 degrees for 15 – 20 minutes. Or until cheese is just starting to brown and mushrooms are tender.
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Colorado Spicy Stuffed Mushrooms…They’re what’s for an Appetizer.
