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Cheesy Taco Stuffed Mushrooms

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Cheesy Taco Stuffed Mushrooms - Easy to make cheesy taco stuffed mushrooms, a perfect appetizer. Plus they freeze well and can be made ahead of time!

I love stuffed mushrooms.  Always have, in any form.  Clearly I’m not alone on that as my bacon wrapped crab stuffed mushroom recipe is easily one of the most popular ones on my blog.

These ones don’t have bacon, or crab, but they’re still pretty fantastic.  It’s tacos in stuffed mushroom form, what could be bad about that?  Okay, if you’re my family you’re saying that the black beans are the bad part and I never should have done it.  But I’m sorry, I disagree.  Tacos in any form are better with black beans.  And that includes taco stuffed mushrooms.

Cheesy Taco Stuffed Mushrooms - Easy to make cheesy taco stuffed mushrooms, a perfect appetizer. Plus they freeze well and can be made ahead of time!

I really enjoyed these.  They’re the perfect appetizer, and they freeze extremely well.  You can make them ahead and then reheat them later.  Or freeze them and reheat them, in the oven or microwave to enjoy at a later date.  They are better reheated in the oven, but if you’re short on time or are just sneaking one from the freezer for a snack (um, I wouldn’t know anything about that…) they are still pretty tasty microwaved for a couple of minutes.

Also, I’d highly recommend serving them with some salsa.  Because what’s a taco without some salsa on the side?  Not as good, that’s what.  If you’re in need of an appetizer, you should definitely try these out.  Or if taco stuffed mushrooms aren’t your thing, try the crab stuffed ones.  There’s a reason those are so popular!

Cheesy Taco Stuffed Mushrooms - Easy to make cheesy taco stuffed mushrooms, a perfect appetizer. Plus they freeze well and can be made ahead of time!

 

Yield: 20-25

Cheesy Taco Stuffed Mushrooms

Cheesy Taco Stuffed Mushrooms

These cheesy taco stuffed mushrooms are easy to make and make the perfect appetizer!

Prep Time 30 minutes
Cook Time 25 minutes
Total Time 55 minutes

Ingredients

  • 20-25 button mushrooms (medium size)
  • 1/2 small onion (about 1/3 cup), finely chopped
  • 2 cloves garlic, minced
  • 1/3 cup finely chopped red pepper
  • 1 jalapeno pepper, seeded and finely chopped
  • 1 teaspoon chili powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon cumin
  • 1/2 teaspoon coriander
  • salt and pepper to taste
  • 6 ounces (188g, 3/4 of a package) cream cheese, softened
  • 1 egg yolk, lightly beaten
  • 1 cup shredded cheddar cheese, divided
  • 1/3 cup black beans, rinsed
  • 1/3 cup corn kernels (thawed if frozen)

Instructions

  1. Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F.
  2. Line a baking sheet with a silpat mat or parchment paper and set aside.
  3. Wash the mushrooms and pop out the stems. Chop the stems finely.
  4. In a large non-stick frying pan over medium heat, saute the onions until softened.
  5. Add the garlic, the chopped mushroom stems, red pepper, jalapeno pepper, chili powder, cumin, coriander and salt and pepper.
  6. Continue to saute for 3-4 minutes until the onions have browned and the mushrooms have released their liquid.
  7. In a large bowl, mix together the cream cheese and the egg yolk until well combined.
  8. Stir in 1/2 cup of the shredded cheddar cheese.
  9. Add the onion mixture, the black beans and the corn and stir well. If the mixture is really soft, place the bowl in the fridge for 5-10 minutes to allow it to firm up before filling the mushrooms.
  10. Scoop the filling into the mushroom caps and place them on the baking sheet.
  11. Fill them up as full as you can, heaping it up on top to use up all the filling. Sprinkle the remaining 1/2 cup of shredded cheddar cheese on top of the stuffed mushrooms
  12. Bake for 20-25 minutes or until the cheese is bubbling and the filling is hot. Let them cool slightly before eating.
  13. The mushrooms can be prepared a day in advance and kept in the refrigerator until baking. Or you can prepare them and then freeze them before thawing and baking. Or bake and then freeze to reheat them later.

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Nutrition Information:

Yield:

12

Serving Size:

2 mushrooms
Amount Per Serving: Calories: 42Total Fat: 3gSaturated Fat: 1gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 1gCholesterol: 16mgSodium: 60mgCarbohydrates: 3gFiber: 1gSugar: 1gProtein: 2g

Nutrition Information is estimated based on ingredients used and may not be exact.

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Category: Appetizer

Cheesy Taco Stuffed Mushrooms - Easy to make cheesy taco stuffed mushrooms, a perfect appetizer. Plus they freeze well and can be made ahead of time!

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Comments

  1. If you freeze them, do you have to thaw them before reheating or do you just pop them in the oven? And do you recommend baking before freezing, or rather not? I’ve never made stuffed mushrooms so I have no clue how to go about it 🙂

    Thank you!

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    • Which you do totally depends on your time and what you prefer. I’ve tried both methods and both work just fine. If you bake them before freezing, you don’t need to thaw them, just reheat them from frozen – in the oven at 350F for 20-25 minutes. If you freeze them before baking, let them thaw before putting them in the oven. I haven’t tried baking them straight from frozen when they weren’t pre-cooked so can’t say what the timing would be and how well that would work.

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    • Thanks Kelly! I was pretty happy to finally change it up – my old design kind of annoyed me! 🙂 I loved these mushrooms, taco flavours in a stuffed mushroom worked surprisingly well!

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    • Yeah I think I would have liked them spicier, but I was hopeful that the kids would try them. I don’t really know why I dream! 🙂 Hope you like them, thanks Sara!

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