Mushroom Sausage Bites

INGREDIENTS

• 16 ounce package whole mushrooms
• 4 ounces cream cheese, softened
• 3 garlic cloves, minced
• 1/4 cup minced yellow onion
• 1/2 pound mild Italian sausage
• 2 Tablespoons olive oil
• 1-2 stalks green onion for garnish

INSTRUCTIONS

1. Preheat oven to 350º
2. Remove sausage from casings; set aside
3. Small dice 4 ounces of the mushrooms; set aside
4. Wash and dry mushrooms
5. Remove stems from the remaining mushrooms; small dice and add to other diced mushrooms
6. In a medium skillet, heat 2 Tablespoons of olive oil on medium high heat
7. Add onion, garlic and diced mushrooms
8. Cook until fragrant, about 2 minutes
9. Add sausage, breaking up with a spoon as it cooks
10. Cook until sausage is no longer pink and resembles crumbles; drain
11. In a medium bowl, combine cream cheese and sausage mixture
12. Stir until well combined
13. Fill mushroom caps with sausage mixture and place on a baking sheet
14. Bake in 350º oven until caps are softened and sausage mixture is hot, about 15-20 minutes
15. While mushrooms bake, dice green onion; set aside
16. Once mushrooms are ready, remove from oven and top with sliced green onions
17. Serve warm

Source : allrecipes.com