Stuffed mushrooms

STUFFED MUSHROOMS are so satisfying - and would make a fabulous starter, or light lunch served with a salad. They also go well with a good steak, or served on the side with many dishes.
Mushrooms are very low in calories - around 16 calories per 100g.
We estimate each mushroom - using the ingredients below - will set you back about 50 calories, much lower than prepared stuffed mushrooms. If eating these as a light lunch, you'll probably want more than just one!
You can ring the changes using different herbs and cheese to compliment any dish. Gruyere cheese is quite often used, but we didn't have any, so we cooked with what we had. Here's how we made ours:

Stuffed mushrooms

Ingredients (makes 2 sides)

2 large flat mushrooms

1 crushed clove of garlic (optional)

12g fresh breadcrumbs

herbs - we used dried thyme

5-10g cheese - we used a mix of Cheddar and Parmesan

salt/pepper

oil

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Clean the mushrooms and take out the stalk.

Sprinkle with a little salt and pepper then spread the garlic (if using) over the inside of the mushroom.

Mix together the herbs, breadcrumbs and cheese. Pile onto the mushroom.

Spray with a little oil if you are not using a hard cheese such as Cheddar.

Place the mushrooms onto an oiled baking tray and cover lightly with foil.

Bake in a hot oven (180ºC) for 10 minutes - remove foil - and continue cooking for another 10-15 minutes.

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