Crab Stuffed Mushrooms

This delicious recipe for stuffed mushrooms is perfect for almost any gathering.  Ok, maybe not an early breakfast, but they would work at a brunch, an afternoon tea, as an appetizer for a formal dinner, or a side dish at a casual patio potluck.  I make them every year for our Christmas Eve gathering, and they're always a big hit.

Crab Stuffed Mushrooms
24 large whole mushrooms (w/ stems)
4 tbsp minced onion
4 tbsp butter
Salt & pepper - pinch each
1 tbsp flour
1 cup heavy cream or half & half
4 tbsp minced parsley
1/2 cup grated mozzarella cheese
1 cup grated swiss cheese
2 cups crab meat

Remove stems from mushrooms and set aside.  Scoop out the center of the caps.  I scoop out quite a bit, because I like to have lots of stuffing in each mushroom.  Keep the scooped stuff, set it aside with the stems.

Arrange cups on a cookie sheet or casserole dish.  I line it with tin foil for easy cleaning later.  Season with salt and pepper.

Mince the mushroom stems and the shroom innards, and throw into a frying pan and saute together with 3 tbsp of butter and the minced onion.  Lower heat.  Add flour and cook on low heat, stirring, for 1 minute.  Stir in cream and let it simmer until thickened.  Stir in parsley, a smidgy more salt & pepper to taste, and the mozzarella cheese.  As the cheese melts, toss in the crab meat.  Mix together quickly (but well) and then remove from heat.

Spoon the mixture into the mushroom caps.  Top with a generous pinch of swiss cheese on each (I like to make little pyramids) and then drizzle 1 tbsp melted butter over the top.

Bake at 375° F for 15 minutes. Serve immediately. 

If you won't be serving right away, leave off the cheese topping, bake the 15 minutes, and then cover.  Once you get where you're going, sprinkle the cheese on top and broil for a few minutes just to melt the cheese.

Enjoy!

Comments

[choesf]

I have been looking around for a good Crab Stuffed Mushroom recipe, and yours seems to be the best of the lot. Never made them before but I want to surprise my husband with this on his coming birthday dinner. Last time we ate these was back in the USA 20 years ago and we just loved the taste!

Thank you for sharing this recipe!

Cheers!

[Lizz]

Am trying this one tonight!! We lurve stuffed mushrooms and I tried this really good crab stuffed mushroom appetizer at a local eats and loved it so I'm on the hunt for something similar! Thanks!

[pat]

I love your site. I am going to try to make the stuffed mushrooms for Thanksgiving.

[David]

Look luscious to me. Unfortunately, were I to make these, it'd have to be a meal for one. Despite her Nordic heritage, my Wonder Woman will NOT eat sea food (except for canned tuna... go figure :-). And mushrooms? Fuggetaboutit.

Of course, when the kids are home, I have two more mushroom eaters and one more sea food eater in the house... Maybe a doable thing after all!

Thanks for the "drool time"!