Roasted Red Pepper-stuffed Mushrooms

Total Time: 10 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 16
• 1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
• 1/4 cup roasted red pepper, patted dry
• 2 tablespoons grated parmesan cheese
• 1 teaspoon minced garlic
• 1/4 teaspoon ground red pepper
• 1 lb medium-size fresh mushroom

Recipe

• 1 remove stems from mushrooms; reserve caps; set stems aside for another use.
• 2 in a bowl of a food processor fitted with a metal wing blade, place cream cheese, roasted red peppers, parmesan cheese, garlic and ground red pepper.
• 3 process until smooth, about 1 minute.
• 4 in a pastry bag fitted with a large star tip, place cream cheese mixture.
• 5 pipe into mushroom caps; garnish with toasted pine nuts, sliced green olives and parsley leaves, if desired.