How to Make Spicy Shrimp-Stuffed Mushrooms - A Step-by-Step Guide

Spicy shrimp-stuffed mushrooms are a delightful appetizer that will surely impress your guests at any gathering. These delectable bites are a perfect combination of savory mushrooms, succulent shrimp, and a kick of spicy flavor that will leave your taste buds begging for more. Whether you are hosting a dinner party, a holiday celebration, or just looking for a delicious snack, these stuffed mushrooms are sure to be a hit.

The combination of tender, meaty mushrooms and flavorful, juicy...

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Ingredients

  • 16 mushrooms
  • 1 tablespoon butter, or as needed
  • 4 cloves garlic
  • 1 ½ cups cream cheese
  • ½ teaspoon cayenne pepper, or to taste
  • ground black pepper to taste
  • salt to taste
  • 16 uncooked medium shrimp, peeled and deveined
  • ¾ cup bread crumbs

Information

  • Prep Time: 40 mins
  • Cook Time: 25 mins
  • Total Time: 1 hr 5 mins
  • Servings: 16
  • Yield: 16 mushrooms

  • Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
  • Carefully remove mushroom stems and chop stems into small pieces. Set mushroom caps aside.
  • Heat butter in a skillet over medium heat. Add mushroom stems and garlic. Cook and stir until soft, 3 to 5 minutes. Remove from heat.
  • Combine cream cheese, cayenne pepper, black pepper, and salt together in a bowl. Stir in cooked mushroom stem mixture, retaining butter in the skillet.
  • Return skillet to medium heat and add shrimp. Cook and stir until shrimp are just opaque, 3 to 5 minutes. Remove from heat.
  • Pour bread crumbs into a shallow bowl. Fill each mushroom cap with cream cheese mixture and press mushroom, cream cheese-side down, into the bread crumbs to coat the top. Stick a cooked shrimp on top of each filled mushroom and place into a baking pan.
  • Bake in the preheated oven until hot and juicy, about 20 minutes.
  • Nutrition

    115 cal.

    • Total Fat: 9g
    • Saturated Fat: 5g
    • Cholesterol: 41mg
    • Sodium: 135mg
    • Total Carbohydrate: 5g
    • Dietary Fiber: 1g
    • Total Sugars: 1g
    • Protein: 5g
    • Vitamin C: 1mg
    • Calcium: 32mg
    • Iron: 1mg
    • Potassium: 112mg