Four Cheese And Sausage Stuffed Mushrooms Carrabbas Copycat Food

FOUR CHEESE AND SAUSAGE STUFFED MUSHROOMS (CARRABBA'S COPYCAT)

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F. Remove the stems from the mushrooms and wiping off any dirt with a damp cloth. Set aside.
• In a large nonstick skillet, heat the oil over medium high heat; then add the ground sausage and brown until no longer pink (approximately 5 minutes).
• Next, add the spinach and garlic and stir until the spinach has wilted; then turn off the heat and add the four cheeses and breadcrumbs. Mix until blended.
• In a small saucepan, add the sauce and heavy cream; then cook 3-4 minutes until heated through. Add the sauce to the bottom of the 1-quart baking dish.
• Stuff the mushroom cap with the stuffing mixture; then place on top of the sauce in the dish. Repeat for all mushrooms.
• Place the dish in the oven and cook 18-20 minutes until the mushrooms are heated through, the cheese is hot and bubbly and the tops are light brown. Serve immediately.

CARRABBA'S ITALIAN GRILL STUFFED MUSHROOMS PARMIGIANA

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325°F.
• Wash mushrooms and remove stems.
• Finely chop stems and reserve.
• In a large skillet, melt butter and cook onion, pepperoni, green pepper, garlic, and chopped mushroom stems until tender but not brown.
• Add crackers, parmesan, parsley, salt, oregano, a dash of pepper, and mix well. Still in broth.
• Spoon mixture into mushroom caps, heaping tops.
• In a shallow baking pan with 1/4-inch water covering bottom of pan, place stuffed mushrooms.
• Bake uncovered about 25 minutes until heated thoroughly.

FOUR CHEESE STUFFED MUSHROOMS

Steps:

• Remove the stems from the mushrooms.
• Mince them and set aside.
• Heat the oil in a skillet.
• Add the onions, garlic and minced mushroom stems.
• Cook until soft (about 5 minutes over medium heat).
• Add the basil and wine.
• Simmer until almost dry (about 7 minutes).
• Cool slightly.
• Blend in the cheese.
• Preheat the oven to 350.
• Place the mushroom caps in a lightly greased baking pan.
• Fill the caps with the mixture and bake for 15 minutes (or until lightly browned).
• Serve warm.

SAUSAGE-STUFFED MUSHROOMS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F.
• Remove the stems from the mushrooms and chop them finely. Set aside. Place the mushroom caps in a shallow bowl and toss with 3 tablespoons of the olive oil and Marsala. Set aside.
• Heat the remaining 2 tablespoons olive oil in a medium skillet over medium heat. Add the sausage, crumbling it with the back of a wooden spoon. Cook the sausage for 8 to 10 minutes, stirring frequently, until it's completely browned. Add the chopped mushroom stems and cook for 3 more minutes. Stir in the scallions and garlic and cook for another 2 to 3 minutes, stirring occasionally. Add the panko crumbs, stirring to combine evenly with all the other ingredients. Finally, swirl in the mascarpone and continue cooking until the mascarpone has melted and made the sausage mixture creamy. Off the heat, stir in the Parmesan, parsley, and season with salt and pepper, to taste, Cool slightly.
• Fill each mushroom generously with the sausage mixture. Arrange the mushrooms in a baking dish large enough to hold all the mushrooms in a snug single layer. Bake until the stuffing for 50 minutes, until the stuffing is browned and crusty.

SAUSAGE AND CHEESE-STUFFED MUSHROOMS

Steps:

• Heat broiler.
• Remove and discard stems from mushrooms. Brush mushroom caps with dressing; place on rack of broiler pan. Broil, 4 inches from heat, 5 min.
• Press sausage into mushroom caps, adding about 1 tsp. sausage to each cap. Sprinkle with cheese.
• Broil, 4 inches from heat, 3 to 5 min. or until cheese is melted. Serve hot.

FOUR-CHEESE SAUSAGE RIGATONI

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. In a 6-qt. stockpot, cook rigatoni according to package directions. Drain; transfer to a bowl., In same stockpot, cook and crumble sausage with red pepper and onion over medium heat until meat is no longer pink. Add garlic; cook 1 minute longer. Drain. Add cream; cook 5 minutes, stirring occasionally. Stir in tomatoes, tomato paste, Italian seasoning and pepper flakes. Cook, uncovered, over medium-low heat until sauce thickens slightly, 5-8 minutes. Meanwhile, combine ricotta, 1/2 cup Parmesan, goat cheese, egg and seasonings., Stir rigatoni into meat sauce. Spread 3 cups into each of two greased 11x7-in. baking dishes. Top each with half of cheese mixture, then half of remaining pasta mixture., Bake, covered, 25 minutes. Sprinkle with mozzarella and remaining Parmesan cheese. Bake, uncovered, until cheeses are melted, about 5 minutes. If desired, sprinkle with basil. Freeze option: Prepare casseroles without mozzarella cheese and remaining 1/2 cup Parmesan cheese; freeze cheeses separately in resealable plastic freezer bags. Cover and freeze unbaked casseroles. To use, partially thaw in refrigerator overnight. Remove from refrigerator 30 minutes before baking. Preheat oven to 350°. Bake casseroles as directed, increasing time as necessary to heat through and for a thermometer inserted in center to read 165°. If desired, sprinkle with basil.