Spinach Stuffed Mushrooms

These are similar to the stuffed mushrooms at Maggiano's and they're super delicious.  I made them for our anniversary and we had so much filling left we made them again the next week so I've increased the amount of mushrooms needed in the recipe.  It makes a lot so it's good for a party!

I reduced the fat in this recipe by about half so it's better for you but it's still in the "once in awhile category"!  ;)

Spinach Stuffed Mushrooms 

16-20 oz mushrooms for stuffing (depending on size of mushrooms)

1/2 tsp salt

1/4 tsp pepper

Olive oil

1/2 tsp minced garlic  

10 oz frozen chopped spinach, thawed and squeezed dry

1 C shredded Fontina or Havarti cheese

1/2 C butter, softened

1/4 tsp garlic powder 

1/4 tsp oregano

1 tsp basil 

1/2 tsp parsley 

1 1/2 C panko bread crumbs

Paprika

Lemon

Heat oven to 350.  Remove stems from mushrooms and wash mushroom caps.  Place caps in a bowl, drizzle with olive oil, salt and pepper and stir gently to coat.  Place mushrooms on baking sheet gill side up and roast for 15 minutes.  Allow to cool slightly then turn over and allow juice to drain. 

In a mixing bowl, combine minced garlic, spinach and cheese; mix well.  Set aside. 

In another mixing bowl, combine butter, garlic powder, oregano, basil, parsley and panko bread crumbs.    Mix thoroughly.  

Fill each mushroom cap with spinach mixture then top with panko mixture.  Sprinkle with paprika.  Bake at 350 for 10-15 minutes or until golden brown.  

Garnish with fresh lemon.

Altered from a recipe on food.com.

Banana Oat Muffins

Josh gave these muffins 4.99 stars.  He said that they would've been 5-star muffins if I'd made them bigger.  

Banana Oat Muffins

INGREDIENTS:

1 1/2 cups unbleached all-purpose flour 1 cup rolled oats 1/2 cup white sugar 2 teaspoons baking powder 1 teaspoon baking soda 1/2 teaspoon salt

1 egg 3/4 cup milk 1/3 cup vegetable oil 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract 1 cup mashed bananas

DIRECTIONS:

1.	Combine flour, oats, sugar, baking powder, soda, and salt.
2.	In a large bowl, beat the egg lightly. Stir in the milk, oil, and vanilla. Add the mashed banana, and combine thoroughly. Stir the flour mixture into the banana mixture until just combined. Line a 12-cup muffin tin with paper bake cups, and divide the batter among them.
3.	Bake at 400 degrees F (205 degrees C) for 18 to 20 minutes. Recipe from allrecipes.com