Crab Stuffed Mushrooms With Cream Cheese

Ingredients

• 20 ounces cremini (baby bella) mushrooms (20-25 individual mushrooms)
• 2 tablespoons finely grated parmesan cheese
• 1 tablespoon chopped fresh parsley
• salt

Filling:

• 4 ounces cream cheese softened to room temperature
• 4 ounces crab meat finely chopped
• 5 cloves garlic minced
• 1 teaspoon dried oregano
• 1/2 teaspoon paprika
• 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
• 1/4 teaspoon salt

Instructions

1. Preheat the oven to 400 F. Prepare a baking sheet lined with parchment paper.
2. Snap stems from mushrooms, discarding the stems and placing the mushroom caps on the baking sheet 1 inch apart from each other. Season the mushroom caps with salt.
3. In a large mixing bowl, combine all filling ingredients and stir until well-mixed without any lumps of cream cheese. Stuff the mushroom caps with the mixture. Evenly sprinkle parmesan cheese on top of the stuffed mushrooms.
4. Bake at 400 F until the mushrooms are very tender and the stuffing is nicely browned on top, about 30 minutes. Top with parsley and serve while hot.