Ingredients

  • 4 medium (about 3 inches wide) portobello mushroom caps
  • 4 oz. (1/2 of 8-oz. pkg.) PHILADELPHIA Cream Cheese
  • 3/4 cup shredded cheddar cheese
  • 2 Tbsp. fresh parsley
  • 1/8 tsp. cayenne pepper (optional)
  • 1/2 cup potato starch
  • 2 large eggs
  • 1 cup matzo meal

Method

  • Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F.
  • Lightly grease a baking sheet and set it aside.
  • Rinse the mushrooms, discard the stems and gills, and set the mushrooms aside.
  • Place the cream cheese, cheddar cheese, parsley and cayenne pepper, if used, in a bowl and blend the ingredients thoroughly.
  • Fill each portobello cap with equal amounts of the mixture.
  • Prepare three bowls, one with potato starch, one with the eggs and one with matzo meal.
  • Working with one mushroom at a time, dredge each filled mushroom in the potato starch, then into the egg mixture, then into the matzo meal, making sure to coat the entire surface each time.
  • Place the coated mushrooms, filling side up, on the prepared baking sheet.
  • Bake for about 30 minutes or until the cheese is hot and runny and the crust is lightly browned.
  • Prepare three bowls, one with potato starch, one with the eggs and one with matzo meal.
  • Working with one mushroom at a time, dredge each filled mushroom in the potato starch, then into the eggs, then into the matzo meal, making sure to coat the entire surface each time.
  • Place the coated mushrooms, filling sides up, on the prepared baking sheet.
  • Bake for about 30 minutes or until the cheese is hot and runny and the crust is lightly browned.