Ingredients

  • 24 large mushrooms
  • 3 tablespoons butter or margarine, melted
  • 1 cup fresh crab meat, drained and flaked
  • 1/4 cup butter or margarine
  • 1/3 cup seasoned, dry breadcrumbs
  • 2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1/8 teaspoon red pepper
  • Grated Parmesan cheese

Method

  • Clean mushrooms with damp paper towels. Remove mushroom stems; chop and set aside 1 cup stems. Dip mushroom caps in melted butter; place caps, top side down, in a shallow roasting pan.
  • Saute reserved mushroom stems and crab meat in 1/4 cup butter in a large skillet until tender. Stir in breadcrumbs, parsley, salt, and pepper.
  • Spoon crab meat mixture into mushroom caps, and sprinkle with Parmesan cheese. Bake at 350° for 15 minutes. Transfer to a serving platter, and serve hot.