Ingredients

  • 12 whole Cremini Mushrooms
  • 1 whole Italian Chicken Sausage Link, Casing Removed
  • 5 ounces, weight Baby Spinach
  • 1/4 teaspoons Dried Thyme
  • 1/4 teaspoons Kosher Salt
  • 18 teaspoons Black Pepper
  • 18 teaspoons Garlic Powder
  • 13 cups Gorgonzola Cheese, Crumbled
  • 2 Tablespoons Panko Breadcrumbs, Divided
  • Olive Oil Or Cooking Spray, For Mushrooms

Method

  • Preheat oven to 400 F then line a large rimmed baking sheet with foil and spray it with cooking spray.
  • Wipe the dirt from the mushrooms with a damp paper towel and remove the stems.
  • Spray the mushroom caps with cooking spray or rub them with a little olive oil.
  • Place the mushroom caps on the prepared baking sheet and set aside.
  • In a small skillet over medium high heat, cook and crumble the sausage.
  • Remove the cooked sausage from the skillet and place it in a medium sized bowl.
  • Add the spinach to the skillet and cook it until it is wilted.
  • Remove the spinach from the skillet to a plate and let it cool.
  • Once the spinach is cool squeeze out all of the excess liquid then add it to the bowl with the sausage.
  • Add all the remaining ingredients (except reserve half of the breadcrumbs for the topping) into the sausage and spinach mixture.
  • Combine all of the ingredients together with a fork then spoon about a teaspoon of the mixture into each mushroom cap.
  • Sprinkle the stuffed mushrooms with the remaining panko breadcrumbs.
  • Bake the mushrooms for 15 minutes or until the cheese has started to melt and they are golden on top.