Crab Stuffed Mushrooms

Ingredients

• 22-24 medium sized button mushrooms
• 1 tablespoon butter
• 1 teaspoon minced garlic
• 8 ounces crab meat
• 5 ounces cream cheese, softened
• 1 tablespoon fresh chives, chopped
• 1 tablespoon fresh parsley, chopped
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon ground pepper
• 1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese
• 1/8-1/4 teaspoon hot sauce
• 1/2 cup seasoned bread crumbs
• Cooking spray

Instructions

1. Wipe mushrooms with a dry paper towel to clean. Remove stems from mushrooms and cut ends off. Chop stems and saute with garlic in butter in a small pan until mushroom stems are tender. Remove from heat and let cool a bit.
2. Combine cream cheese, chives, parsley, salt, pepper, parmesan cheese and hot sauce in a medium bowl. Add in crab meat and cooked stems.
3. Fill mushroom caps with rounded tablespoons of the filling, enough to create a dome of filling.
4. Place bread crumbs in a small bowl. Roll tops of stuffed mushrooms in the bread crumbs to coat. Place mushrooms in a large baking pan. Spray tops lightly with cooking spray.
5. bake in a preheated 350 degree oven for about 20 minutes, until tops are golden.