Stuffed Mushroom Caps

These appetizers are a bit more exciting than traditional recipes using bread crumbs. They are stuffed with protein and fats to ensure more macronutrients in each bite.

Serves: 10Hands-on: 25 minutesTotal: 45 minutesDifficulty: Medium

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Serves: 10

Ingredients

  • 20 white mushrooms
  • 2 Tbsp. walnut oil
  • 1⁄2 lb. ground turkey
  • 1⁄4 cup minced onion
  • 4 cloves garlic, minced
  • 1⁄2 cup finely chopped walnuts
  • 1⁄2 tsp. sea salt
  • 1⁄2 tsp. black pepper

Directions

  • Preheat oven to 350°F.
  • Remove stems from mushrooms and hollow out mushroom caps. Dice mushroom stems and place in medium-size bowl.
  • Heat walnut oil in a medium-size frying pan and cook ground turkey, onion, and garlic for 5 to 8 minutes, or until turkey is no longer pink.
  • Add mushroom stems, walnuts, salt, and pepper to the ground turkey and cook until mushroom stems are soft, about 8 minutes.
  • Stuff turkey mixture into mushroom caps and place on baking sheet.
  • Bake for 20 minutes or until golden brown on top.