Stuffed mushrooms are always delicious and there are lots of different fillings to choose from. Here, we are using cream cheese along with parmesan cheese and succulent crab meat. You will find them simple to prepare, speedy to cook and you can even microwave them to heat them back up.
Choose from lump crab meat or fresh crab meat. If you’re not really a crab lover, consider shrimp instead. If you can get fresh crab, you’ll find Alaskan king crab or snow crab to be excellent, while in the Northeast blue crab is the most popular choice. If you can’t get it fresh, canned jumbo crab works too.
You can use the stems of the mushrooms too if you mince them fine and add them to the filling mix, or else keep them for another use. You can use small or medium mushrooms here, even adding some chopped artichokes or chopped spinach to the filling if you wish.
Why You’ll Love the Recipe:
These crab stuffed mushrooms are a breeze to make and they taste really good. They’re perfect for a dinner party or special occasion.
How to Serve Them:
Enjoy these as an appetizer or present them as a side dish for a juicy steak. They’re best served warm from the oven.
Can You Make Them Ahead?
Yes, you can assemble them in advance and then cook them later if you want.
Variations and Substitutions
You can spice them up with a pinch of cayenne pepper or chili powder, or use cremini mushrooms or baby bella mushrooms in place of the button mushrooms.
Ingredients needed:
- Mushrooms
- Cream cheese
- Minced garlic cloves
- Cooking spray, as needed
- Breadcrumbs or panko
- Grated parmesan cheese
- Green onions
- Worcestershire sauce
- Parsley
- Fresh or canned cooked crab meat
- Salt and pepper, to taste
How to make Crab Stuffed Mushrooms Recipe:
Preheat the oven to 375°F.
Spray the mushroom caps with cooking spray and place them on a baking sheet.
Mix the cream cheese with the breadcrumbs, worcestershire sauce, garlic, green onions, cheese, crab meat, and parsley.
Divide the cream cheese mixture between the mushrooms.
Bake for about 20 minutes, broiling them during the final minute of cooking.
This super-easy recipe is one of the simplest things you can make with crab meat. The flavors of mushrooms, cheese and crab go together really well and everyone will be impressed if you serve this up.
Storage Instructions
Leftovers will keep for up to 3 days in an airtight container in the refrigerator. Reheat in the microwave until warm or give them 5 to 7 minutes in a 325°F oven.
Crab Stuffed Mushrooms Recipe
These crab stuffed mushrooms are a breeze to make and they taste really good. They’re perfect for a dinner party or special occasion.
- Total Time: 35 minutes
- Yield: 12 1x
Ingredients
- 12 medium mushrooms, cleaned and with stems discarded
- 8 ounces cream cheese, at room temperature
- 2 minced garlic cloves
- Cooking spray, as needed
- ½ cup fresh breadcrumbs or panko
- ½ cup grated parmesan cheese
- ½ cup finely chopped green onions
- ½ tablespoon worcestershire sauce
- 2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley
- 1 cup fresh or canned cooked crab meat
- Salt and pepper, to taste
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 375°F.
- Spray the mushroom caps with cooking spray and place them on a baking sheet.
- Mix the cream cheese with the breadcrumbs, worcestershire sauce, garlic, green onions, cheese, crab meat, and parsley.
- Divide the cream cheese mixture between the mushrooms and bake for about 20 minutes, broiling them during the final minute of cooking.
- Cook Time: 35 minutes
Marie Rayner is a retired Chef, freelance writer, recipe developer, food blogger, and Cookbook author. She makes her home in Chester, UK, where she lives with her husband, Todd, and their much beloved English Cocker, Mitzie. Her motto is “Life is far too short to eat bad food,” and her goal is to share delicious and easy recipes which anyone can enjoy and cook in the comfort of their own home.
