Cheddar Pecan Stuffed Mushrooms

Ingredients

• 1 pound fresh button mushrooms
• 0.5 cups butter
• 1 cup finely chopped green onion
• 3 cloves garlic , minced
• 1.5 cups soft bread crumbs
• 1 cup shredded Cheddar cheese
• 0.5 cups finely chopped pecans
• 0.5 teaspoons salt
• 0.25 teaspoons ground black pepper

Instructions

1. 1

   Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).

2. 2

   Remove and finely chop stems from mushrooms.

3. 3

   Melt butter in a large skillet over low heat; brush mushroom caps with melted butter and place onto a baking sheet. Raise heat to medium; cook and stir chopped mushroom stems, green onion, and garlic in the butter remaining in the skillet for 3 minutes. Lightly stir bread crumbs, Cheddar cheese, pecans, salt, and black pepper into the mixture. Generously fill the mushroom caps with stuffing, piling it high.

4. 4

   Bake in the preheated oven until stuffing is hot, the cheese has melted, and mushrooms are cooked through, 20 to 30 minutes.