Recipe: Spinach-Stuffed Mushrooms (NOT Carino's)

I couldn't find the Carino's recipe on the Internet but this maybe this recipe could be a starting point with some experimentation. Good luck and please share your results with us.

Halyna

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SPINACH-STUFFED MUSHROOMS
(NOT Carino's)

nonstick cooking spray
1/2 pound fresh spinach, trimmed
12 medium-size mushrooms
1 tablespoon unsalted margarine
1 clove garlic, minced
1/4 teaspoon dried oregano, crumbled
1 tablespoon lemon juice
2 tablespoons fine dry bread crumbs

Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F. Lightly coat an 8x8x2-inch baking pan with the cooking spray and set aside.

Wash the spinach, and place in a medium-size heavy saucepan with just the water that clings to the leaves. Cook, covered, over moderate heat for 2 to 3 minutes or until wilted. Drain and cool the spinach. Then, squeeze out the liquid with your hands, finely chop, and set aside.

Remove the mushroom stems, and chop them fine. Set aside mushroom caps.

In a heavy 7-inch skillet, melt the margarine over moderate heat. Add the garlic, and cook for 30 seconds.

Stir in the chopped mushroom stems, and cook for 5 minutes or until golden. Mix in the spinach and the oregano, and cook, stirring, 1 minute longer. Stir in the lemon juice, and remove from the heat.

Fill the mushroom caps with the spinach mixture, sprinkle with the breadcrumbs, and transfer to the baking pan.

Bake uncovered for 10 to 15 minutes or until the breadcrumbs are lightly browned. Serve immediately.

Makes 4 dozen
Source: Roseanne, Washington, DC, USA