Wild Rice & Sausage Stuffed Mushrooms

Instructions

• These sausage and wild rice stuffed mushrooms can be a tasty side dish or a mouth-watering appetizer that everyone will be sure to love!

• Step 1
  

  Preheat oven to 350°F

• Step 2
  

  In a medium saucepan, bring 1 ½ cups of water to a boil; stir in Rice blend, reduce heat and cover, let simmer for 15 minutes

• Step 3
  

  Meanwhile, remove stems from mushrooms and place caps on a rimmed baking sheet and set aside

• Step 4
  

  Heat a skillet over medium-high heat. Cook and stir sausage and onion until sausage is browned and cooked through, 4 to 6 minutes. Drain and discard grease; return sausage mixture to skillet

• Step 5
  

  Stir in cooked rice, panko, parmesan cheese, garlic, and thyme into sausage mixture. Season with salt and pepper to taste

• Step 6
  

  Stuff mushroom caps with sausage mixture and place back on baking sheet

• Step 7
  

  Bake stuffed mushrooms in the preheated oven for 10-12 minutes. Sprinkle remaining Cheddar cheese over mushrooms and bake until cheese is melted and bubbly, about 3 minutes