john's crabby caps

Ingredients

• Servings: 18
• 2 cloves garlic, minced
• 1 tablespoon butter
• 1 teaspoon chili powder
• 1 cup grated parmesan cheese
• 1/3 cup mayonnaise
• 1/4 cup italian-style seasoned bread crumbs
• salt and pepper to taste
• 2 (6 ounce) cans crabmeat, drained and flaked
• 18 large fresh mushrooms, stems removed
• 1/4 cup cooking

Recipe

Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 15 mins Ready Time: 45 mins


• preheat oven to 350 degrees f (175 degrees c).
• in a medium saucepan over medium heat, cook and stir the garlic in the butter until tender.
• in a medium bowl, mix garlic and butter, chili powder, 3/4 cup parmesan cheese, mayonnaise, italian-style breadcrumbs, salt and pepper. increase the amount of mayonnaise, if desired. fold in the crabmeat.
• stuff mushroom caps generously with the mixture from the bowl.
• pour cooking in a large baking dish. arrange stuffed mushroom caps, stuffing side up, in the baking dish. top with remaining parmesan cheese. bake 10 minutes in the preheated oven.
• raise oven temperature to broil. continue cooking mushrooms 3 to 5 minutes, or until stuffing is bubbly and lightly browned. allow to cool slightly before serving.