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Leftover Thanksgiving stuffing is a great way to dress up stuffed mushrooms. Only 6 ingredients needed!
Oh, how we feasted yesterday, and I hope those of you in the U.S. had a joyful Thanksgiving day with family and friends. We are lucky to now have a fridge abundantly stuffed with leftovers - turkey, stuffing, mashed potatoes, cranberry sauce, gravy.
The turkey will be re-purposed in our favorite or this amazing turkey panini (see other ideas here) and the mashed potatoes will be made into Cheesy Chile Leftover Mashed Potato Patties. And the stuffing? Most will be eaten with leftover gravy (I can't resist it!), but I wanted to come up with a new way to take advantage of those herbaceous stuffing flavors.
Cue the stuffed mushrooms. To make extra room for the stuffing, I removed some of the white part around the mushroom stems, as well as the stems. A sharp paring knife should do the trick.
I used one cup of our leftover , so the nutritional information listed with the recipe reflects that. Knowing that stuffing has the tendency dry out a bit the second day, I added a couple of tablespoons of broth before tucking the stuffing into the partially cooked mushrooms.
A little sprinkle of Parmesan cheese, about 10 more minutes in the oven and a garnish of minced parsley later, we had a baking sheet full of savory, tasty appetizers or snacks.
Mission accomplished.
Other healthy Thanksgiving leftover recipes:
Cookin' Canuck's Light Turkey (or Chicken) or Corn Chowder
Cookin' Canuck's Cheesy Chile Leftover Mashed Potato Patties
Petite Canteen's Spicy Asian Turkey Salad with Almond Ginger Dressing
The Gourmet RD's Holiday Leftovers Whole Grain Pizza
Amy's Healthy Baking's Chicken & Cranberry Sweet Potato Skins
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Easy Leftover Stuffing Stuffed Mushrooms
Leftover Thanksgiving stuffing is a great way to dress up stuffed mushrooms. Only 6 ingredients needed!
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Course: Appetizers
Cuisine: American
Keyword: Holiday Recipes
Prep Time: 15 minutes minutes
Cook Time: 18 minutes minutes
Total Time: 33 minutes minutes
Servings: 12 Mushrooms
Calories: 54kcal
Author: Dara Michalski | Cookin' Canuck
Ingredients
- 12 large crimini mushrooms
- 1 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 cup leftover stuffing
- 2 tablespoons chicken broth or vegetable broth
- ¼ cup grated Parmesan cheese
- 2 tablespoons minced flat-leaf parsley
Instructions
Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.
Using a paring knife, remove the stems and white area surrounding the stems from each mushroom. Discard or save for another use.
Lightly coat a baking sheet with cooking spray. Lay the mushrooms, cavity side down, on the baking sheet and bake until the mushrooms are just tender, 8 to 10 minutes. Turn over the mushrooms so that the cavity is facing up.
In a medium bowl, mix together the stuffing and broth.
Evenly divide the stuffing between the mushrooms. Top with the Parmesan cheese.
Bake the mushrooms until the cheese is starting to melt, 7 to 8 minutes.
Sprinkle with parsley. Serve immediately.
Notes
Weight Watchers Points: 3 (Points+), 2 (Old Points)
Nutrition
Serving: 2stuffed mushrooms | Calories: 54kcal | Carbohydrates: 5g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 3g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 2mg | Sodium: 122mg | Potassium: 106mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: 125IU | Vitamin C: 1.1mg | Calcium: 33mg | Iron: 0.3mg
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Reader Interactions
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Haley @ Hi-Line Healthy
What a brilliant way to reuse stuffing!
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Carrie @Frugal Foodie Mama
This is a fabulous way to use up leftover Thanksgiving stuffing! I never would have thought to do this. 🙂 And they look delicious!
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Megan {Country Cleaver}
Now this is one heck of way to use up leftovers!!
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Sharon @ What The Fork Food Blog
Why have I never thought to do this, it's brilliant!!
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Melanie @ Melanie Cooks
I love stuffed mushrooms! What a genius idea to use up the leftover stuffing!
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Michelle @ blackberrybabe
This is genius!
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TidyMom
This is such a great idea Dara!! I was going to do this with our leftover green bean casserole, I think I'll make some with stuffing too!!
Hope you had a wonderful Thanksgiving!
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Kristyn
This is such a great idea! Can't wait to try this out!
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Michelle at A Dish of Daily Life
What a great way to use up leftover stuffing! Yum!
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Amy
A friend just brought a version of these by earlier today. They were very good.
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Barb
I think I will hide a cup of stuffing from hubby so I can make these tomorrow!
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