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Italian Stuffed Mushrooms

Ingredients:
36 medium mushrooms
2 Tbs. margarine or butter
1/4 cup chopped green onions
1/4 cup chopped red bell pepper
1 1/2 cups soft bread crumbs
2 tsp. Italian seasoning
1/4 tsp. salt
1/4 tsp. pepper
1 Tbs. margarine or butter
Grated Parmesan cheese, if desired

Preparation:
Heat oven to 350 degress F.

Twist mushroom stems to remove from mushroom caps. Finely chop enough stems to measure 1/3 cup. Reserve mushroom caps.

Melt 2 tablespoons margarine in 10-inch skillet over medium-high heat. Cook chopped mushroom stems, onions and bell pepper in margarine about 3 minutes, stirring frequently, until onions are softened; remove from heat. Stir in bread crumbs, Italian seasoning, salt and pepper. Fill mushroom caps with bread crumb mixture.

Melt 1 tablespoon margarine in rectangular pan, 13x9x2 inches, in oven. Place mushrooms, filled sides up, in pan. Sprinkle with cheese. Bake 15 minutes.

Set oven control to Broil. Broil mushrooms with tops 3 to 4 inches from heat about 2 minutes or until tops are light brown. Serve hot.

Info:
Makes 3 dozen
Preparation time: 20 minutes
Cooking time: 17 minutes