Stuffed Mushrooms

I got this recipe from another food blog, Cheeky Kitchen. My 8 year old and I whipped them up for the New Year's party we went to. So tasty! Hope you enjoy:)


12-16 medium mushrooms
1/2 pound ground pork sausage (I used hot pork breakfast sausage)
1 garlic clove, crushed
4 ounces cream cheese
1/2 teaspoon fresh thyme or sage, chopped
2 tablespoons butter
1/4 cup panko breadcrumbs
1 tablespoons parmesan cheese
Pinch red pepper flakes
Salt & Fresh ground pepper

Thoroughly clean the mushrooms by running them under cold tap water. Pull the stems carefully out of the bottoms of each mushroom. Discard the stems and gently pat the mushrooms dry with a paper towel. Place the mushrooms in a baking dish that has been sprayed with a light coat of nonstick cooking spray.
In a medium saucepan, brown sausage, then drain well before returning to saucepan over medium heat. Add the crushed garlic, thyme or sage, and cream cheese to the mixture. Stir just until the cream cheese is soft & creamy and well mixed in with the sausage. Spoon teaspoon sized amounts of the sausage mixture into the center of each mushroom.
In a small bowl, melt butter. Stir in panko crumbs, parmesan, red pepper flakes, salt, and ground pepper. Spoon mixture atop the sausage mixture in each mushroom. Bake in an oven preheated to 400 degrees for 18-20 minutes, or until breadcrumbs are golden brown.