Stuffed Morels

It’s mushroom-hunting season! We’ve coursed the web looking for wild mushroom recipes and snatched this yummy, vegetarian (and gluten-free)  stuffed mushroom recipe; adapted from the Village of Muscoda, Wisconsin, website. Visit their site to view more morel recipes and tips on where to find the elusive morel.

Stuffed Morels

Recipe yields 16-20 stuffed mushrooms.

Ingredients

• 16-20 medium to large morel caps (fresh or rehydrated)
• 1 tablespoon butter
• 1 lime
• 1 chopped green onion
• 3 garlic cloves, chopped
• 4 leaves of fresh basil, shredded
• 1 cup cooked rice (jasmine or basmati)

 

Directions

1. Mix basil, green onion, and garlic into rice.
2. Scoop 1-1 1/2 tablespoons of rice mixture into each mushroom cap and place in pan.
3. Cover pan and bake for 30 minutes at 350 degrees.
4. Melt butter and pour over morels at 15 minutes.
5. Just before serving, squeeze juice from fresh lime on top.