Baby portobello caps filled with garlic herb cream cheese and white cheddar, served in a four-cheese Alfredo sauce with buttery Italian breadcrumbs on top.
4ouncesgarlic herb cream cheeseBoursin Garlic & Fine Herbs
½cupgrated white cheddar cheese
Buttered Breadcrumb Topping
⅓cupItalian breadcrumbs
3tablespoonsbuttermelted
1/4teaspoongarlic powder
1pinchsalt
Four Cheese Alfredo Sauce
3tablespoonsunsalted butter
2teaspoonsfinely minced garlic
1tablespoonall-purpose flour
1cupheavy cream
⅓cuphalf-and-half
½cupgrated Parmesan
¼cupshredded white cheddar
¼cupshredded Gruyère or Fontina
salt and white pepperto taste
Topping
1cupgrated white cheddar cheese
2teaspoonsfinely minced parsley
Instructions
Preheat oven to 375°F. Lightly grease a 9x13 baking dish.
Mix together the garlic herb cream cheese and ½ cup grated white cheddar until combined. Stuff each mushroom cap generously with this mixture.
Make the Alfredo: Melt butter in a saucepan over medium heat, add garlic and cook 1 minute. Whisk in flour, cook 1 minute. Gradually add heavy cream and half-and-half, whisking constantly. Add Parmesan, white cheddar, and Gruyère, stirring until melted and smooth. Season with salt and white pepper.
Pour the Alfredo sauce into the bottom of the baking dish, add about half of the sauce, you want to add enough to just cover the pan.
Nestle the stuffed mushroom caps (filling side up) into the sauce.
Spoon a light layer of sauce over the top of each stuffed cap.
Cover all mushrooms with the remaining 1 cup of white cheddar cheese.
Mix melted butter, breadcrumbs, and garlic powder together. Sprinkle over the cheese layer.
Bake 10–12 minutes until mushrooms are tender, and cheese is bubbly.
Switch to broil on low and broil for 2–3 minutes, until the breadcrumbs are golden. Watch closely so it doesn’t get too browned (must be golden brown).
Garnish with fresh chopped parsley and serve immediately from the pan.
Recipe Tips
Do not overfill the mushroom caps. As the filling softens during baking, an overfilled cap will spill into the sauce. A generous but level fill keeps the dish tidy and the filling where it belongs.If the Alfredo sauce thickens too much while you assemble the dish, add a small splash of half-and-half and stir over low heat until it loosens to a pourable consistency before spooning it over the mushrooms.Reserve extra Alfredo sauce to serve on the side for dipping or for spooning over individual portions at the table.