Eating Healthy on a Budget

When football fans gather at your home to watch the big game, serve these imitation crab appetizers. You’ll have the home field advantage preparing this recipe that tackles the calories. Score a touchdown for flavor and your budget!

Mushroom Caps with Crab Topping

Makes 12, 2 piece servings
Prep time: 30 minutes
Cook time: 15 minutes

16 oz button mushrooms
1 Tbsp. butter
1/3 cup finely diced mushroom stems
1/3 cup finely diced red bell pepper
1 tsp. chopped garlic
8 oz. imitation crab, finely chopped
1/4 cup toasted bread crumbs
1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese
1 tsp. dry basil
1/3 cup sliced green onion
1/4 tsp ground black pepper

Pre-heat oven to 450°F. Remove stems from mushrooms, finely chop 1/3 cup (discard remaining stems or save for another use). Place mushroom caps, hollow side down, on baking sheet. Spray or brush mushroom caps lightly with oil and roast in oven for 5 minutes or until slightly tender. Remove from oven and set aside to cool. Drain liquid from pan and turn caps hollow side up. In a small sauté pan, heat butter and sauté chopped mushroom stems, red peppers and garlic until lightly browned. In a medium mixing bowl combine chopped crab, the sautéed mixture, bread crumbs, Parmesan cheese, basil, green onion and black pepper. For each mushroom, press some stuffing together into a mound and place on cap. Bake at 450°F for 15 minutes or until golden brown.

Serve hot. Makes about 24 appetizers. Serving suggestion: Use larger mushroom caps for meal-sized portions.

Nutrition information per serving (2 pieces): 60 calories, 2.5g fat, 0g saturated fat, 5mg cholesterol, 170mg sodium, 7g carbohydrate, 0g fiber, 2g sugars, 4g protein

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- Fresh White Mushrooms
- TransOcean Imitation Crab Classic
- LaRouge Red Peppers