Crab-Filled Mushrooms Recipe

20 large fresh mushrooms caps, cleaned & stems - removed
6 oz crabmeat, canned or fresh, - rinsed drained and - flaked
2 tbsp chopped fresh parsley
2 tbsp dried bread crumbs
2 tbsp finely chopped green onion
fresh ground pepper
1/4 cup chopped pimentos
3 tbsp olive oil

(to clean mushrooms, dust off any dirt on the cap with a mushroom brush or
paper towels)

In a small mixing bowl, combine the crabmeat, parsley, bread crumbs, green
onion, and pepper.

Place the cleaned and stemmed mushroom caps in a 13x9x2-inch baking dish
crown side down. Stuff some of the crabmeat filling into each cap. Place
a little pimento on top of the filling. Cover and refrigerate overnight.

Drizzle olive oil over each cap. Bake at 350 degrees for 15 to 17 minutes.
Transfer to a serving platter and serve hot.

Exchanges: Fat Exchange -- 1 Vegetable Exchange -- 1 Calories -- 66
Calories from Fat -- 41 Total Fat -- 5g Saturated Fat -- 1g Cholesterol --
15mg Sodium -- 53mg Carbohydrate -- 3g Dietary Fiber -- 1g Sugars -- 1g
Protein -- 4g

Serving size: 2 mushrooms

Notes: This is a very versatile filling you can also stuff into cherry
tomatoes or zucchini or yellow squash "boats" (cut 2-inch pieces of squash
and scoop out the middle).

Recipe for Tuesday, 6/9/98

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Copyright ? 1998 American Diabetes Association

MC formatted by Barb at PK using MC Buster 2.0f & SNT on 6/10/98





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Preparation Time: 0:00

Serves: 10

Is this Crab-Filled Mushrooms Recipe Suitable for Diabetics?

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