Stuffed Mushrooms - Italian Style - cooking recipe

Ingredients

16 large fresh mushrooms
6 oz. sweet Italian sausage
1 clove garlic, minced
3 Tbsp. olive oil
2 Tbsp. minced parsley
1/4 c. grated Parmesan cheese

Preparation

Wash mushrooms, remove stems and chop fine.
Remove casing from sausage and put meat in skillet with chopped stems, garlic and 1 tablespoon olive oil.
Cook, breaking up meat with a fork, until lightly browned.
Add 1 tablespoon olive oil, parsley and cheese.
Fill mushroom cavities with the mixture, rounding up tops.
Put in shallow baking pan with remaining oil and 1/4 cup of water in bottom of pan.
Bake at 350\u00b0 for 20 minutes.
Serve as an hors d'oeuvre or hot as a first course.