Stuffed Mushroom Appetizers - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 lb fresh button mushroom, medium sized
1/4 cup finely chopped onion
1/4 cup finely chopped green bell pepper
3 tablespoons butter
1 1/2 cups soft breadcrumbs
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon dried thyme
1/2 teaspoon ground turmeric (optional)
1/4 teaspoon pepper
1 tablespoon butter

Preparation

Wash and dry mushrooms.
Remove stems and chop fine to measure 1/3 cup.
In small frying pan, saute chopped mushroom stems, onion and green pepper in 3 Tbl. butter til soft.
Remove from heat and stir in rest of ingredients except whole mushroom caps.
Stuff mushroom caps with filling.
Melt 1 Tbl. butter.
Pour butter into shallow baking dish.
Place mushrooms in baking dish.
Bake 15 minutes in 350\u00b0 oven.
Raise oven temp to broil.
Broil, 3-4\" from heat.
Broil 1-2 minutes.
Serve hot.
*You don't have to broil these if you prefer not to.