Sausage and Macadamia Nut Stuffed Mushrooms

Ingredients

• 2 links andouille sausage (casing removed)
• 2 pounds cremini mushrooms
• 1/4 cup macadamia uts (chopped)
• 2 tablespoons panko breadcrumbs
• Mozzarella cheese (shredded)
• Olive oil
• Optional: Flat leaf parsley

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 325F.
2. Clean mushrooms with a damp towel and remove the stems. Finely dice the stems and set aside.
3. Heat a little bit of olive oil in a saute pan on medium heat. Saute diced stems for 2-3 minutes, then add sausage (without the casing). Cook for about 10 minutes, breaking up the sausage into small pieces. Then add chopped macadamia nuts and panko. Stir well to combine, turn off heat.
4. Fill the mushrooms with sausage stuffing and bake for 45 minutes.
5. Remove from the oven and carefully top each mushroom with shredded mozzarella cheese. Broil for 1-2 minutes.
6. Garnish with flatl leaf parsley (optional) and more chopped nuts. Serve warm or at room temperature.