Saturday, February 27, 2010

Cream Cheese and Mushroom Tartlettes


Appetizer #2 for Stir It 28. These little guys went quick. I barely got out of the kitchen and half was already gone! This one is pretty simple and easy to make. It's almost the same as my cream cheese and mushroom puffs, but in bite sized form. I did tweak the recipe up a bit. The cups are made from phyllos dough. No, I didn't make those. I got the premade ready to eat ones from Whole Foods. I was tempted at making them from scratch since I did make the paprika tortilla chips myself, but I've had fairly mixed experiences with working with phyllo dough sheets and being in a bit of a time crunch I couldn't afford to futz around in the kitchen too much. I'll let someone else do that work for me.

The mushrooms and onion were simply sauteed and slightly cooled before mixing in the cream cheese. I chilled it for half hour before stuffing them into the phyllo cups.

Makes 38 tartlettes



Cream Cheese and Mushroom Tartlettes

8oz white mushroom - chopped
1/2 small sweet onion - chopped
1 1/2 oz cream cheese
38 Phyllo cups
salt and pepper to taste

In a skillet, heat a tiny drizzle of oil. Saute the onion and mushrooms. The onions should look translucent. Season with a little salt and pepper. Transfer for a bowl and drain out the juices. Let it cool for 10 minutes before adding the cream cheese. Mix together thoroughly.

Let it chill in the fridge for 30 minutes. Then scoop into the individual phyllo cups.

These can be served at room temp.

 
 

20 comments:

  1. I love bite-sized food! These look adorable & sound delicious! The premade cups sound very convenient! I'll have to look for them.

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  2. I would seriously grab this platter and just gorge myself before anyone else could have a bite. Maybe that's why I don't get invited to these parties . . .

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  3. wow! I could eat a lot of those in one sitting.

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  4. Truly a crowd pleasing appetizer Jenn. I always love mushroom, add cheese to it, ah ... it like melt in your mouth. In this case, crunch and melt at the same time.
    Have a wonderful weekend,
    elra

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  5. Even though I'm not into mushrooms I think those look good. Great job! :D

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  6. This is my kind of food and I wish I had one right now! I adore mushrooms and this sounds great! I'll be trying it!

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  7. so irresistable! i love those little tartlettes!

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  8. Jenn these little treats are right up my alley! I love it!
    And those crab salad tostaditas are calling me!

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  9. I love small bites!! These look great, I love to entertain so this is going in the recipe box!!

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  10. Yum! These look great... I love bite-sized appetizers! :)

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  11. I can almost imagine how this tastes like. Creamy mushroom..mmmmm

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  12. These bites are so adorable and very tasty with the cream cheese and mushrooms! Excellent appetizer!

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  13. Oh yum!! These look awesome, Jenn. Good party food--I'm going to keep my eyes out for pastry cups next time I go to the market.

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  14. aww these are so cute! Great finger food!

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  15. What a perfect appetizer, love that you do not need a fork or anything with them. Having gone to several events lately where you need a fork and a knife to cut + you have a glass of wine its a challenge to juggle everything!

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  16. These are just gorgeous! I am crazy for anything mushroom! It's really too bad I never have anyone over except for my husband's parents. That's alright now that I think about it...all the more for me!! ;0)

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  17. I am glad that I found this recipe. This is perfect for this weekend. I have a little party and this is perfect for the menu.

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  18. You can serve these at parties or small gatherings in your house. Besides tartlettes, you can also make mushroom soup and pizza to make a party more special.

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  19. This won't succeed in actual fact, that is what I believe.

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