Spicy Shrimp-Stuffed Mushrooms

1 . Stage

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).

2 . Stage

Carefully remove mushroom stems and chop stems into small pieces. Set mushroom caps aside.

3 . Stage

Heat butter in a skillet over medium heat. Add mushroom stems and garlic. Cook and stir until soft, 3 to 5 minutes. Remove from heat.

4 . Stage

Combine cream cheese, cayenne pepper, black pepper, and salt together in a bowl. Stir in cooked mushroom stem mixture, retaining butter in the skillet.

5 . Stage

Return skillet to medium heat and add shrimp. Cook and stir until shrimp are just opaque, 3 to 5 minutes. Remove from heat.

6 . Stage

Pour bread crumbs into a shallow bowl. Fill each mushroom cap with cream cheese mixture and press mushroom, cream cheese-side down, into the bread crumbs to coat the top. Stick a cooked shrimp on top of each filled mushroom and place into a baking pan.

7 . Stage

Bake in the preheated oven until hot and juicy, about 20 minutes.