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Creamy Mushroom Spread

Source of Recipe

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List of Ingredients

3 cups mushrooms, cleaned and diced
1/2 cup soda crackers, crushed
2 tablespoons butter, divided
3/4 cup green onion, chopped
1/2 Monterey Jack cheese, shredded
1/2 cup Cheddar cheese, shredded
2 cups cottage cheese
2 eggs
1/4 teaspoon paprika
1/4 teaspoon pepper
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Recipe

Preheat oven to 350F degrees. In a skillet, saute mushrooms until soft in 1 tablespoon butter.

Crush crackers well by placing into a plastic bag and breaking up with a rolling pin, or process in blender. Add crackers to mushrooms and stir. Remove from heat.


Line the bottom of a 9" springform pan with the cracker-mushroom mixture.

Saute green onions in 1 tablespoon butter until soft. Spread over the mushroom mixture in pan.

Sprinkle Montery Jack and Cheddar cheese evenly over the onions.

Process cottage cheese, eggs, and cayenne pepper in a food processor. Pour into pan and spread evenly. Sprinkle paprika on top.

Bake in preheated oven for 25-30 minutes.

Allow to cool 10-15 minutes before cutting into serving size pieces.