Filled Mushrooms

Ingredients

• 24 medium mushrooms
• 1/4 pound ground beef
• 1/4 cup finely chopped onion
• 1/8 teaspoon garlic powder
• reserved mushroom stems
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 tablespoon butter or margarine
• 3 tablespoons dry bread crumbs
• 3 tablespoons ketchup

Method

Gently twist stems from mushrooms. Chop stems and reserve. Combine next 6 ingredients in bowl,. Mix and microwave on high, covered, for about 4 minutes until no pink remains in beef, stirring after 2 minutes. Add bread crumbs and ketchup; mix. Stuff mushroom caps. Arrange 12 in a circle on paper towel lined plate and cover with wax paper. Cook on high in microwave for about 3 minutes. Do this in 2 batches.

Yield: 24

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