Ingredients

1 pound portobello or cremini mushrooms
butter, for greasing
about 5 tablespoons olive oil
2 garlic cloves, crushed
3 tablespoons finely chopped parsley
3/4-1 cup fresh white bread crumbs
salt and freshly ground black pepper
sprig of flat-leaf parsley, to garnish

Directions

• Preheat the oven to 350°F. Cut off the mushroom stalks and reserve. Arrange the mushroom caps in a buttered shallow dish, gill side up. Heat 1 tablespoon of the oil in a frying pan and sauté the garlic briefly. Finely chop the mushroom stalks and mix with the parsley and bread crumbs. Add the garlic and 1 tablespoon of the oil. Season with salt and pepper. Pile a little of the mixture into each mushroom. Add the remaining oil to the dish and cover the mushrooms with buttered wax paper. Bake for 15-20 minutes, removing the paper for the last 5 minutes to brown the tops. Garnish with a sprig of the flat-leaf parsley.