THE BEST ITALIAN MUSHROOM PUFF PASTRY APPETIZERS

cream cheese

🥗Healthier: Greek yogurt

💰Cheaper: ricotta cheese

Greek yogurt reduces calories while maintaining creaminess

parmesan cheese

🥗Healthier: nutritional yeast

💰Cheaper: grated pecorino

Nutritional yeast is dairy-free and adds a cheesy flavor.

Preheat the oven to 350°F (175°C).

Line a cookie sheet with parchment paper.

In a frying pan, add 1 tablespoon of olive oil and 5 sliced large mushrooms.

Add a pinch of salt and 1/4 teaspoon of oregano to the mushrooms.

Add 1/2 tablespoon of minced fresh Italian parsley.

Cook the mushrooms on medium heat, stirring occasionally, until they are nice and brown and tender, then remove from heat.

Take the lined cookie sheet and place the puff pastry rounds on it.

If the puff pastry is not pre-cut, use a cookie cutter to cut it into rounds.

Prepare the white sauce by melting butter in a large pot over medium heat, blending in flour and salt gradually, then stirring in milk.

Cook and stir the white sauce over medium heat until it begins to bubble and thicken, then remove from heat.

Top each puff pastry round with 1 to 2 teaspoons of the white sauce.

Add 2 to 5 slices of the cooked mushrooms on top of the white sauce.

Sprinkle parmesan cheese on top of the mushrooms.

Bake for approximately 20 minutes until golden brown.

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