These Avocado Couscous Stuffed Mushrooms are only made with a few ingredients and are quick to make! these are perfect as an appetizer or lunch/dinner! no matter how you eat them, you will LOVE them!
While looking in my fridge to get some motivation for what to make I discovered some leftover couscous, mushrooms, 1/2 an avocado and some tomatoes. Then bang, an idea came to my brain. Why not use the leftovers to make an amazing stuffed mushroom?
Avocado Couscous Stuffed Mushrooms
And that’s exactly what happened, and the result was incredible. These are so easy and perfect to make for when you have left over grains that you do not want to toss out. All the spices and flavors combined makes it the perfect appetizer or even a light dinner!
Avocado and Couscous Stuffed Mushrooms
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup cooked couscous
- 1/2 avocado mashed
- 1/4 cup chopped tomatoes
- 1/4 tsp. paprika
- 1/8 tsp. sea salt
- 1/8 tsp. pepper
- 1/2 tsp. garlic powder
- 4 white mushroom caps
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Add all ingredients (excluding mushrooms) in a bowl. Mix well.
- Spray a cooking sheet with cooking spray and place mushrooms on top. Stuff mushrooms with filling and bake for about 20 minutes, or until done.
- Enjoy!
Health Benefits
Mushrooms
- Good source of many vitamins and minerals such as Vitamins B, Riboflavin, Niacian, Potassium and Vitamin D
- Low in calories
- High fiber
- High water content
Avocado
- Healthy fats
- Rich in plenty of Vitamins and minerals such as Pantothenic acid, Vitamin K, Copper and Folate
- Rich in fiber
- Rich in antioxidants such a Glutathione
- Highest protein content of any fruit
I am all about the avocados! I love them with cous cous too. Thanks for linking up with us again this week. Happy Thanksgiving!
I love making stuffed mushrooms! They are the perfect vessel for all the good things in the world, haha!
These stuffed mushrooms sound delish!
This looks perfect! I cannot get enough avocado lately. The fruit and your blog. 😉
Yummmmy! Love the combination! I never would have thought of adding those 3 together, but it definitely works! Thanks so much for joining us today, we always love to see your recipes 🙂
Looks scrumptious! Will have to make soon 🙂
Aww thank you:)
Thank you!!
Thank you!
I love this idea and look of this appetizer! I just may make it this weekend.
Yum! What a great idea for leftover grains. You’re a genius 🙂
thank you!
awww thank you!
This sounds absolutely amazing… I will try it! -Andrea@TablerPartyOfTwpo
These looks fantastic! I was actually just working on a stuffed mushrooms recipe today, I think I need to step up my game, because these look amazing! ha ha 🙂
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