Mushroom Phyllo Tartlets

Submitted by Lois M

"These are really easy, can be made ahead, frozen etc... and are quite tasty warm or cold. If you are intimidated by phyllo dough (don't be, phyllo is your friend, and very forgiving) you could use Crescent dinner rolls, rolled and cut into squares, for the pastry."

 

• Ready In: 40mins
• Ingredients: 9
• Serves: 24

ingredients

• 1 sheets phyllo dough or (8 ounce) can pillsbury crescent roll dough
• 3 1⁄2 tablespoons butter, separated
• 8 ounces fresh mushrooms, finely chopped
• 1 tablespoon flour
• 1 finely chopped shallots or 2 tablespoons onions
• 2 garlic cloves, minced
• 1⁄2 cup heavy cream
• 1⁄4 cup freshly grated parmesan cheese
• 2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley, for garnish (optional)

directions

1. Heat oven to 350°F.
2. Melt 2 tbsp butter in a large skillet over medium heat.
3. Add mushrooms, shallots and garlic & flour; mix well.
4. Cook 5 minutes or until tender, stirring frequently.
5. Add cream and cheese; mix well.
6. Cook 2 to 3 more minutes or until most of the liquid has evaporated, stirring frequently; set aside.
7. Melt remaining butter in a small dish in microwave.
8. Brush one sheet of phyllo with butter, place another sheet on top, and brush with butter, repeat, do not butter top of last sheet.
9. Cut phyllo into 24 equal squares, and place each square into ungreased mini muffin cups.
10. Spoon one heaping teaspoon mushroom mixture into each cup.
11. Bake at 350°F for 8-10 minutes or until golden brown.
12. Sprinkle with parsley.

Reviews

[pines506]

These were excellent. I've made them a few of times already, and they disappeared each time. I used frozen prebaked mini phyllo cups. Huge timesaver. Just watch them, since the shells are prebaked, so they don't burn.

 

[Cathy17]

Looks and tastes elegant and gourmet without all the work that typically comes with such recipes. I also used pre-made phyllo shells. Made for a very easy alternative. Followed the recipe to a T. I made the mistake thinking green onions were a sub for shallots. They still turned out great. I served these as an app before Xmas dinner. I froze the rest for a quick app for unexpected guests or to take to a potluck. Next time I will double this. They are very tasty and with the premade phyllo, very easy, but a tad expensive using that option.

 

[Mikeyf26]

Brought these to Thanksgiving dinner as an app. Went over great everyone was impressed.

 

[Dee in WI]

This was fantastic! My friends all thought I was this super-chef... coming out with this elegant appetizer. I'll admit - phyllo and I weren't really friends before this, I was very intimidated. It was actually very easy to work with as long as I kept it covered. I made the filling ahead of time and kept it cold till I used it. I prepared the tartlets and acutally let them set in the pan for about an hour till we were ready to bake them, and they still turned out wonderful. I've made these 3 times this month (December is the month for parties) and I always get rave reviews. Thanks for a great recipe!

 

[Melandsid]

I made this for a Thanksgiving appetizer and they were a huge hit. Things I changed - I cut the sheets into 12 squares (not 24)since this seemed like a more workable size. I also added some shredded mozzarella cheese to the top since we love cheese. I have a question though... when do you add the flour? It isn't mentioned in the directions so I just omitted it and didn't think it hurt the dish. All in all - a surprising easy appetizer to make that looks fancy and tastes great! Edited to add -- I updated my previous review from 4 stars to 5 stars as I see you have added the directions for the flour. Thank you! :)