Hot Cheesy Mushroom Spread

Name: Hot Cheesy Mushroom Spread
Yield: 12 servings.
Ingredients: 1 tablespoon butter; 3 cups mushrooms, diced; 1/2 cup soda cracker, finely crushed; 1 teaspoon butter; 3/4 cup green onion, chopped; 1/2 cup reduced-fat monterey jack cheese, shredded; 1/2 cup low-fat cheddar cheese, shredded; 2 cups cream-style cottage cheese; 2 eggs; 1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper; 1/4 teaspoon paprika

Submitted by Dancer

"This spread tastes great served with raw vegetable dippers or lower-fat crackers."

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Ingredients:: 11
Yields:: 12 servings.

ingredients

1 tablespoon butter
3 cups mushrooms, diced
¹⁄₂ cup soda cracker, finely crushed
1 teaspoon butter
³⁄₄ cup green onion, chopped
¹⁄₂ cup reduced-fat monterey jack cheese, shredded
¹⁄₂ cup low-fat cheddar cheese, shredded
2 cups cream-style cottage cheese
2 eggs
¹⁄₄ teaspoon cayenne pepper
¹⁄₄ teaspoon paprika

directions

Preheat oven to 350F(180C).
In a frypan over medium heat, melt 1 tbsp butter. Add mushrooms and saute until soft.
Remove from heat. Stir in cracker crumbs and mix well. Press mixture evenly into a 9" (23cm) springform pan.
In same frypan, melt 1 tsp butter. Add green onions. Sauti until soft.
Spread onions over crust. Sprinkle evenly with Monterey Jack and Cheddar cheeses.
In a blender or food processor, process cottage cheese, eggs and cayenne until smooth
Pour into crust. Sprinkle with paprika.
Bake for 25-30 minutes. Remove from oven. Let stand 5-10 minutes before serving.