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Canapes make a great dinner snack, especially when you’re hosting a party. They are hard to stop at the first or the second one, but the same time they are pretty much guilt-free. We had a tray of them sitting in our fridge for snacking, and by the end of the day, they were all gone.

Mushroom Bell Pepper Canapes on a table

A thinly sliced bread, topped with some garlicky cream cheese and loaded with veggies, makes a very good combination of flavors. You can double up on the recipe, and keep it refrigerated until you start craving again.

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Recipe

Mushroom Bell Pepper Canapes on a table

Mushroom Bell Pepper Canapes

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Servings
8 Servings
Prep Time 20 mins
Cook Time 20 mins
Total Time 40 mins

Ingredients

  • 1 lb Mushrooms
  • 1 Red Bell Pepper
  • 1 Green Bell Pepper
  • 1 medium Onion
  • Salt to taste
  • 4 oz Cream Cheese
  • 3 Garlic Cloves
  • 1 Baguette
  • Parmesan for garnish
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Instructions

  • Dice mushrooms into small slices.
    A red and green bell pepper, mushrooms, and a full onion on a table
  • Saute mushrooms on a hot skillet, until they are softened, as they cook, season mushrooms with salt. Remove from the skillet and set aside.
    Mushrooms being sautéed on a skillet
  • Slice bell peppers into half rings and saute them on a hot skillet until they are softened. Remove from the skillet and set aside.
    Sliced bell peppers in a skillet
  • Cut onion into half rings, in the same skillet, saute onion until softened. Add cooked mushrooms and bell peppers into the cooking mixture, season with salt.
    All veggies in a skillet
  • Slice baguette into a thickness you prefer, mine were about 1/3 of an inch.
    Baguette being slice into 1/3inch sliced pieces
  • In am small bowl, combine cream cheese with pressed garlic. Apply a spoonful of cream cheese onto the prepared bread slices.
    Cream cheese in a bowl with 3 garlic cloves next to it
  • Top each bread slice with cooked vegetable mixture and garnish with some grated parmesan. This canapes can be served cold or warm.
    Mushroom Bell Pepper Canapes on the table and in rows on a plate
Nutrition Facts
Mushroom Bell Pepper Canapes
Amount Per Serving
Calories 160 Calories from Fat 54
% Daily Value*
Fat 6g9%
Saturated Fat 3g15%
Cholesterol 15mg5%
Sodium 241mg10%
Potassium 316mg9%
Carbohydrates 21g7%
Fiber 2g8%
Sugar 3g3%
Protein 5g10%
Vitamin A 710IU14%
Vitamin C 33.5mg41%
Calcium 47mg5%
Iron 1.4mg8%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
Posted June 30, 2014

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Natalya Drozhzhin

Natalya founded Momsdish to demonstrate that placing a homemade meal on the table is not hard at all. Natalya makes cooking easier and approachable, by simplifying the ingredients, while still producing the same great taste.