Mushroom Pâté
Recipe: #4824
March 03, 2012
Categories: Appetizers, Mushrooms, Onions, French, Fathers Day, Game/Sports Day, Mothers Day, more
"I found this tasty recipe in an Appetizer cookbook. I like serving this when the girls get together. Let the guests spread the pate themselves on crusty bread or crackers. This is nice served with robust red wine."
Ingredients
Nutritional
- Serving Size: 1 (44.5 g)
- Calories 131.9
- Total Fat - 11.6 g
- Saturated Fat - 5.3 g
- Cholesterol - 30 mg
- Sodium - 561.3 mg
- Total Carbohydrate - 1.1 g
- Dietary Fiber - 0.2 g
- Sugars - 0.2 g
- Protein - 6.2 g
- Calcium - 93.7 mg
- Iron - 0.3 mg
- Vitamin C - 0.8 mg
- Thiamin - 0.1 mg
Step by Step Method
Step 1
Melt 2 tablespoons butter in medium sized skillet over medium heat.
Step 2
Add mushrooms, shallots, garlic and scallions and cook for 2 to 3 minutes, stirring occasionally.
Step 3
Add chicken broth to skillet and cook over medium heat until the liquid has been absorbed, about 4 to 5 minutes. (It will bubble slightly)
Step 4
Add the walnuts and lemon juice and stir to combine.
Step 5
Take the mixture off the stove and let cool about 20 minutes.
Step 6
Combine cream cheese and remaining butter in a mixing bowl.
Step 7
Add the mushrooms mixture and combine.
Step 8
Stir in salt and pepper and mix well.
Step 9
Fill a 1 cup serving dish with the mushroom mixture and smooth the surface.
Step 10
Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate at least 2 hours so the flavors can meld.
Tips
No special items needed.