Best portobello air fryer stuffed mushrooms that can be spicy or mild. Make in your Ninja Foodi or other hot air machine for the perfect appetizer. If you loved our buttered mushrooms in air fryer as a side dish this one makes a great party appetizer filled with cheese, crab or vegetarian mix.
Stuffed portobello air fryer mushrooms are so yummy! Spicy with jalapenos or mild with a rich cream cheese filling, you’ll love this snack too. Simple to fill and crisp on the outside this way. An easy air fryer recipe perfect for your next party. (affiliate links present)
Air Fry Portobello Mushroom with Cheese
Oh how we love these little vegetables. Actually it wasn’t until later in life that I acquired a taste for them when making Instant Pot mushrooms. Now my kids are fans as a side dish or yummy treat when creating a charcuterie board or served at a Super Bowl party.
You can use the baby bellas like you see here or if you want a really large one you could enjoy it as a main meal too. Add some diced jalapenos for a little bit spicy or leave those out. There are so many ways you can make these for your guests.
If you love extra crispy food and quick recipes, here are some resources to start with:
- My Favorite models are this Cosori or for a dual machine, the Foodi.
- You can find more Ninja Foodi recipes here as well; bookmark them both!
- It is best practice to put food into a hot basket. this is how to preheat air fryer first.
- Here’s a printable free air fryer cooking time chart here for your fridge.
Ninja Foodi Stuffed Mushrooms
There are so many variations of these, really. I mean the base is softened cream cheese but beyond that you can add really all of your favorite ingredients. If you have your own favorite one then use that recipe but our temperature and timing y’all. This is what was added this time.
- Mushrooms
- Package of cream cheese, softened
- Bell peppers finely diced
- Pre cooked bacon crumbled or bagged bacon bits
- Cheese
- Onion
- Chili lime seasoning
- Seasonings
For the top crunchy breadcrumb coating you’ll need:
- Crushed crackers
- Milk
- Seasonings
- Olive oil spray works well to get the outside extra crispy
And you’ll need whipped eggs to dunk the filled mushrooms into.
Stuffed Portobello Mushrooms
Adjust the heat as you wish or leave all of it out if you’d rather. Either way they’re so yummy.
When rinsing them do it quickly. Use paper towels to blot off any water on the outside. Then cook at a high temperature to keep them dry and crisp the outsides. The air fryer is great for this.
Quickly rinse, dry and remove stems. Then use a small spoon to scrape out the gills from the tops so there’s more room for the filling.
You can save leftovers but they won’t be as good texture wise as the day they were made. To reheat put into air fryer at 320 F or in oven for a few minutes.
If you’re new to using portabellos they are great. Firmer than the button variety they tend to be a bit larger too, unless you get baby bellas.
Air Fryer Stuffed Baby Bellas
You can pick whichever size you like but babys will work better as an appetizer for sure. The smaller they are the quicker they will be done so keep a close eye on themas cook times will vary depending on the size.
In total keep in mind this will take 30 minutes or so. Air fryer appetizers are really great for game day. You can prepare many of them ahead of time and then just pop them into the air fryer basket right before people arrive.
Our air fried frozen mozzarella sticks are even faster since they come right out of the box already made. Of course homemade everything is always better and when it comes to these there is no exception. I have cooked from frozen but the texture is odd as it doesn’t get as crispy.
Stuffed Mushrooms in the Air Fryer
Remember that almost everything made in this “magic machine” needs just a light spray of olive oil to get it perfectly crisp on top. Quickly and gently rinse mushrooms. Remove stems and dry with a paper towel. Use a spoon and very gently scrape out the gills under the mushroom cap.
- This will make the most room for filling. In a mixing bowl combine filling.
- Spoon this mixture into the mushrooms, set aside.
- In a bowl whisk your eggs. In another mix topping of crushed crackers with chili lime seasoning, garlic powder, milk and salt. Preheat air fryer to 370 degrees F for 5 minutes.
- One at a time dunk filled mushrooms into egg, then top with cracker topping and place inside air fryer basket.
Now cook in one layer for 10 minutes, then spray tops with olive oil spray. Continue cooking for 3-5 minutes or until tops are crispy and browned as desired. Could add shredded parmesan cheese after 10 minutes too.
You can see how they turn out here. You can garnish with all sorts of things like chopped parsley, cilantro, paprika etc… Here are a few other bite size appetizers you will love too before you jump to recipe below.
- Air fryer bacon smokies are are sweet and savory.
- Everyone will love air fryer zucchini fries.
- My girls love air fryer green bean fries too.
- And of course air fryer wings with dry rub are amazing.
If you have more to use up, throw them into our Instant Pot mushroom rice dish for dinner.
There are nutrition facts listed below in the card. Those are calculated by the card itself, not me, and include all the items listed. If you add something else or take away an item it will be skewed slightly of course.
Keep that in mind if you are very cognizant of calories, saturated fat, etc… amounts. But, like any other Super Bowl party food you should enjoy them all in moderation.
Parties are no time to be counting calories y’all, just enjoy and let us know what you think! Did you add anything else that made it over the top amazing?? Let us know so we can give that a whirl next go around. 😉
Air Fryer Stuffed Mushrooms
Equipment
- 1 air fryer
- 1 Bowl
Ingredients
- 12 portabello mushrooms
- 12 oz cream cheese, softened
- 1 c cheese, shredded
- 2 tsp chili lime seasoning
- 1.5 tsp minced garlic
- 1 c bell pepper, diced
- 1-2 jalapenos, diced, optional, more or less depending on heat
- 1/3 c bacon, cooked, diced
- 1 tbsp onion, finely chopped
Stuffed Mushrooms Breading
- 1.5 c crackers, crushed
- 2 tsp chili lime seasoning
- 1 tsp garlic powder
- 2 eggs
- 1/3 c milk
- pinch salt
Instructions
- Rinse mushrooms, remove stems and dry with paper towels. Use a small spoon and gently scrape out the gills on the underside of the top to leave the most room for filling.
- In a mixing bowl combine filling ingredients, items 2-9, in a bowl.
- Spoon this mixture into the mushrooms, set aside.
- In a bowl whisk your eggs. In another mix crushed crackers with chili lime seasoning, garlic powder, milk and salt. This will be your topping.
- Preheat air fryer to 370 degrees F for 5 minutes.
- One at a time dunk filled mushrooms into egg, then top with cracker topping and place inside air fryer basket.
- Cook for 10 minutes, then spray tops with olive oil spray. Continue cooking for 3-5 minutes or until tops are crispy and browned as desired.
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Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
