Scallops in Mushrooms

Adapted from Cooking 1-2-3

 

Ingredients

1. 20 Baby Bella Mushrooms
2. 20 sea scallops (about 1 pound, each 1 inch in diameter)
3. 1/2 c preheated pesto

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 450
2. Remove mushroom stems and discard
3. Wipe mushrooms with damp cloth. Let dry
4. Sprinkle inside of mushroom caps lightly with salt and pepper
5. Fit a scallop into each mushroom cap
6. If scallops are too thick, slick in half through the equator. Scallops should fit snugly inside mushroom caps and not rise above the edges.
7. Top each stffed mushroom with 1 to 1 1/2 tsp pesto
8. Place on rimmed baking sheet and put several TB of water in the bottom of the pan
9. Bake for 8 minutes or until scallops turn opaque and mushrooms are hot
10. Serve immediately

Note: 4 mushrooms is filling for 1 person.  Recipe serves 5 people.