Mushroom Puffs

Ingredients
2 boxes puff pastry shells
4 tablespoons butter
2 pounds mushrooms, sliced
1 teaspoon dried thyme
Salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste

Instructions
1. Prepare pastry shells as directed by packaging.  Remove from heat and leave oven on. 

2. Meanwhile, melt butter in large skillet.  Add mushrooms and thyme.  Cook, stirring occasionally, until mushrooms are well browned and have released their liquid.  Season with salt and pepper. 

3. Stuff mushrooms into prepared shells then return to oven for 5 minutes. 

Comments
This recipe is inspired by Smoky Wok.  I’ve always wanted to use Puff Pastry Shells and this seemed like a really good opportunity to try them out!  These turned out fantastically.  Leftovers could have been heated in the toaster oven, but we had no leftovers. 

Shown here with Simple Roast Beef Tenderloin and Simple Horseradish Sauce.