This recipe turned out great! My family loved it. That said, I gave it 4 stars because I found it very confusing. First, why put butter in with sausage - it's already loaded with fat - and you're throwing it away when you drain. I saved the butter until the mushrooms were added. I suspect it can be omitted entirely. Second, I think the pound of cheese is waaaaay too much. The recipe says put a pinch on each tart - no way that uses a pound. I mixed 1/3 to 1/2 pound in with the suasage and mushrooms after they cooled, and that was very generous. There was so much cheese in the mix that a pinch on top was no longer necessary. In all fairness, I used grated instead of shredded cheese, but a pound is a pound. I also took the advice of others and pre-baked the tart shells for 5 minutes. I will definitely make this again with my slight modifications. Thank you for submitting this great appetizer.

I subsituted salsa for the mushrooms. Baked shells first, filled with sausage mixture, topped with cheese and baked til cheese melted....cooled, and topped with sour cream and a black olive slice. Was a hit at an all women Christmas party.

I like heat so I used hot italian sausage. Otherwise kept to the recipe. YUM!! And everyone I served them to loved them too! I may switch out the cheeses next time .. mozz, provalone, cheddar, oh the possibilities! Thanks for the GREAT recipe! Good, quick and easy - who wouldn't love THAT? !

I took the advice of the person that submitted the recipe and baked the phyllo cups first...great outcome!! The ONLY thing I did different was that I put in two or three cloves of garlic and that's because I LOVE garlic. These flew off the table. I will definitely double it next party!!! Thanks for the great recipe!

These were great and a huge hit! I made pretty much as directly but added some Italian seasoning.

I know this is my recipe but I wanted to give a tip. If you like yours a little crispier bake the tart cups for about 5 min before you fill them

I followed this recipe exactly and the bottoms of the shells were VERY soggy. I even drained the sausage really well. The taste was okay, I would probably recommend using less sausage and more mushroom, since you couldn't even taste them. I won't be making these again. I had to go to the store and come up with another plan for Christmas appetizers. Bummer...

I would suggest adding some half and half and italian cheese to the sausage mixture to make it more creamy.

These were delicious with minor adjustments. I used 8 oz reg sausage & 8 oz mild italian sausage with the 1 lb of mushrooms. So easy & so delicious! Thanks Donna!