Stuffed Mushrooms with Bacon & Blue Cheese
Yield: 12 servings
These stuffed mushrooms are a flavor-packed party favorite. With a creamy blue cheese filling, crisp bacon, and unexpected pops of sweetness from cherries, it’s easy to see why they're a crowd-pleaser. You may want to make a double batch!
Ingredients
- 4 slices bacon
- 24 cremini mushrooms, 1½″ to 2″ diameter in size is ideal (about 12-14 ounces total)
- ¼ cup small-diced shallot
- 4 ounces full-fat cream cheese, at room temperature
- 4 ounces crumbled blue cheese
- 1 teaspoon chopped fresh thyme leaves, plus additional leaves for garnish
- ⅓ cup small-diced dried cherries (I like the ones from Trader Joe’s)
- ¼ teaspoon black pepper
- 2 tablespoons dried bread crumbs
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F.
- In a skillet over medium heat, fry bacon until just crisp.
- While bacon is frying, brush mushrooms clean with a damp paper towel. Pop off the stems and finely mince them. Set aside the minced stems and caps.
- Once bacon is finished cooking, remove it to a paper towel-lined plate to cool. Add minced mushroom stems and diced shallots to the same skillet with the bacon drippings, and give a stir every now and then. Once they are softened (turn the heat down if they start to brown), about 6-8 minutes or so, remove them to another paper towel-lined plate to cool.
- In a medium bowl, combine cream cheese and blue cheese. Stir in the thyme, cherries, black pepper, and the cooled bacon, mushroom stems, and shallots.
- Divide cheesy stuffing mixture between the mushroom caps, pressing the stuffing into the caps and mounding it as needed, to use all of the stuffing mixture. Place stuffed mushrooms in a baking dish and sprinkle with a bit of bread crumbs.
- Bake for 20-25 minutes, or until mushrooms are softened and the stuffing mixture is nicely browned.
- Serve hot/warm, with additional thyme leaves sprinkled over the top.
Nutrition Information:
Serving: 1 Calories: 54kcal Carbohydrates: 3g Protein: 2g Fat: 4g Saturated Fat: 2g Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g Cholesterol: 10mg Sodium: 106mg Sugar: 2g
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