Spicy Bacon And Spinach Stuffed Mushrooms Recipes

SPINACH AND BACON STUFFED MUSHROOMS RECIPE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees, and make sure oven rack is in the center
• Add pine nuts to a large skillet over medium heat. Toast, tossing occasionally, until pine nuts are lightly browned. Pay attention, because pine nuts go from toasted to burnt very quickly. Remove from skillet and set aside
• Add bacon to same skillet, and cook till desired level of done. Remove bacon and drain on paper towels. When cool, dice into small pieces. Reserve a few larger pieces for garnish at the end
• While bacon cooks, remove stems from mushrooms. Wipe mushroom caps with a towel. Dice mushroom stems finely. Depending on the size of the stems, you may not need to use all of them. YOU WANT A YIELD OF 1/3 CUP DICED MUSHROOM STEMS
• Discard all but 1/2 Tablespoon of bacon fat. Add onion, and cook for 2 minutes until translucent. Add garlic and cook for 1 minute. Rinse spinach thoroughly, and add to skillet.Cook until wilted, about 2 minutes. Transfer spinach mixture to cutting board and chop into small pieces
• Add mushroom stems, bacon, spinach to large bowl. Combine with Italian bread crumbs, garlic powder and onion powder, and stir to fully combine
• Line a baking sheet with aluminum foil. Place mushroom caps side down on the foil, leaving space between each mushroom so they cook evenly. Fill each mushroom cap with the filling.
• Cook mushrooms for 17-20 minutes. Remove from oven, and top with fresh Parmesan, pine nuts, and reserved bacon. Serve immediately

BACON AND CHEDDAR STUFFED MUSHROOMS

Steps:

• Place bacon in a large, deep skillet. Cook over medium high heat until evenly brown. Drain, dice and set aside.
• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
• Remove mushroom stems. Set aside caps. Chop the stems.
• In a large saucepan over medium heat, melt the butter. Slowly cook and stir the chopped stems and onion until the onion is soft. Remove from heat.
• In a medium bowl, stir together the mushroom stem mixture, bacon and 1/2 cup Cheddar. Mix well and scoop the mixture into the mushroom caps.
• Bake in the preheated oven 15 minutes, or until the cheese has melted.
• Remove the mushrooms from the oven, and sprinkle with the remaining cheese.

SPICY ITALIAN STUFFED MUSHROOMS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F.
• For the mushrooms: If your mushrooms caps are very rounded, trim a very thin slice from the top of the caps to help them sit upright for baking. Toss the mushroom caps with the olive oil and 1/4 teaspoon salt in a large bowl.
• For the filling: Heat the oil over medium-high heat. Add the chopped mushroom stems, celery and onion and cook, stirring occasionally, until just soft, 6 to 8 minutes. Scrape into another large bowl, season with 3/4 teaspoon salt and a few grinds of pepper and set aside to cool.
• Add the mozzarella, sausage, basil and pepperoncini to the cooled mushroom stem mixture. Stir in the breadcrumbs until well moistened.
• Pack each mushroom with an equal amount of filling and transfer the filled mushrooms to a rimmed baking sheet. Bake until the mushrooms are tender and the filling is brown and crispy on top, about 15 minutes. Let cool 5 minutes before removing from the baking sheet. Sprinkle with basil leaves if using.

FETA AND SPINACH STUFFED MUSHROOMS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F.
• If your mushrooms caps are very rounded, trim a very thin slice from the top of the caps to help them sit upright for baking. Toss the mushroom caps with the olive oil and 1/4 teaspoon salt in a large bowl.
• Melt the butter in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add the chopped mushroom stems and spinach and cook, stirring occasionally, until just soft and wilted, 6 to 8 minutes. Scrape into a large bowl, season with 3/4 teaspoon salt and a few grinds of pepper and set aside to cool.
• Add the feta and basil to the cooled mushroom stem mixture. Stir in the breadcrumbs until well moistened.
• Pack each mushroom with an equal amount of filling and transfer the filled mushrooms to a rimmed baking sheet. Bake until the mushrooms are tender and the filling is brown and crispy on top, about 15 minutes. Let cool 5 minutes before removing from the baking sheet.