Bacon Spinach and Four Cheese Stuffed Mushrooms

• Meat

  • 5 Crispy bacon strips, cooked
  • 2 Crispy bacon strips

• Produce

  • 16 oz Baby bella mushrooms, whole
  • 1 Garlic clove, large
  • 3 oz Spinach, fresh

• Refrigerated

  • 1 Egg

• Baking & Spices

  • 1 Black pepper, Fresh cracked
  • 1 1/4 cup Italian cheese mix
  • 1 Salt

• Oils & Vinegars

  • 1 tbsp Oil

• Bread & Baked Goods

  • 1/4 cup Italian bread crumbs

• Dairy

  • 4 oz Cream cheese

Found on willcookforsmiles.com

Description

Ingredients

• 5 crispy bacon strips (cooked)
• 3 oz fresh spinach
• 1 large garlic clove
• 1 tbsp oil for cooking
• 16 oz whole baby bella mushrooms (try to pick out larger mushrooms)
• 4 oz cream cheese
• 1 egg
• ¼ cup Italian bread crumbs
• 1 cup Italian cheese mix
• Salt
• Fresh cracked black pepper
• ¼ cup Italian cheese mix for topping
• 2 crispy bacon strips, crumbled, for topping

Directions

• Preheat the oven to 350.
• Wash mushrooms and carefully take off the stems. Toss mushrooms lightly in olive oil and set aside.
• Preheat a small cooking pan and 1 tbsp of olive oil on medium heat.
• Chop spinach and add it to the pan. Cook covered over medium heat until almost cooked. Mince garlic and add it to spinach. Dice bacon strips and add it to spinach as well. Mix well and cook until spinach is done. Take off heat.
• In a medium mixing bowl, combine cream cheese, bread crumbs, cheese mix, egg, salt and pepper. Mix very well until all combined.
• Add spinach and bacon to the cheese mixture. Mix until evenly incorporated.
• Place mushroom cups into a baking dish. Carefully fill mushroom cups with cheese mixture pressing down lightly with your finger to fit a little bit more.
• Sprinkle each stuffed mushroom with a little bit of cheese and bacon.
• Bake about 17-20 minutes.