Shelly's Recipe

BACON STUFFED MUSHROOMS

Category: Stuffed Mushrooms

1 lb medium fresh mushrooms
4 Bacon slices diced
1/2 cup minced onion
2 tablespoons minced fresh green pepper
1 tsp Salt
1/8 tsp Pepper
3 oz Cream cheese, room temperature
1/2 cup fine dry bread crumbs, plain
1/4 cup Hot water

Clean mushrooms, remove and chop stems; set aside. Fry bacon in a heavy skillet. Remove with a slotted spoon and set on paper towels to drain.

In bacon drippings, saute onion, green pepper, and chopped mushroom stems until tender; drain. Add salt and pepper. Soften cream cheese; blend in cooked bacon and vegetables. Press mixture firmly into mushroom caps, mounding a bit. Place bread crumbs in a small bowl.

Turn filled mushroom caps upside down and press gently in the bread crumbs to coat tops. Place in a baking dish. Add hot water to pan and bake, uncovered, 20 to 25 minutes at 325. Makes about 2 1/2 dozen stuffed mushrooms.