Turnips 2 Tangerines: Bacon Stuffed Mushrooms

On the Menu Today~
Bacon Stuffed Mushrooms
Football Friday!

Bacon Stuffed Mushrooms

Hi Everyone!
Today is Football Friday and
do I have a treat for you!

If you answer 'Yes' to any of these questions...

1. Do you 'like' mushrooms?
2. Do you 'like' cream cheese?
3. Do you 'like' bacon?
4. Do you 'like' green onions?

....than Bacon Stuffed Mushrooms are for you.

Bacon Stuffed Mushrooms

Easy to make with only a few ingredients and
perfect to nibble on during the game~

Bacon Stuffed Meushrooms

Bacon Stuffed Mushrooms

Ingredients

1 pound large mushrooms
6 strips bacon, diced
6 small green onions, thinly sliced
salt and pepper, to taste
4 ounces cream cheese, room temperature
1/4 cup Italian bread crumbs
1/4 cup hot water

Cooking Directions

Clean mushrooms, remove and chop stems; set aside.
In a heavy skillet, fry bacon until crisp.
With a slotted spoon, remove the bacon to paper towels to drain.
In the bacon drippings, saute chopped onions and mushroom stems until tender.
Add salt and pepper to taste.
Heat oven to 325
In a bowl, combine bacon mixture with the softened cream cheese.
Using a cookie scoop, press mixture into mushroom caps, mounding the mixture on the top.
Place filled mushroom caps into a medium baking dish, sprinkle the tops with the Italian bread crumbs. Add the 1/4 cup hot water to the baking dish and bake, uncovered for 25 to 30 minutes.