Make Ahead Bacon and Cheddar Stuffed Mushrooms

Make Ahead Bacon and Cheddar Stuffed Mushrooms

Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

  • 6 slices bacon
  • 16 cremini mushrooms
  • 2 tablespoons butter
  • 2 tablespoons chopped onions
  • 1 1/2 cups shredded cheddar cheese

Directions

  • 1 Place bacon in a large, deep skillet.
  • 2 Cook over medium high heat until evenly brown.
  • 3 Drain, dice and set aside.
  • 4 Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
  • 5 Remove mushroom stems.
  • 6 Set aside caps.
  • 7 Chop the stems.
  • 8 In a large saucepan over medium heat, melt the butter.
  • 9 Slowly cook and stir the chopped stems and onion until the onion is soft.
  • 10 Remove from heat.
  • 11 In a medium bowl, stir together the mushroom stem mixture, bacon and 1 cup Cheddar.
  • 12 Mix well and scoop the mixture into the mushroom caps.
  • 13 Bake in the preheated oven 15 minutes, or until the cheese has melted.
  • 14 Remove the mushrooms from the oven, and sprinkle with the remaining cheese.
  • 15 Put into the oven for a couple of seconds to melt if desired.
  • 16 To freeze: Flash freeze them before baking in the oven.
  • 17 A freezer bag would work great for storing these.
  • 18 Let defrost and then add cheese and bake in oven for 15 minutes.
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