Bacon Stuffed Mushrooms

When I saw this recipe on Mountain Mama Cooks, I knew I wanted to give it a try. Fortunately, I had mushrooms and cream cheese around! I decided to make a quarter the amount Kelley did, mainly because I only had four ounces of button mushrooms. It made the perfect amount for one serving each. However, this recipe actually gets more efficient if you're making a large batch because regardless of your batch size, you only make your filling and bake once. Aside from scaling the recipe down, the only major change I made was substituting onion powder for the minced onion. She mentioned the mushrooms getting soggy because of a mushroom's high water content. Using onion powder instead mitigates the moisture issue by both removing the moisture from fresh onion as well as having the powder soak up some moisture. These Bacon Stuffed Mushrooms aren't too pretty, but they sure make up for it in taste!

What's your favorite filling for stuffed mushrooms?

Bacon Stuffed Mushrooms

by CJ Huang

Fill some button mushrooms with a bacon and onion cream cheese mixture to make Bacon Stuffed Mushrooms.

Prep time: 15 minutes
Cook time: 15 minutes
Total time: 30 minutes
Yield: 2 servings

Materials:

Mass	Weight	Volume	Number	Material	Notes
			2 strips	bacon, crisped and crumbled	or bacon bits
		2 teaspoons		onion powder
		1/2 teaspoon		garlic, minced
	4 ounces		9	button mushrooms
	1 ounce			cream cheese
		1 tablespoon		Parmesan cheese, grated

Methods:

	1. Gather all materials.
	2. Pull stems out of mushrooms. Place all materials except mushroom caps into food processor.
	3. Stuff mushroom caps with mixture, then bake at 350F for 15 minutes, until mushrooms cooked and filling hot.