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Stuffed Mushrooms with Bacon & Blue Cheese

These stuffed mushrooms with bacon and blue cheese are a flavor-packed appetizer that's easy to make and guaranteed to disappear fast!

Prep Time
5 mins
Cook Time
5 mins
Total Time
35 mins
Servings: 12 servings
Calories: 54 kcal
Course: Appetizer
Cuisine: American

Ingredients

  • 4 slices Bacon
  • 24 cremini mushrooms, 1½″ to 2″ diameter in size is ideal (about 12-14 ounces total)
  • ¼ cup small-diced shallot
  • 4 ounces full-fat cream cheese, at room temperature
  • 4 ounces crumbled blue cheese
  • 1 teaspoon chopped fresh thyme leaves, plus additional leaves for garnish
  • ⅓ cup small-diced dried cherries (I like the ones from Trader Joe’s)
  • ¼ teaspoon black pepper
  • 2 tablespoons dried bread crumbs

Instructions

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  1. Preheat oven to 350°F.
  2. In a skillet over medium heat, fry bacon until just crisp.
  3. While bacon is frying, brush mushrooms clean with a damp paper towel. Pop off the stems and finely mince them. Set aside the minced stems and caps.
  4. Once bacon is finished cooking, remove it to a paper towel-lined plate to cool. Add minced mushroom stems and diced shallots to the same skillet with the bacon drippings, and give a stir every now and then. Once they are softened (turn the heat down if they start to brown), about 6-8 minutes or so, remove them to another paper towel-lined plate to cool.
  5. In a medium bowl, combine cream cheese and blue cheese. Stir in the thyme, cherries, black pepper, and the cooled bacon, mushroom stems, and shallots.
  6. Divide cheesy stuffing mixture between the mushroom caps, pressing the stuffing into the caps and mounding it as needed, to use all of the stuffing mixture. Place stuffed mushrooms in a baking dish and sprinkle with a bit of bread crumbs.
  7. Bake for 20-25 minutes, or until mushrooms are softened and the stuffing mixture is nicely browned.
  8. Serve hot/warm, with additional thyme leaves sprinkled over the top.

Nutrition Information

Serving 1 Calories 54kcal (3%) Carbohydrates 3g (1%) Protein 2g (4%) Fat 4g (6%) Saturated Fat 2g (10%) Polyunsaturated Fat 1g Cholesterol 10mg (3%) Sodium 106mg (4%) Sugar 2g (4%)

Nutrition Facts

Serving: 12servings

Amount Per Serving

Calories 54

% Daily Value*

Serving 1
Calories 54kcal 3%
Carbohydrates 3g 1%
Protein 2g 4%
Fat 4g 6%
Saturated Fat 2g 10%
Polyunsaturated Fat 1g 6%
Cholesterol 10mg 3%
Sodium 106mg 4%
Sugar 2g 4%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.