Bacon Mushroom Swiss Toasts Recipes

BACON MUSHROOM SWISS MEATLOAF

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Place bacon in a skillet and cook over medium heat until the pieces are browned. Remove with a slotted spoon to paper towels. Discard all but 1 tablespoon of bacon grease. Stir in onions and mushrooms, and cook until soft. Remove from heat.
• In a large bowl, stir together beef, egg, and milk. Stir in the onion and mushrooms. Mix in about 4 ounces of Swiss cheese, and all but 1 tablespoon of bacon. Stir in cornflake crumbs, and mix until well blended. Shape into a loaf, and place in a meatloaf pan.
• Bake in a preheated oven for 1 hour. Drain fat, and sprinkle with remaining cheese and bacon. Return to oven, and bake until cheese is melted, about 5 minutes.

BACON-MUSHROOM-SWISS BURGER

Steps:

• To prepare herbed mayo: In a medium bowl, combine mayonnaise, dried herbs, Worcestershire sauce and lemon juice, mixing well. Cover and refrigerate.
• Cut each strip of bacon in half and cook in a skillet over medium heat until crisp.
• Remove and drain on paper towels. Pour off all but 1 tablespoon bacon drippings from the pan.
• Add mushroom slices and soy sauce to the pan.
• Over medium heat, saute mushrooms until browned and soft, about 5 to 10 minutes. Drain on paper towels.
• Preheat grill for medium heat and lightly oil the grate.
• To prepare burgers, mix ground beef, garlic granules, and salt and pepper together in a bowl. Form into patties. Place on prepared grill and grill 3 to 5 minutes per each side. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the center should read 150 degrees F (65 degrees C).
• During last 2 minutes of cooking, top with cheese and cover to melt cheese.
• Meanwhile, heat oven to 400 degrees, arrange hamburger buns on a foil-lined cookie sheet and lightly toast hamburger buns in the oven on each side.
• When toasted, remove buns to serving plates and spread some of the herbed mayonnaise on each bun.
• To serve, put cheese-topped patties on each bun, add desired hamburger trimmings, finish with the top bun and enjoy.

SWISS, BACON, MUSHROOM MEATLOAF

Steps:

• Cut the cheese in to 2 inch long and 1/4 inch wide strips.
• Set aside.
• Saute the mushrooms with 1 tbsp of the finely diced onion.
• Lightly Salt.
• When golden add 1/4 wine and 1 tsp finely chopped thyme. Let most of the wine cook away.
• Set aside.
• Saute the rest of the onion, celery & red pepper together until soft but not browned.
• In a large bowl mix all the herbs, seasoning salt, garlic powder, onion powder, pepper, Worcestershire sauce, ketchup, mustard, egg, milk with the bread crumbs.
• Add the sauteed vegetables and mix well.
• Using your hands mix in meat.
• Spray a foil lined baking pan with cooking spray.
• Put 2 strips strips of raw bacon down the center ( they will hang off the end of the pan).
• Put two strip of bacon across twice at about 2 inches from the center of the other bacon on either side ( they will hang off the side of the pan).
• Put about half the meat in the centre of the bacon strips and pat into an oval loaf shape.
• Arrange cheese on top of meat.
• Reserve 1/2 cup of mushrooms for sauce.
• Put the rest on top of cheese.
• Pat the rest of the meat over the top of mushrooms taking care to seal seams so that cheese does not leak out.
• Bring ends of bacon up and over the loaf.
• Bake at 350F for 1 hours till bacon is crisped and meat is done.
• Sauce:.
• Stir flour into reserved mushrooms in a small sauce pan. add wine & stock and cook & stir until thickened & smooth.

MUSHROOM, BACON, AND SWISS STRATA

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°.
• Arrange bread in a single layer on a jelly-roll pan. Bake at 350° for 20 minutes or until toasted. Place bread cubes in a large bowl.
• Melt butter in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Add onion and mushrooms to pan; sauté 10 minutes or until liquid evaporates and vegetables are tender. Add onion mixture to bread; toss well to combine. Arrange half of bread mixture in a 13 x 9-inch baking dish coated with cooking spray. Sprinkle with half of cheese and half of bacon; top with remaining bread mixture, cheese, and bacon.
• Combine milk and next 4 ingredients (through salt), stirring with a whisk. Pour milk mixture over bread mixture. Cover and refrigerate 8 hours.
• Preheat oven to 350°.
• Remove strata from refrigerator; let stand at room temperature for 15 minutes. Bake strata, covered, at 350° for 30 minutes. Uncover and bake an additional 15 minutes or until set. Let stand 10 minutes before serving. Garnish with thyme sprigs, if desired.