Cheddar Blue Cheese And Bacon Stuffed Phyllo Mushroom Appetizers Recipes

MAKE AHEAD BACON AND CHEDDAR STUFFED MUSHROOMS

Steps:

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

CHEDDAR, BLUE CHEESE AND BACON STUFFED PHYLLO MUSHROOM APPETIZERS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 375 degrees and line two baking sheets with foil.
• Mix cream cheese and mayonnaise in a medium-sized bowl with an electric hand mixer for about 30 to 60 seconds. Add parsley and breadcrumbs and mix thoroughly with a rubber spatula. Add blue cheese and mix. Add cheddar cheese and mix. Add bacon and combine. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Fill each mushroom cap with the filling and set aside. Large mushrooms should be quartered or halved.
• On a clean and dry cutting board or surface, lay out one sheet of phyllo dough. Be sure to cover the remaining phyllo dough with plastic wrap and a damp paper towel or they will dry out. Lightly sheet with non-stick cooking spray and lay the next sheet on top. Stack 5 sheets this way and spray the top sheet. Place twelve stuffed mushrooms evenly spaced out on the phyllo sheets. Cut even squares. Grab two opposite corners of one square and pull up, pushing up against the top of the mushroom. Grab the other two corners and tuck in to wrap up the mushroom. Brush each stuffed mushroom wrapped in phyllo with melted butter.
• Bake for 18 to 20 minutes on 375 degrees. Remove using tongs or a spatula, place appetizers on a paper-towel lined plate. Allow to cool for at least 5 to 6 minutes before serving.