Game Day Bacon Mushroom Appetizers Recipes

BACON WRAPPED MUSHROOM SKEWERS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
• If you are going to make these into three different varieties, make little foil packets to keep the flavors separated. That is not necessary if you are only making it with one topping.
• Clean the mushrooms off by gently wiping them down with a paper towel making sure to get all the dirt off of them.
• Cut bacon slices in half.
• Take one half a bacon slice and wrap it around the mushroom. Hold it together with a toothpick or small wooden skewer. Place it on the foil.
• Add the brown sugar, BBQ sauce or Asian sauce, as desired. This is all personal preference.

MUSHROOM BACON BITES

Steps:

• Wrap each mushroom with a piece of bacon; secure with a toothpick. Thread onto metal or soaked wooden skewers; brush with barbecue sauce., Grill, uncovered, over indirect medium heat for 10-15 minutes or until the bacon is crisp and the mushrooms are tender, turning and basting occasionally with remaining barbecue sauce.

GAME DAY HALFTIME SNACK BOARD

Steps:

• Whisk mayonnaise, dry mustard, Worcestershire sauce, steak sauce, half-and-half, lemon juice, sriracha, and salt together in a serving bowl until smooth and creamy. Cover and refrigerate.
• Preheat the oven to 380 degrees F (190 degrees C). Place pastry shells on a baking sheet.
• Bake in the preheated oven until golden brown, about 20 minutes. Allow shells to cool completely.
• Meanwhile, melt 1 tablespoon butter in a medium-sized skillet over medium-high heat. Add scallops and saute quickly on both sides until browned, 3 to 5 minutes; do not overcook. Remove from skillet and set aside. Reduce heat to medium and melt remaining butter in the skillet. Add mushrooms and shallots and cook until just tender, 3 to 5 minutes.
• Whisk half-and-half and flour together in a bowl and add to the skillet with the mushroom mixture, whisking until smooth and thickened, about 5 minutes. Whisk wine, sherry, lemon juice, and mustard into the cream sauce. Stir in Parmesan cheese, tarragon, and black pepper. Add cooked scallops, stir, and reheat briefly, 1 to 3 minutes.
• Cut tops off the pastry shells. Fill with cheesy scallops and place at the bottom of a large horizontal board.
• Fill a cocktail shaker with ice. Add gin, vermouth, cherry juice, and bitters. Shake well and strain into 4 shot glasses. Add a cherry to each glass. Position quarterback attack shooters diagonally at the upper left of the board. Place grapes in both the upper and lower left corners of the board.
• Place the bowl of creamy mustard dipping sauce on the right side of the board and surround with shrimp and lemon wedges.
• Spread about 1/2 tablespoon of goat cheese onto each potato chip, being careful not to break the chips. Add about 1 teaspoon of red pepper jelly to each chip and top with crumbled bacon and a jalapeno slice. Place hot pepper jelly chips above and to the left of the puff pastry shells, filling in any empty space.

GAME DAY CHICKEN AND BACON KEBABS

Steps:

• Whisk cider vinegar, soy sauce, oil, honey, and green onion together in a large bowl. Add chicken and mushrooms; toss to coat. Chill, covered, for 1 hour.
• Preheat an outdoor grill to medium-high heat (375 to 450 degrees F (190 to 230 degrees C)).
• Drain chicken and mushrooms over a small saucepan. Bring marinade to a boil over high heat. Reduce heat to medium-low; simmer for 10 minutes. Pour 1/2 into a small bowl for basting kebabs.
• Thread chicken, mushrooms, bacon, cherry tomatoes, pineapple, and green pepper onto skewers.
• Lightly oil grill grate. Grill kebabs, turning occasionally and brushing with reserved marinade, until chicken is no longer pink and bacon is crisp, 12 to 15 minutes. Serve with remaining marinade.