Greens With Bacon Mushrooms And Blue Cheese Recipes

NUTTY GREENS WITH BACON AND BLUE CHEESE

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil over high heat. Add the haricots verts and cook for about 2 minutes. Remove the beans from the water and immediately place in a bowl of ice water. Remove the haricots verts from the ice water and set aside in a medium bowl.
• In a large saute pan, over medium heat, cook the bacon until crisp. Remove the bacon and place on paper towels. Add the beans to the bacon drippings and cook over medium heat for 2 to 3 minutes. Add the blue cheese and toss just until it starts to melt. Break the cooked bacon into bite-size pieces and add to pan. Finish by stirring in the toasted chopped pecans. Season with the freshly ground black pepper and just a tiny pinch of kosher salt. Serve immediately.

GREENS WITH BACON, MUSHROOMS, AND BLUE CHEESE

Steps:

• Cook bacon in a large skillet over medium heat, stirring occasionally, until crisp, 8-10 minutes. Using a slotted spoon, transfer bacon to a paper towel-lined plate.
• Cook onion in same skillet, stirring occasionally, until softened and lightly browned, 6-8 minutes, using a slotted spoon, transfer to plate with bacon. Repeat with mushrooms. Remove skillet from heat. Add garlic, vinegar, sugar, and mustard, scraping up browned bits. Whisk in oil; season dressing with salt and pepper.
• Toss greens, warm dressing, bacon, onion, and mushrooms in a large bowl; season with salt and pepper and top with cheese.

FILET OF BEEF WITH MUSHROOMS AND BLUE CHEESE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 500˚. Line a sheet pan with aluminum foil.
• Place the beef on the prepared sheet pan and pat dry with paper towels. Spread 1 tablespoon of the butter all over the beef with your hands. Sprinkle the beef all over with 1 1/2 teaspoons salt and 1 teaspoon pepper. Roast for exactly 25 minutes for rare (120˚) and 30 minutes for medium rare (125˚). Remove the beef from the oven, cover tightly with aluminum foil and allow to rest for 20 minutes.
• Meanwhile, make the sauce. Heat 2 tablespoons of the butter in a large (12-inch) sauté pan. Add the shallots and sauté over medium heat for 3 to 4 minutes, until tender but not browned. Add the remaining 4 tablespoons of butter and heat until sizzling. Add the mushrooms and sauté, stirring frequently, for 5 to 7 minutes, until lightly browned. Add the Port, 1 teaspoon salt and 1/2 teaspoon pepper and cook for 2 to 3 minutes. Add the crème fraîche and cook for one minute, until slightly thickened. Reduce the heat to low and add the Roquefort, stirring just until it melts. (If the sauce is too thick, add another splash of Port.)
• Before serving, reheat the sauce and sprinkle with the parsley. Remove the strings from the roast and slice thickly. Spoon on the sauce, sprinkle with salt and serve hot.

MUSHROOM AND BACON CHEESECAKE

Steps:

• Place a greased 9-in. springform pan on a double thickness of heavy-duty foil (about 18 in. square). Securely wrap foil around pan. , In a small bowl, combine the bread crumbs, Parmesan cheese and butter. Press onto the bottom of a greased 9-in. springform pan. Place pan on a baking sheet. Bake at 350° for 10-15 minutes or until golden brown. Cool on a wire rack., Meanwhile, in a large skillet, saute onion and red pepper in oil for 2 minutes. Add mushrooms; cook and stir for 10 minutes or until liquid has evaporated. Set aside to cool., In a large bowl, beat the cream cheese, salt and pepper until light and fluffy. Beat in sour cream. Add eggs; beat on low speed just until combined. Fold in the bacon, feta cheese, parsley and mushroom mixture. Pour into crust. Place springform pan in a large baking pan; add 1 in. of hot water to larger pan., Bake at 350° for 55-65 minutes or until center is just set and top appears dull. Remove springform pan from water bath. Cool on a wire rack for 10 minutes. Carefully run a knife around edge of pan to loosen; cool 1 hour longer. Refrigerate overnight., Remove sides of pan. Top with mushrooms, parsley and additional bacon if desired. Serve with crackers.

BLUE CHEESE AND BACON STUFFED MUSHROOMS

Steps:

• Remove stems from mushrooms and set caps aside; discard stems or save for another use. In a small bowl, combine the cream cheese, blue cheese, onions, garlic and 1/4 cup bacon bits. Stuff into mushroom caps, a scant tablespoonful in each., Place in a greased 15x10x1-in. baking pan. Sprinkle with remaining bacon bits. Bake, uncovered, at 375° for 18-22 minutes or until mushrooms are tender.

BACON AND BLEU CHEESE STUFFED MUSHROOMS

Steps:

• Clean mushrooms and remove the stems from the caps, set stems aside and place mushroom caps top side down.
• Chop Bacon into 1/4 inch by 1/4 inch squares and place in saute pan. Cook until crispy. Remove bacon and set aside.
• Chop the stems finely,and add to the bacon fat along with the onion and garlic. Saute until the mushrooms release their liquid and the bottom of the pan is dry.
• Add breadcrumbs and stir to combine. Remove from heat and let cool.
• In a seperate bowl cream cheeses and green onions.
• Add the mushroom mixture and mix well.
• To stuff mushrooms I place the mix into a large plastic zip top bag, and cut off the corner. Sqeeze enough mix into the caps to fill the hole and make a rounded top.
• Bake in a 350 degree oven for 15 minutes.

BLUE CHEESE-BACON STUFFED MUSHROOMS

Steps:

• Heat greased grill to medium heat.
• Combine first 4 ingredients.
• Mix dressing and garlic; brush onto both sides of mushroom caps.
• Grill, top-sides up, 5 min.; turn over. Top with bacon mixture; grill 5 min. or until mushrooms are tender and cheese is melted. Sprinkle with onions.

COLLARD GREENS WITH BACON

Steps:

• Place bacon in a heavy pot and cook over medium-high heat, turning occasionally, until fat begins to render, about 5 minutes. Drain off 1/2 of the bacon grease.
• Reduce heat to medium and add onion. Cook, stirring often, for about 5 minutes. Add garlic, red pepper flakes, salt, and pepper; cook and stir for 2 minutes.
• Increase heat to high and immediately pour in 3 cups water. Bring to a boil, stirring to scrape up browned bits from the bottom of the pot. Add chopped collard greens and 1 more cup of water. Bring back to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer until greens are tender, about 1 hour.

BLUE BACON STUFFED MUSHROOMS

Steps:

• Cook bacon strips in a large skillet over medium heat until crispy; drain on paper towels. While the bacon is cooking, remove stems from mushrooms. Set caps aside, and chop stems.
• Add butter to skillet with bacon grease. When melted, stir in mushroom stems, onion, and garlic. Cook, stirring frequently until the onions caramelize, 15 to 20 minutes.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Spray a small baking dish with cooking spray.
• Once the onion mixture has reached a deep, rich brown color, place into a blender along with bacon, cream cheese, blue cheese, and bread crumbs. Blend on low until ingredients are roughly chopped and evenly combined. Stuff cheese mixture into mushroom caps and place into prepared baking dish.
• Bake in preheated oven until bubbly and lightly browned, 10 to 15 minutes.

BEANS WITH MUSHROOMS AND BACON

Steps:

• In large saucepan, heat 8 cups (2 quarts) water to boiling. Add green beans; cover and cook 2 minutes. Remove beans from cooking liquid and immediately plunge into ice water until cold. Drain; set aside.
• In 12-inch nonstick skillet, cook bacon over medium-high heat, turning occasionally, until crisp; drain on paper towels. Crumble bacon; set aside. Reserve 1 to 2 tablespoons bacon drippings in skillet.
• Add mushrooms and shallots to drippings; cook over medium-high heat 5 minutes, stirring frequently, until shallots are tender. Add green beans and pepper flakes; cook 1 to 2 minutes or until thoroughly heated. Stir in crumbled bacon, pepper and salt.