Bacon Wrapped Stuffed Mushrooms

Stuffed mushrooms are fast, easy, nutritious, and super good!  The following recipe is Bacon Wrapped Crab Stuffed Mushrooms, but you could stuff them with just about anything and it will still be delicious!  They make a great snack or elegant hor d'oeuvres.  Make a whole tray full or make just enough for you!  Get started with an easy mixture to stuff in your mushrooms.  Any size mushrooms will do, but I'm using the bite sized ones.

Mushrooms stuffed with a crab mixture........

Bacon Wrapped Crab Stuffed Mushrooms

10 to 14 Cremini or Button Mushrooms

6 oz Crab Meat (canned or jarred is fine)

4 oz Cream Cheese or Goat Cheese (room temperature) I used spiced goat cheese

2 Tbls Finely Chopped Onion or Green Onion

1 Large Pinch of Salt

1 tsp Red Pepper Flakes (optional)

5 to 7 Slices of Bacon cut in half

Preheat oven to 375 degrees.  Line cookie sheet with tin foil or parchment paper.  Squeeze off excess moisture from the crab then mix with room temperature cheese, onion, and salt.  Add the red pepper flakes if you like things spicy!  Remove the stems from the mushrooms and spoon the crab mixture into each mushroom.  Take the bacon that has been cut in half and wrap each mushroom.  Secure with a toothpick.  Place them on your prepared cookie sheet at least half and inch apart.  You need the space around each one if you want the bacon to crisp.  Place in pre-heated oven for 20 to 30 minutes, depending on how crispy you want the bacon.  Remove from oven and let rest for at least 5 minutes.  These are great while still hot or at room temperature!

Stuffed and ready for the oven!

This recipe can be double, tripled, quadrupled, etc. etc. etc……….Great for Super Bowl Sunday, or just a night on the couch watching NetFlix with a glass of wine.  So easy!

These are also lovely stuffed with breakfast sausage, tuna, chopped ham, ground beef, ground chicken, and the like.  Play with the spices.  Change the cheeses.  Play with your food!

Little bites of love........