Stuffed Mushrooms with Spinach

Description

Stuff large mushrooms with spinach, bacon and Parmesan cheese, and you have the perfect appetizer!

Ingredients

• 2 tablespoons butter
• 5 slices bacon
• 1 (10 ounce) package frozen chopped spinach
• 12 large mushrooms
• 3 tablespoons butter
• 2 tablespoons finely chopped onion
• 2 cloves garlic, peeled and minced
• .4 cup heavy cream
• ¼ cup grated Parmesan cheese
• salt and pepper to taste
• 2 tablespoons butter, melted

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Butter a 9×13 inch baking dish with 2 tablespoons butter.
2. Place bacon in a large
3. deep skillet. Cook over medium high heat until evenly brown. Drain
4. crumble and set aside.
5. Place frozen spinach in a medium saucepan with 1/4 cup water. Bring water to a boil
6. then reduce heat to medium and cook spinach covered 10 minutes. Uncover and stir. Remove from heat and drain.
7. Remove stems from mushrooms. Arrange caps in the baking dish. Finely chop stems.
8. Melt 3 tablespoons butter in a medium saucepan over medium heat
9. and mix in onion and garlic. Cook 5 minutes
10. or until tender
11. then mix in bacon
12. spinach
13. chopped mushroom stems and heavy cream. Bring cream to a boil. Remove from heat and mix in Parmesan cheese
14. salt and pepper.
15. Stuff mushroom caps generously with the mixture. Drizzle with 2 tablespoons melted butter. Bake in the preheated oven 30 minutes until lightly browned.

Prep Time: 15 mins

Cook Time: 30 mins

Total Time: 45 mins

Servings: 12