Baked Stuffed Brussels Sprouts w/Bacon & Cheeses

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Baked Stuffed Brussels Sprouts w/Bacon & Cheeses

Ingredients
12-15 large Brussels sprouts
1 c Parmigiano-Reggiano, grated
¾ c mozzarella cheese shredded (or ¾ cup of ricotta) or your favorite shredded cheese)
¼ c Italian bread crumbs
½ c panko bread crumbs
2 tsp basil, dried
2 tsp thyme, dried
3-5 clove garlic minced or minced garlic to your taste
¼ tsp pepper
2-3 Tbsp olive oil
4-6 slice bacon (cooked & crumbled) or as much as you like
Pinch of sea salt

Directions
1 Cut Brussels sprouts length wise & bring a pot of water to a boil. Boil Brussels sprouts cut side down for about 2 minutes remove from water let them cool this will help when coring them out.
Once cooled, core out the middle of the sprout using a pairing knife, once all are cored, chop up the cored out pieces of Brussel sprout very tiny and sauté with garlic in fry pan w/olive oil on Med high heat sauté until Brussel sprout is tender & bacon crisp
2 In a separate bowl Mix all other ingredients together once all mixed then combine cooked Brussels sprout pieces, garlic (bacon) mixture to the bowl of cheese & breadcrumb mixture, toss and mix all well to create your stuffing.
You may need to add more Panko use your judgment.
3 With a spoon stuff the Brussels Sprout ½’s w/stuffing mixture. Bake at 400 degrees for about 20 minutes or so or put on broil last 2-3 minutes to crisp up the tops. (Just watch carefully)