Smokey Stuffed Mushrooms

[nverland]

Smokey Stuffed Mushrooms
Prep Time: 20 Min Cook Time: 20 Min

Ingredients
12 button mushrooms or cremini (baby portabella) cleaned, stems removed
4 slice bacon cooked crisp
3 slice bacon, cooked to the limp stage
Mushroom stems, diced
¼ c onion, diced
8 oz cream cheese, room temperature
½-1 c sharp cheddar cheese, shredded
½ tsp garlic powder
Black pepper, to suit your taste
2-3 Tbsp butter or reserved bacon drippings, your choice.
½ c bread crumbs, seasoned or plain

Directions Step-By-Step
1 Clean mushrooms and set aside. Cook 3 slices of bacon to the limp stage and the other 4 crisp. In your bacon drippings add onion and diced mushroom stems. Cook until soft.
2 Chop crisp bacon into small pieces. In a mixing bowl add cream cheese, stir in your crisp bacon, cheddar cheese, onion/mushroom mixture, black pepper and garlic powder
3 Spray a 9x13 in. casserole dish or sheet pan with cooking spray. Fill each mushroom with as much cheese filling as it will hold. Cut each slice of limp bacon into 4 pieces, so that one will fit onto each mushroom.
4 Sprinkle bread crumbs on top of bacon covered mushroom and drizzle with bacon drippings or melted butter. Place in 350 preheated oven for 20 minutes, until brown on top.