bacon blue cheese stuffed mushrooms

Ingredients bacon blue cheese stuffed mushrooms

mushrooms
12 large large stuffing mushrooms
1 tbsp extra-virgin olive oil
4 medium slices of bacon
1 shallot halved and thinly sliced
1 tsp chopped fresh thyme kosher salt and freshly ground pepper
2 cup packed fresh baby spinach (chopped ) 2 ounces
2 slice toasted white bread finely cubed
1/4 tsp grated lemon zest
2 oz mild creamy blue cheese cut into 12 strips

how to make bacon blue cheese stuffed mushrooms

Preheat oven to 425° Remove the stems from the mushrooms and set aside. Place the caps, stem side down, on a baking sheet and brush the outsides with the oil. Bake until soft but still holding their shape, (15 minutes )

Meanwhile, crisp the bacon in a medium skillet over medium heat. Transfer the bacon to a paper towel lined plate, reserving the bacon drippings in the skillet. Finely chop the reserved mushroom stems and add to the bacon drippings along with the shallot and thyme. Season with salt & pepper and cook, stirring over medium heat until the mushrooms are dry (about 5 minutes ) Add spinach and continue to cook until the spinach wilts,(1 minute).

Transfer the mixture to a bowl and add the bread cubes and lemon zest. Chop the cooked bacon and. combine with the mushroom mixture. Place the caps stem side up, on a clean baking sheet and fill each cap with equal amount of stuffing. Bake until mushrooms are hot and lightly browned, ( about 5 minutes ). Place a piece of blue cheese on each mushroom and continue to Bake until the cheese just begins to melt ( about 3 minutes )