Blast from the Past: Bacon Stuffed Mushrooms Recipe | Easy Appetizers for a Crowd

cream cheese

🥗Healthier: Greek yogurt

💰Cheaper: ricotta cheese

Greek yogurt reduces calories while maintaining creaminess

parmesan cheese

🥗Healthier: nutritional yeast

💰Cheaper: grated pecorino

Nutritional yeast adds a cheesy flavor with fewer calories.

bread crumbs

🥗Healthier: ground oats

💰Cheaper: crushed crackers

Ground oats are healthier while crushed crackers are often cheaper.

mozzarella cheese

🥗Healthier: low-fat mozzarella

💰Cheaper: cheddar cheese

Low-fat mozzarella reduces calories while cheddar is often less expensive.

Chop 1/4 cup of onion.

Remove the caps from the mushrooms.

Cook 5-6 strips of bacon in a pan with the onions until crispy.

Add 2 tablespoons of bourbon to the bacon and onions, and let it cook off.

Mix in 1/4 cup of cream cheese with the bacon and onion mixture.

Add 1/4 cup of breadcrumbs, salt, and pepper to the mixture and combine well.

Stuff the mushroom caps with the mixture.

Place the stuffed mushrooms in a 400 degree oven for 25-35 minutes.

In the last few minutes of baking, sprinkle Parmesan cheese on top of the mushrooms and return to the oven.

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