Incredibly delicious stuffed mushrooms, made with a flavorful mixture of crispy bacon, spinach and Italian cheese mix.
Stuffed Mushrooms
I hope everyone’s holidays have been nice and you’re ready to greet the New Year! We’re getting ready for the New Year here and I’m preparing some appetizers to share with you and to decide what I will serve on New Year’s Eve.
Almost every year, I make some kind of pizza roll ups or pinwheels but I just realized that stuffed mushrooms would make a wonderful party food and it’s so easy to prep ahead of time. I like to get most of my food prep done in the morning or the night before the party.
These stuffed mushrooms are very easy to prepare ahead of time, just do everything except baking them in the morning, cover and refrigerate until ready to cook them right before the party. When ready to make, just place stuffed mushrooms onto the baking dish and pop them in the oven.
Whether it’s for 2 or 20, this stuffed mushrooms recipe will be a hit of the party. You can use either small baby bella mushrooms, medium ones, or large ones, depending if you’re making them for a big party or a private family evening.
Some more party appetizer recipes:
Honey Garlic Teriyaki Chicken Meatballs
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Bacon Spinach and Four Cheese Stuffed Mushrooms
Ingredients
- 5 crispy bacon strips cooked
- 3 oz fresh spinach
- 1 large garlic clove
- 1 tbsp oil for cooking
- 16 oz whole baby bella mushrooms try to pick out larger mushrooms
- 4 oz cream cheese
- 1 egg
- 1/4 cup Italian bread crumbs
- 1 cup Italian cheese mix
- Salt
- Fresh cracked black pepper
- 1/4 cup Italian cheese mix for topping
- 2 crispy bacon strips crumbled, for topping
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350.
- Wash mushrooms and carefully take off the stems. Toss mushrooms lightly in olive oil and set aside.
- Preheat a small cooking pan and 1 tbsp of olive oil on medium heat.
- Chop spinach and add it to the pan. Cook covered over medium heat until almost cooked. Mince garlic and add it to spinach. Dice bacon strips and add it to spinach as well. Mix well and cook until spinach is done. Take off heat.
- In a medium mixing bowl, combine cream cheese, bread crumbs, cheese mix, egg, salt and pepper. Mix very well until all combined.
- Add spinach and bacon to the cheese mixture. Mix until evenly incorporated.
- Place mushroom cups into a baking dish. Carefully fill mushroom cups with cheese mixture pressing down lightly with your finger to fit a little bit more.
- Sprinkle each stuffed mushroom with a little bit of cheese and bacon.
- Bake about 17-20 minutes.
Recipe Notes
Recipe from Lyuba @ willcookforsmiles.com All images and content are copyright protected. Please do not use my images without prior permission. If you want to share this recipe, please simply link back to this post for the recipe. Thank you.
Linda
These look awesome! What a hit at a party!
Wishes for a tasty 2016,
Linda
lyuba
I hope you’ll make them 😉
Thank you, Linda!
Jeff
YUM – would love to make these for a future party. We’ll be out of the house tomorrow (we did the sleep-before-midnight thing last year, ha)… I’ll give them a try for the next one though. Thanks Lyuba and Happy New Year!
lyuba
Happy New Year!
I hope you’ll try them as soon as you can 🙂
Thank you, Jeff!
Amy
A friend of mine is making a similar version for tonight. They always go quickly.
Caroline
looks good! theres a hair in one of your photos, though.
lyuba
Ha, thank you, Caroline! It was a burlap whisker that I noticed after. (The plate is sitting on a strip of burlap material.)
Lauren
I am planning on making these for a family gathering but my sister in law is allergic to gluten. Do you think the consistency would be alright if I took out the bread crumbs? Thanks!
lyuba
HI Lauren!
So Sorry for a late response. I believe they sell something like gluten free bread crumbs. I’m pretty sure I’ve seen them from most major brands.
I hope you’ll find some and get to make it!
Katy K
I have made these twice now, and I LOVE them. My only complaint is that the mushrooms are wet and kinda soggy. Could I cook some of the water out of the mushrooms before stuffing them?
lyuba
Hi Katy!
I’m so glad you like them!
Stuffed mushrooms aren’t normally cooked first because the stuffing needs to cook with the mushroom. Mushrooms normally do give out quite a bit of juice as they cook. You can try getting a bigger mushroom, that way it’s not fully cooked and still has a bit of fullness to them. That way not all the water will cook out. The more you cook it, the more it shrinks and the more juice comes out. So either a bigger mushroom or less cooking time would help to reduce the juices that come out of the mushroom.
I really hope this helps!
Thank you 🙂
Maggie
Do not wash mushroom under water. They should be wiped with a damp paper towel. 🙂
Paris
Actually, you shouldn’t wash mushrooms because they absorb the water, just brush them or wipe with a damp paper towel. I also turn my mushrooms upside down and cook for a few minutes prior to stuffing them, it removes a lot of their natural moisture. After you do that, stuff and bake per instructions.
Megan
So do you cook in the pan until the spinach is done or until the bacon is crispy? Or does the bacon cook the rest of the way in the oven?
Thanks!
lyuba
Hi Megan,
The bacon should actually already be cooked. I’m sorry, I should have been more clear in ingredients. It lists “crispy” bacon strips. I will clarify that they should be cooked. I normally cook them ahead of time.
I hope you enjoy the mushrooms!
Eileen
Hi! Please tell me what the Italian cheese “mix is made up of.
Thanks very much!
lyuba
Hi Eileen! I use the Kraft Italian cheese mix and it has Mozzarella, Provolone, Asiago, Romano, and Parmesan. There are also other Italian cheese mixes on the market.
I hope you enjoy it!
Megan
Do you have any suggestions for how to make this gluten free? (besides using GF breadcrumbs). I’m wondering if I could use almond flour in place of the breadcrumbs, or possibly rolled oats?
lyuba
Hi Megan! I would not use flour because it serves a completely different purpose. Is there a problem with using GF bread crumbs? Bread crumbs are added to help with moisture and texture. Oats would not blend into the cream cheese, you will definitely feel them while eating. Other than bread crumbs, may be some sort of crushed GF cracker or crushed bagel chips.
I hope it works out for you!!
Thank you.
Megan
Thanks for the ideas! I just didn’t have GF breadcrumbs on hand. I ended up using rice krispies, and they worked great. (:
lyuba
That’s clever! I’m glad that it worked out well for you!!
June
Can this be made a day or two ahead of time? or any part of it?
lyuba
Hey June,
You can prepare the stuffing ahead of time and then just stuff and bake the mushrooms when you’re ready. I wouldn’t prepare mushrooms too much ahead.
Hope you enjoy it!
nicole
Hi,
Can I leave out the egg?
lyuba
Hi Nicole! I’m SO sorry I missed your comment!
Technically, you can leave it out but, the egg is what binds the other ingredients together. What you can do is may be add another tablespoon of cream cheese to bind the ingredients. Luckily, there is cheese here and that will act as a binder once cooked. You can also add a little grated mozzarella (off the block not already shredded in a bag) and it will be sticky.
I hope it works well for you!
Julie Seder
My doctor told me to lose 10 lbs. Not today, doc, not today. This is my nirvana.
lyuba
Hahaha, I hope you enjoy them! Noone says you can’t have a few mushrooms with a side salad 😉
Thank you, Julie!
Susan
These look awesome, I’m trying them tomorrow!!
lyuba
Hi Susan! I really hope you enjoyed the stuffed mushrooms!
S
They turned out great! Easy, yummy, and the hub loved them. Thanks for sharing your great recipe, this one’s a keeper!
lyuba
Oh, awesome! I’m happy to hear that!
Cheryl F Hood
Thanks for sharing your Bacon Spinach and Italian Cheese Stuffed Mushroom recipe. I love them and this reciped is perfect!
lyuba
How wonderful to heat that! Thank you for coming back and telling me 🙂
Tessa Hudson
OMG your recipies make me drool!
Nedra Williams
Will you please put something with your recipes that we can click on to email the recipe. Many recipes on Facebook have something in the left column like a crown icon. When you click on it a drop down box has an email choice. Thank you.
Mary B
Any idea what the carb count is for these? Wonder what I could use in place of the bread crumbs/
Melissa McHugh
I would love to know the carb count for this as well since I am Keto. I will be using Ezekial Bread instaed of the crumbs. Thans!!!
Nancy
I would also like to know the carb count, please.
Thanks!!
LyubaB
Hi, Melissa, Mary, and Nancy! I have updated the nutritional info and it is now in the recipe card.
MEL THOMPSON
IIt took longer than 15 minutes of prep time, but still fun to make for the first time.
LyubaB
Glad you liked them!
Akilah
Awesome recipe!!!
Lynn
I made these this past weekend and they were a hit!
LyubaB
I’m so happy you liked them!!
Josh
Yum!
LyubaB
Thanks, Josh!
Sandy
These were so good!
LyubaB
Sandy, I am so glad you liked them 🙂
Clark
Thanks, this was really good!
LyubaB
No, thank you! Glad you liked it!
Miguel
These were awesome!!!
LyubaB
Awe thanks, Miguel!
Pjean
I so wanted to make these for a party, but several guest don’t eat meat. I left out the bacon and added chopped artichokes. They turned out great. Can’t wait to try them with the bacon.
LyubaB
Pjean, let me know how you like 🙂
Ron
Love these! Will join the rotation with my other stuffed mushroom recipes. The only thing I added was a couple of dashes of worstershire…but then I I add that to just about everything. LOL Thank you for the wonderful recipe.
LyubaB
Ron, I am so happy you liked them! I love hearing that! 🙂
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Beth
I made these last night…. they are DELICIOUS. I substituted Pork Rinds for the Breadcrumbs because I do not eat bread. I took them to work and everyone raved about them. I have passed your site on to coworkers for the recipe. Thank you. YUMMMMMMM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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I love this idea of bacon spinach because I’m not a huge fan of stuffed mushrooms, but my husband likes anything that’s stuffed so this is a great compromise!