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
December 30, 2015 at 11:16 amThese look awesome! What a hit at a party!
Wishes for a tasty 2016,
Linda
lyuba
December 30, 2015 at 9:27 pmI hope you’ll make them 😉
Thank you, Linda!
Jeff
December 30, 2015 at 8:49 pmYUM – 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
December 30, 2015 at 9:28 pmHappy New Year!
I hope you’ll try them as soon as you can 🙂
Thank you, Jeff!
Amy
December 31, 2015 at 3:00 pmA friend of mine is making a similar version for tonight. They always go quickly.
Caroline
March 22, 2016 at 9:09 amlooks good! theres a hair in one of your photos, though.
lyuba
March 22, 2016 at 9:09 pmHa, thank you, Caroline! It was a burlap whisker that I noticed after. (The plate is sitting on a strip of burlap material.)
Lauren
May 14, 2016 at 9:32 amI 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
May 26, 2016 at 9:50 amHI 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
June 19, 2016 at 8:00 pmI 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
June 24, 2016 at 11:26 amHi 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
December 12, 2016 at 4:14 pmDo not wash mushroom under water. They should be wiped with a damp paper towel. 🙂
Paris
April 25, 2019 at 10:56 amActually, 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
August 3, 2016 at 6:43 pmSo 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
August 7, 2016 at 9:27 pmHi 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
October 24, 2016 at 9:28 pmHi! Please tell me what the Italian cheese “mix is made up of.
Thanks very much!
lyuba
October 27, 2016 at 2:04 pmHi 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
January 21, 2017 at 10:58 amDo 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
January 31, 2017 at 1:34 pmHi 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
July 14, 2017 at 12:42 pmThanks for the ideas! I just didn’t have GF breadcrumbs on hand. I ended up using rice krispies, and they worked great. (:
lyuba
July 14, 2017 at 12:52 pmThat’s clever! I’m glad that it worked out well for you!!
June
February 3, 2017 at 4:14 pmCan this be made a day or two ahead of time? or any part of it?
lyuba
February 8, 2017 at 11:47 amHey 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
April 1, 2017 at 2:56 pmHi,
Can I leave out the egg?
lyuba
April 12, 2017 at 5:49 pmHi 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
June 7, 2018 at 10:42 amMy doctor told me to lose 10 lbs. Not today, doc, not today. This is my nirvana.
lyuba
June 18, 2018 at 12:39 pmHahaha, I hope you enjoy them! Noone says you can’t have a few mushrooms with a side salad 😉
Thank you, Julie!
Susan
August 5, 2018 at 10:51 pmThese look awesome, I’m trying them tomorrow!!
lyuba
August 14, 2018 at 1:58 pmHi Susan! I really hope you enjoyed the stuffed mushrooms!
S
August 14, 2018 at 2:26 pmThey turned out great! Easy, yummy, and the hub loved them. Thanks for sharing your great recipe, this one’s a keeper!
lyuba
August 17, 2018 at 11:00 amOh, awesome! I’m happy to hear that!
Cheryl F Hood
November 8, 2018 at 6:03 amThanks for sharing your Bacon Spinach and Italian Cheese Stuffed Mushroom recipe. I love them and this reciped is perfect!
lyuba
November 13, 2018 at 1:17 pmHow wonderful to heat that! Thank you for coming back and telling me 🙂
Tessa Hudson
December 20, 2018 at 2:44 pmOMG your recipies make me drool!
Nedra Williams
April 26, 2019 at 10:10 amWill 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
April 30, 2019 at 9:45 amAny idea what the carb count is for these? Wonder what I could use in place of the bread crumbs/
Melissa McHugh
May 1, 2019 at 9:49 amI 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
May 13, 2019 at 9:57 pmI would also like to know the carb count, please.
Thanks!!
LyubaB
May 15, 2019 at 10:57 amHi, Melissa, Mary, and Nancy! I have updated the nutritional info and it is now in the recipe card.
MEL THOMPSON
May 11, 2019 at 6:59 pmIIt took longer than 15 minutes of prep time, but still fun to make for the first time.
LyubaB
June 3, 2019 at 10:43 pmGlad you liked them!
Akilah
June 1, 2019 at 10:59 amAwesome recipe!!!
Lynn
June 3, 2019 at 11:45 amI made these this past weekend and they were a hit!
LyubaB
June 3, 2019 at 10:42 pmI’m so happy you liked them!!
Josh
June 3, 2019 at 12:10 pmYum!
Sandy
June 3, 2019 at 12:27 pmThese were so good!
Clark
June 10, 2019 at 2:52 amThanks, this was really good!
Miguel
June 10, 2019 at 10:09 amThese were awesome!!!
Pjean
June 16, 2019 at 10:20 pmI 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
June 17, 2019 at 3:52 pmPjean, let me know how you like 🙂