Stuffed Mushrooms with Spinach

Stuff large mushrooms with spinach, bacon and Parmesan cheese, and you have the perfect appetizer!

Step: 1

Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Butter a 9x13 inch baking dish with 2 tablespoons butter.

Step: 2

Place bacon in a large, deep skillet. Cook over medium high heat until evenly brown. Drain, crumble and set aside.

Step: 3

Place frozen spinach in a medium saucepan with 1/4 cup water. Bring water to a boil, then reduce heat to medium and cook spinach covered 10 minutes. Uncover and stir. Remove from heat and drain.

Step: 4

Remove stems from mushrooms. Arrange caps in the baking dish. Finely chop stems.

Step: 5

Melt 3 tablespoons butter in a medium saucepan over medium heat, and mix in onion and garlic. Cook 5 minutes, or until tender, then mix in bacon, spinach, chopped mushroom stems and heavy cream. Bring cream to a boil. Remove from heat and mix in Parmesan cheese, salt and pepper.

Step: 6

Stuff mushroom caps generously with the mixture. Drizzle with 2 tablespoons melted butter. Bake in the preheated oven 30 minutes until lightly browned.

Per Serving: 163 calories; protein 4g; carbohydrates 2.5g; fat 15.7g; cholesterol 38.4mg; sodium 198.6mg.

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