Italian Stuffed Mushrooms Featuring Ham, Bacon, And Cheese

Total Time: 32 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 12 mins

Ingredients

• 4 bacon, slices diced
• 1 tablespoon reserved bacon grease
• 30 large fresh mushrooms
• 1 cup onion & garlic salad crouton, crushed
• 1 cup shredded mozzarella cheese
• 1 medium tomato, finely chopped (optional)
• 2 slices thinly sliced ham, finely chopped
• 1/4 cup grated parmesan cheese
• 1 tablespoon dried parsley
• 1/2 teaspoon dried oregano

Recipe

• 1 in a frying pan, cook bacon over medium heat until crisp. remove from pan to a paper-towel covered plate. reserve 1 tablespoon bacon grease in the pan.
• 2 while the bacon is sizzling, remove stems from mushrooms; set caps aside; finely chop half of the stems (use remaining stems for something else).
• 3 add chopped stems to drippings with bacon; saute for 2-3 minutes.
• 4 preheat oven to 425*. grease a cookie sheet; set aside,.
• 5 remove frying pan from heat, stir in remaining ingredients.
• 6 firmly stuff bacon mixture into mushroom caps; place caps on prepared cookie sheet.
• 7 bake for 12-15 minutes or mushrooms are tender.