Baked Stuffed Mushrooms Recipe
This baked stuffed mushrooms recipe is made with a stuffing of ground lamb and bacon. Spiced with garlic and herbed with parsley and chives, the baked stuffed mushrooms recipe is made with a topping of breadcrumbs. Cooked to a browned top, these stuffed and baked mushrooms with meat and bacon are quite filling.
Ingredients
3 tablespoons butter
1 small onion, chopped
1/2 clove garlic, crushed
1/2 pound ground lamb
3/4 cup fresh bread crumbs
1 tablespoon parsley
1/2 tablespoon chopped capers
Salt and pepper
Pinch of mace or nutmeg
1 egg, beaten
16 large flat mushrooms
8 strips bacon
2 to 3 tablespoons mixed dark bread crumbs and grated cheese
Directions
Heat 2 tablespoons butter; cook onion and garlic 4 to 5 minutes.
Add ground meat; cook 7 to 8 minutes, stirring constantly.
Mix in crumbs, parsley, and capers; season well with salt, pepper, and mace.
Cool slightly; add enough egg to moisten mixture without making it runny.
Remove stems from mushrooms level with base.
Chop stems; add to stuffing mixture.
Divide stuffing into 8 parts; mold over mushroom caps.
Lay other 8 mushroom caps on top; press firmly together.
Wrap each mushroom sandwich in strip of bacon; place in buttered fireproof dish.
Spoon 1 tablespoon melted butter over mushrooms; cover with foil.
Bake in preheated 350°F oven 20 to 30 minutes; after 15 minutes remove foil.
Sprinkle crumb mixture over; cook 10 to 15 minutes.
If necessary, brown under broiler.
Add ground meat; cook 7 to 8 minutes, stirring constantly.
Mix in crumbs, parsley, and capers; season well with salt, pepper, and mace.
Cool slightly; add enough egg to moisten mixture without making it runny.
Remove stems from mushrooms level with base.
Chop stems; add to stuffing mixture.
Divide stuffing into 8 parts; mold over mushroom caps.
Lay other 8 mushroom caps on top; press firmly together.
Wrap each mushroom sandwich in strip of bacon; place in buttered fireproof dish.
Spoon 1 tablespoon melted butter over mushrooms; cover with foil.
Bake in preheated 350°F oven 20 to 30 minutes; after 15 minutes remove foil.
Sprinkle crumb mixture over; cook 10 to 15 minutes.
If necessary, brown under broiler.