So, while I am on the road, I thought I would share with you a recipe I submitted to a grilling contest sponsored by the Pioneer Woman. This recipe came about while I was grilling a steak that I topped with blue cheese. {I’ll be sharing that recipe soon, too!} It just randomly came to me and I had all the ingredients on hand. So after I finished with the steak, I kept the grill on and made these Blue Cheese Filled Bacon Wrapped Mushrooms. Incredible! Amazing. My new favorite appetizer or main course. Forreals, guys. If you think people won’t like mushrooms, just fill ’em with cheese, wrap ’em in bacon and throw ’em on the grill. Problem solved.
A few things you should know about this recipe:
1. There are only 5 main ingredients…yes 5! And you won’t believe how delicious they are!
2. You’re going to have to wrap the bacon around the mushroom and stick a toothpick into them through the side…not through the bottom or top! Use as many toothpicks as you want if you’re unsure.
3. Make sure you grease your grill well and preheat it, but not too hot! You don’t want that bacon to burn…just get crispy.
4. If the bacon sticks to the grill, don’t try to flip it! Leave it on another minute or so and try again.
I think that’s about it! Give these a whirl asap! You won’t be disappointed! See you in Utah!
Blue Cheese Filled Bacon Wrapped Mushrooms
Ingredients
- 12 large baby portobello mushrooms
- 4 oz. cream cheese softened
- 2 oz. blue cheese crumbled
- salt
- pepper
- 6 dashes hot sauce {or more if desired}
- 6 slices bacon
Instructions
- 1. Preheat oven to medium heat. Grease the grill lightly. 2. Clean tops of mushrooms with a damp cloth and remove stems. 3. In a small bowl, mix cream cheese, blue cheese, salt, pepper and hot sauce together. 4. Divide cheese mixture evenly into mushroom cavities. 5. Cut each slice of bacon in half. Wrap around mushroom and place a toothpick into the mushroom where the bacon ends overlap. {Make sure the toothpick is sticking out the side and is not in the top or bottom.} 6. Grill mushrooms 5-7 minutes per side or until bacon has grill marks, is slightly crispy, and the filling has melted.
- 7. Remove from grill, remove toothpicks and serve hot.
Kelly says
Awesome. EVERYONE loves these. Thank you for sharing
Niki says
These sound great! What specific hot sauce would you suggest? 🙂
Lauren says
I like the flavor of Frank’s Red Hot.
Elizabeth says
Oh my! I just stumbled across these and imagine they are delicious. I am adding the ingredients to my shopping list now to try this week! They sound amazing.
Marjory Betchkal says
These are absolutely AMAZEBALLS, I have been making them for years and I pass this recipe along to many. They are so darn good you will want to make them over and over and over. Thank you Lauren for this FANTASTIC recipe.