Recipes: Stuffed Mushrooms & Bacon Wrapped Smokies
Little known fact: I like to cook. In college when I had more free time I cooked a lot. Nothing fancy, but dishes that more closely resemble real meals than the hodgepodge lunches and dinners I throw together now. This weekend I had a chance to try out a couple new recipes for a baby shower I hosted. The dishes were a hit, so I thought I’d share.
Stuffed Mushrooms
I really like this recipe because it’s easy and it doesn’t include cream cheese like many stuffed mushrooms, which makes me think it’s healthier.
Ingredients:
- 1/2 c. Italian-style dried bread crumbs
- 1/2 c. grated Romano (I used a Parmesan/Romano mix)
- 2 garlic cloves, peeled and minced
- 1 T chopped fresh parsley leaves
- 1 T chopped fresh basil
- Sprinkle of salt and pepper
- 1/2 c. extra virgin olive oil
- 28 large white mushrooms
Directions:
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees
- Stir bread crumbs, Romano, garlic, parsley, basil, salt, pepper and 2 T olive oil
- Drizzle large baking sheet with about 1 T olive oil
- Wash mushrooms (should this go without saying?)
- Spoon the filling into the mushrooms cavities and arrange on baking sheet
- Drizzle remaining oil over the filling in each mushroom
- Bake until the mushrooms are tender, the filling is heated and top is golden (about 25 mins)
- Serve & Enjoy!
Bacon Wrapped Smokies
The night I tried the Brown Sugar Babies at Psycho Suzi’s I couldn’t stop thinking about the yummy, caramely goodness. So I scoured the web until I found a similar recipe.
Ingredients:
- 1 lb sliced bacon, cut into thirds
- 1 (14 oz) package beef cocktail wieners
- 3/4 c. brown sugar
- Toothpicks
Directions:
- Preheat oven to 325 degrees
- Refrigerate bacon until needed (it’s easier to wrap with cold bacon)
- Wrap each cocktail wiener with bacon and secure with toothpick
- Place on a large baking sheet
- Sprinkle generously with brown sugar
- Bake for 40 mins, until sugar is bubbly (granted I was using an old oven, but when I made these it took closer to an hour)
- If needed, can place wieners in a slow cooker and keep on low
