Cream Cheese Stuffed Mushrooms (With Bacon or Without Bacon)
Cream cheese stuffed mushrooms can be made with or without bacon. These little bites are surprisingly addictive, yet so easy to make! You really don’t even need a recipe.
Originally published May 16, 2012.
I love small bites, appetizers and nibbles, as do many of my girlfriends, so it’s no wonder we all love these cream cheese stuffed mushrooms!
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I think it’s the fact that you can satisfy every taste bud by trying a little of everything, but not feel overly full at the end–not to mention the cuteness factor!
At a “girl’s night” at a neighbor’s house recently, my lovely friend Angela (who is featured in my lemon drop martini recipe post) brought cream cheese stuffed mushrooms. I tried one, then another, and another. And one more, just to be sure. Yes, the second, third and fourth were all just as fantastic as the first! (Good excuse, right?)
She had added little bits of bacon which makes everything taste better, but that night I discovered that the flavor combination of bacon, cream cheese and mushrooms is heavenly! Incidentally, I also have a cheese ball recipe with similar flavors.
These are as perfect as an elegant appetizer, as they are for a barbecue or picnic. Just make sure to make enough as guys love these as much as the girls. And if there’s not enough reason to eat more mushrooms with this recipe, read why mushrooms are so incredibly nutritious, and about all the health benefits they provide.
Love mushrooms? Try this delicious German market mushrooms recipe that I fell in love with
at the Christmas markets in Germany!
Cream cheese stuffed mushrooms are wonderful served hot, straight out of the oven, but are equally delicious hours later. They also reheat very well, especially in an air fryer.
When I asked Angela for the recipe, she laughed at me and said, “What recipe?” Read on, and you’ll see why she was so amused!
Cream Cheese Stuffed Mushrooms
(with or without Bacon)
recipe from my friend Angela serves 4
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Ingredients
- about 16 medium size mushrooms
- cream cheese
- (optional: 2 or 3 rashers of bacon, fried, but not super crisp (see pic below)
- (optional: fresh or dried herb of your choice)
Easy Directions
Wipe the mushrooms with a damp cloth and remove the stem. No need for a knife, just pull the stem to one side and it pops out.
Fry the bacon gently (if using) until it looks about like this.
Chop the bacon into little pieces.
Preheat the broiler. Now, mix the bacon pieces into the cream cheese, until evenly mixed. If you’re not using bacon, you can add a little chopped chives, or your favorite fresh or dried herb, like sage or thyme.
Stuff a little of the cream cheese mixture into each mushroom cap.
Next, place onto a lined baking sheet. Place the stuffed mushrooms under the preheated broiler for about 4-6 minutes, or until desired color is reached.
Serve as desired. See how easy that was? In case your looking for cheese plates similar to mine.
The hard part is not eating too many!
And a peek at the inside.
This is one of my original photos from 2012. Not one of my worst from that era! Haha!
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Bacon and Cream Cheese Filled Mushrooms
Ingredients
- 16 medium sized mushrooms
- ½ cup cream cheese
- 3 strips bacon (optional, fried but not super crispy)
- ⅛ tsp herb of your choice (optional, fresh or dried)
Instructions
- Wipe the mushrooms with a damp cloth (never wash mushrooms) and remove the stem. No need for a knife, just pull the stem to one side and it pops out.
- If using, fry the bacon gently, then chop it into little pieces. Mix the bacon pieces into the cream cheese, until evenly mixed. If using herbs, mix it into the cream cheese.
- Stuff a little of the cream cheese mixture into each mushroom cap and place on a foil lined baking sheet.
- Place under the preheated broiler for about 4-6 minutes, or until desired color is reached. Serve hot, or warm.
Notes
- You can use vegan filling to make this vegan.
Nutrition
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I decided to make these at the last minute and was so glad that I did. They were such a hit, guests were asking for more. I’m glad I doubled the recipe! Thanks for another great recipe, definite 5 star!
Awesome! Thank you for letting me know, Teresa! Happy to hear it! :) CC
Do you remember Shirley Conran saying “Life is too short to stuff a mushroom”? Normally I would agree, but for this recipe I would DEFINITELY make an exception! Just off to the grocery store to pick up Philly, bacon and mushers!
haha! love it! :)
Bacon totally does make everything better! And yes love small nibbles and bites of everything!
I love small bites too! That these bites are just 3 ingredients…even better! Hard to go wrong with bacon cream cheese and mushrooms!
Bacon and cheese alone are divine, then add mushrooms? Oh yeah!
Little bite size morsels of goodness in these filled mushrooms. Love small plates and appetizers – deliciously done, Christina.
Thank you so much, Cristina!
These look and sound so good! My husband always swoons over stuffed mushrooms and I’m not really sure why I don’t make them more often, it’s been too long! Thanks for the reminder!