Bacon and Cream Cheese Stuffed Mushrooms
1 8 oz pkg. cream cheese -- softened4 strips bacon -- (up to 6), fried and crumbled*
1 small onion -- finely chopped
20 large fresh mushrooms -- (up to 25), stems removed
8 mushroom stems -- finely chopped
*reserve fat.
Sauté onion and chopped mushroom stems in bacon fat until tender. Drain off excess fat. Mix crumbled bacon, onion and stems with softened cream cheese until the mixture is workable. Stuff each mushroom and bake at 350F for 10 to 15 minutes. Finish under the broiler just until tops are golden.