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Stuffed Mushrooms Lucchese

Large meaty mushrooms are filled with a combination of walnuts and bacon and served as an appetizer or side dish.

Type: Vegetables
Courses: Side dish, Starters and appetizers
Serves: 6 people

Recipe Ingredients

1 1/2 lbs 681g / 24ozLarge mushrooms*
4 tablespoons 60mlButter
1 tablespoon 15mlOnion - minced (medium)
1 cup 146g / 5.1ozSoft white bread crumbs
1 cup 146g / 5.1ozChopped walnuts
1 tablespoon 15mlTomato paste
2 tablespoons 30mlFresh lemon juice
  Salt - to taste
  Freshly-ground black pepper - to taste
3   Bacon strips - cooked, drained,
  And crumbled
1/2 cup 118mlHalf and half

Recipe Instructions

* Alternate Mushrooms: Common Store Mushroom, Horse Mushroom, Meadow Mushroom, Morels, The Prince

Remove the stems from the mushrooms and mince the stems. Melt the butter in a saute pan or skillet and saute the onion and stems for 4 minutes. Stir in the bread crumbs, nuts, tomato paste, lemon juice, salt, and pepper and cook for 2 minutes.

Let the mixture cool slightly, then stuff the caps. Top with the bacon and bake in a preheated 400 degree oven for 25 minutes. Remove from the oven. Pour the cream over the mushrooms and bake for 5 more minutes. Serve warm.

This recipe yields 4 to 6 appetizer or side dish servings.

Source:
Wild About Mushrooms by Louise Freedman

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