Cayuga Blue Champignons

Name: Cayuga Blue Champignons
Ingredients: 12 large champignon mushrooms or large button mushrooms; 1 small yellow onion, chopped; 2 strips bacon, chopped; 1 large clove garlic, chopped; 2 tablespoons unsalted butter; 4 ounces Lively Run Cayuga Blue cheese, crumbled; Salt and freshly ground black pepper

7 ingredients

8 steps

Ingredients

12 large champignon mushrooms or large button mushrooms
1 small yellow onion, chopped
2 strips bacon, chopped
1 large clove garlic, chopped
2 tablespoons unsalted butter
4 ounces Lively Run Cayuga Blue cheese, crumbled
Salt and freshly ground black pepper

Directions

1

Preheat the oven to 400F.
2

Remove the stems from the mushrooms and reserve.
3

Scoop out the central portion of the gills from the mushroom caps and chop the reserved mushroom stems into small pieces.
4

Saute the stems, onion, bacon, and garlic in a skillet with the butter over high heat until the onion is browned, about 5 minutes.
5

Remove from the skillet, place in a bowl with the Cayuga Blue cheese and salt and pepper to taste, and mix thoroughly with a wooden spoon.
6

Place 1 teaspoon of this filling into each mushroom cap.
7

Place the mushrooms on a baking sheet and bake in the oven 20 to 30 minutes, being careful not to burn the dish.
8

Serve hot.