Stuffed Mushroom Guac Poppers

This is a yummy stuffed mushroom recipe!

 

Stuffed Mushroom Guac Poppers

Ingredients

• 4 slices diced bacon, cooked and crumbled
• 1 ripe, avocado, peeled, seeded and mashed in a small bowl
• 3 Tbsp. extra virgin olive oil
• 2 small cloves garlic, minced
• 12 medium mushroom caps, cleaned
• 1/8 cup beef or vegetable broth
• 1 tsp. fresh lemon juice
• 1/8 tsp. smoked paprika
• ¼ tsp. crushed red pepper
• salt, to taste

Instructions

Yields 24 stuffed mushrooms

1. Heat olive oil in the skillet over medium heat. Add the mushrooms, cap sides down, and cook without stirring for 4 minutes. Caps should look caramelized.
2. Add the broth, lemon juice, paprika and half the crushed red pepper to the skillet and toss with the mushrooms. Stir and simmer for about 3 minutes or until mushrooms are tender but still very juicy.
3. Add the garlic and bacon to the mushrooms in the pan; cook about 2 minutes until the garlic is fragrant. (Cut the one extra mushroom in half to test, enjoy the other half if ready or continue cooking.) Turn mushrooms caps sides up and remove to a serving plate. Sprinkle lightly with salt.
4. Add any remaining garlic from pan, pan juices and remaining red pepper to avocado in bowl. Stir to combine; adjust salt and seasonings to taste. With a small spoon top mushroom caps with avocado mixture. Serve immediately.
   
    From California Avocado Commission