Three Cheese Stuffed Mushrooms

an easy and tasty little appetizer that I made for one of Country Lady's famous appy parties (April 2009) I sometimes will subsitute 1 large onion carmelized slow and low for the shallots, I actually like it better with the carmelized onions, but I thought I should post the recipe as I prepared it for the party

• Ready In: 45 mins
• Serves: 24
• Yields: 24 mushrooms

Ingredients

• 24  large white mushrooms
• 12  cremini mushrooms
• 12  slices bacon
• 1⁄2 cup cream cheese
• 1  cup gruyere or 1  cup swiss cheese, grated
• 1⁄2 cup parmesan cheese, grated -separated
• 1⁄2 cup shallot, finely chopped
• 2 -3  garlic cloves
• 1  teaspoon thyme
• 1⁄8 teaspoon cayenne pepper
• 1  tablespoon olive oil

Directions

1. cook and crumble the bacon.
2. remove stems from the large mushrooms.
3. chop stems and cremini mushrooms.
4. sautee shallots and garlic in olive oil until tender.
5. add chopped mushrooms,thyme and cayenne and sautee until tender.
6. stir in cream cheese until melted through.
7. mix in crumbled bacon.
8. add grated gruyere and half of the parmesan, mix thouroughly until melted through.
9. spoon mixture into large mushrooms.
10. sprinkle remaining parmesan on top.
11. place on a baking sheet and bake at 350 for approx 15 minutes.