Shrimp Stuffed Mushrooms

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Shrimp Stuffed Mushrooms:

Ingredients:

6 slices bacon

12 large fresh mushrooms

1/4 lb. peeled and deveined cooked shrimp

1/2 cup shredded Cheddar cheese

2 cgarlic, minced

1/4 tsp. Cayenne Pepper

1/8 tsp. ground thyme leaves

Directions:

In large skillet cook bacon on medium-high heat 4 minutes; turn and cook 4 minutes more. Bacon should be cooked but not crisp. Remove bacon from skillet and drain on paper towels. Pour off excess fat from skillet; set aside.

Cut 4 of the bacon slices into 3 equal pieces for garnish. Chop the remaining 2 slices of bacon; set aside. Clean mushrooms; remove stems. Reserve mushroom caps. Chop stems; set aside. Chop shrimp; set aside.

Combine chopped bacon, chopped mushroom stems and chopped shrimp with cheese, garlic, cayenne pepper and thyme in large bowl. Fill mushroom caps with bacon-shrimp mixture.

Reheat skillet over medium-high heat. Top each filled mushroom cap with 1 bacon piece; place mushrooms caps in hot skillet. Cover; reduce heat to medium-low. Simmer until mushrooms are tender, about 15 minutes.