Cheddar & Bacon Mushroom Cakes

Total Time: 25 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• 6 1/2 ounces mushrooms, stems & pieces, drained
• 1/8 cup shiitake mushroom, diced
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/8 teaspoon black pepper
• 4 ounces cream cheese, softened
• 4 slices bacon, diced
• 1 medium onion, diced
• 1 garlic clove, minced
• 1 tablespoon fresh chives, snipped
• 1 tablespoon fresh parsley, chopped
• 1/2 cup cheddar cheese, shredded
• 1/2 cup italian seasoned breadcrumbs
• 2 eggs, beaten
• 4 -5 garlic cloves, smashed
• 1 cup italian seasoned breadcrumbs, for dredging

Recipe

• 1 heat diced bacon in skillet over medium-high heat until bacon is crisp and crumbly; remove bacon bits, leaving bacon grease in pan. turn off the heat to the skillet. add 4-5 crushed cloves of garlic to the bacon grease, remove & discard garlic cloves when fragrant (to flavor the bacon grease - leave in the grease longer for a more intense garlic flavor).
• 2 mix all ingredients (minus the cup of breadcrumbs for dredging) together in a bowl; form into patties, dredge in breadcrumbs.
• 3 reheat the bacon grease and fry the patties in the bacon grease until golden brown on each side.