White Cheddar Stuffed Mushrooms

1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees. 

2. Use a spoon to hollow out the mushroom caps to prepare them for filling. Be careful: they can be fragile. 

3. Place the empty mushroom caps cup-side up into the oven for about ten minutes or until water begins to pool in the center of each mushroom cap. Carefully pour the water off the mushrooms and return them to the pan to cool. Set aside. 

4. In a small sauce pan, melt butter and saute onions and garlic in the butter for about three minutes over low-medium heat. 

5. Add in heavy whipping cream, black pepper, white wine and Italian seasoning into the butter mix and bring to a low boil over medium heat. Allow the mixture to boil lightly for a minute, then add in 1/2 of the shredded cheddar cheese. Use a whisk to bring the sauce together and make sure cheese melts completely. Allow to simmer lightly for about five minutes to thicken and cook off remaining alcohol, then set aside for a few minutes. 

6. Check to make sure no more water has pooled in the bottom of the mushrooms. If it has, dump it out. 

7. In a small bowl, combine the other half of the shredded cheese, 2 T of pork rinds and 1/4 tsp. garlic powder. Use your hands to mix it up. 

8. Stuff each mushroom with the cheese mixture. 

9. Pour the hot cheese sauce into a small baking dish (I used a 7  x 5 dish), then place the stuffed mushrooms directly into the sauce. 

10. Top the mushrooms-- and a little bit of the sauce-- with more crushed pork rinds. 

11. Turn the broiler on in your oven. Broil the mushrooms for about five minutes or until the cheese is melty and bubbly. Allow the mushrooms to cool for a few moments. Serve topped with sauce.