Mushroom-stuffed Beef Tenderloin

Total Time: 1 hr 25 mins Preparation Time: 25 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 6 slices bacon
• 2 cups fresh mushrooms, chopped
• 4 tablespoons onions, chopped
• 2 garlic cloves, minced
• 1 1/4 cups dry breadcrumbs, divided
• 2 tablespoons minced fresh parsley
• 1 (2 lb) beef tenderloin, trimmed
• 1 tablespoon butter or 1 tablespoon margarine, melted
• 1 tablespoon parmesan cheese, grated

Recipe

• 1 in a skillet, cook bacon until crisp.
• 2 remove bacon; crumble and set aside.
• 3 drain skillet, reserving 1 tablespoon drippings.
• 4 in the drippings, saute the mushrooms, onion and garlic until tender.
• 5 remove from heat; stir in 1/2 cup of bread crumbs, parsley and bacon.
• 6 cut a slit lengthwise three-quarters of the way through the tenderloin, and lightly stuff with mushroom mixture.
• 7 pinch meat together along the seam and secure with toothpicks.
• 8 combine butter with parmesan cheese and brush over top and sides of meat.
• 9 press the remaining bread crumbs onto butter mixture.
• 10 place meat on a rack in a shallow roasting pan, and bake, uncovered, at 350 degrees for 15 minutes.
• 11 cover and bake for 30 minutes and check for desired doneness (a meat thermometer should read 145 degrees for medium-rare; 160 for medium; 170 for well-done).
• 12 if meat has not reach desired doneness, leave uncovered and continue cooking for up to 30 more minutes.
• 13 let stand for 10 minutes, then remove toothpicks before slicing.