Portabella Caps Stuffed With Eggplant And Gorgonzola Recipes

PORTOBELLO MUSHROOMS STUFFED WITH EGGPLANT AND GORGONZOLA

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°F. Arrange mushrooms, rounded side down, on large baking sheet. Heat oil in heavy medium skillet over medium heat. Add eggplant, sun-dried tomatoes and garlic. Sauté until eggplant is soft, about 8 minutes. Stir in red wine and simmer until liquid evaporates, about 2 minutes. Remove skillet from heat; stir in Gorgonzola cheese and 1 tablespoon basil. Season with salt and pepper. Spoon mixture evenly into mushroom caps. Sprinkle with Parmesan cheese. Cover mushrooms with aluminum foil. Bake mushrooms for 15 minutes. Remove foil and continue baking until cheese melts, filling bubbles and mushrooms are tender when pierced with sharp knife, about 10 minutes. Sprinkle mushrooms with remaining 1 tablespoon basil and serve warm.

PORTABELLA CAPS STUFFED WITH EGGPLANT AND GORGONZOLA

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°.
• Arrange mushroom caps, rounded side down, on a large baking sheet which has been lightly coated with cooking spray.
• Heat oil in a heavy skillet over medium heat. Sauté eggplant, tomatoes and garlic until eggplant is soft, 8 - 15 minutes.
• Stir in red wine and simmer until liquid evaporates, another 2 - 5 minutes.
• Remove from heat. Stir in Gorgonzola, 1 T. basil, and season with salt and pepper.
• Spoon mixture evenly into mushroom caps and top with Parmesan cheese.
• Cover mushrooms with foil and bake for 15 minutes. Remove foil and continue baking about 10 minutes more, or until cheese melts, the filling bubbles, and mushrooms are tender when pierced with a sharp knife.
• Garnish with remaining basil and serve warm.

STUFFED PORTABELLA CAPS

Steps:

• 1. Preheat over to 450 F. With a spoon scrape out the gills of each cap. Sprinkle with salt and pepper.
• 2. Bake caps side up, in a dish sprayed with cooking spray. Bake for 20 minutes or until tender.
• 3. Remove the larger stems from the baby spinach leaves.
• 4. In a non-stick pan heat 1 teaspoon of olive oil and cook spinach until wilted.
• 5. Sprinkle garlic and onion powder and stir. Set aside.
• 6. Mix the cheeses and Italian seasonings together.
• 7. Place one piece of Canadian bacon inside each cap.
• 8. Add spinach mixture and finally the cheese blend.
• 9. Return to oven and cook until the cheese has melted.
• 10. Meanwhile, cook egg sunny side up or poached.
• 11. Place each egg on top of each cap. Season with salt and pepper.

BALSAMIC GORGONZOLA PORTABELLA MUSHROOMS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Rinse mushroom caps.
• Cut rough end off of stems.
• Place caps stem side up.
• Smear crushed garlic in caps (to your taste).
• Sprinkle thyme salt and pepper (to your taste).
• Sprinkle cheese over caps to taste (I prefer heavy cheese).
• Drizzle Balsamic over caps, coating each
• Bake for twenty minutes.
• Remove from oven and drizzle juices from the bottom of the pan over caps.
• Serve immediately.