Portabella Caps Stuffed With Eggplant And Gorgonzola Recipes

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.

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.

GRILLED AND STUFFED PORTOBELLO MUSHROOMS WITH GORGONZOLA

Steps:

• Place a grill pan over medium-high heat or preheat a gas or charcoal grill.
• In a large skillet, heat 2 tablespoons of oil over medium-high heat. Add the turkey sausage and cook, stirring frequently, until cooked through, about 5 minutes. Add the garlic and cook for 1 minute. Remove the pan from the heat. Stir in the mascarpone cheese. Add the thyme, oregano, bread crumbs, 1/2 cup of Gorgonzola, 1/2 teaspoon salt and 1/2 teaspoon pepper. Stir until all ingredients are combined.
• Brush the mushrooms on both sides with the remaining oil and season with salt and pepper. Grill the mushrooms, stem side down, for 3 minutes. Turn the mushrooms over and grill for 2 minutes until tender. Fill each mushroom with the sausage mixture and top with the remaining Gorgonzola. Return the mushrooms to the grill and cook until the stuffing is warmed through and the Gorgonzola starts to melt, about 5 to 7 minutes.
• Cook's Note: The assembled mushrooms can also be placed on a baking sheet and cooked under a preheated broiler until warmed through.

SAUSAGE AND GORGONZOLA-STUFFED PORTOBELLO MUSHROOMS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425 degrees. Evenly drizzle both sides of mushrooms with olive oil, then season, if desired, with salt and black pepper. On cookie sheet, arrange mushrooms, gill-side-up; set aside.
• Brown sausage in 10-inch nonstick skillet; drain, if desired. Add onion and cook, stirring occasionally, 3 minutes or until tender; cool slightly.
• Combine sausage mixture, 1/2 cup Sauce, bread, 3 tablespoons cheese and pine nuts in medium bowl. Evenly spoon sausage mixture onto prepared mushrooms, then sprinkle with remaining cheese. Bake 15 minutes or until mushrooms are tender.
• Meanwhile, bring spinach and 1/4 cup water to a boil in 5-quart saucepot over high heat. Reduce heat to low and cook covered, stirring occasionally, 2 minutes or until spinach is wilted. Season, if desired, with salt and black pepper. Evenly arrange spinach on plates with slotted spoon, then top with mushrooms. Serve with remaining Sauce, heated.
• TIP: For VEGETARIAN STUFFED MUSHROOMS, omit sausage and cook chopped mushroom stems with onion.
• GREAT VARIATION: To make APPETIZER STUFFED MUSHROOMS, prepare filling as above and stuff into white mushroom caps. Bake 10 minutes or until tender.

GRILLED PORTOBELLO MUSHROOM EGGPLANT PARMESAN ROUNDS RECIPE - (3.9/5)

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425 degrees. Salt sliced eggplant and let rest in colander for about 20 minutes while oven is heating. Rinse and pat eggplant slices dry. Brush with 1 tablespoon olive oil and arrange on baking sheet. Roast for 15 minutes, flipping after 10 minutes. Meanwhile prepare mushroom caps. Wipe caps clean and then brush both sides with remaining olive oil. Sprinkle each side with salt and pepper and place on grill pan gill side down. Grill caps for about 2 ½ minutes on each side on high heat with grill pan covered with a lid. Assemble rounds. Mix together the mozzarella and parmesan and divide mixture into two small bowls. Set aside. Spoon a tablespoon of sauce onto grill side of mushroom caps then layer eggplant and a pinch of cheese mixture from one of the bowls on top of sauce. Repeat, alternating sauce, eggplant and cheese on all caps, ending with sauce, then one slice of tomato if desired. Top each round with the remaining cheese from the second bowl. Broil in oven for about 4 to 5 minutes until cheese is bubbly.

ROASTED PORTABELLA CAPS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 450. Spray a cooking sheet or roasting pan. (To lessen the mess, consider lining it with parchment paper instead.) Place mushrooms gill-side up on the pan. Sprinkle with a little salt and pepper. Roast until tender, about 20 minutes.
• Meanwhile, combine breadcrumbs, Parmesan, parsley, oil, 1/8 t. salt and some pepper. Remove mushrooms from oven. Top each with 2 T. of crumb mixture, spreading evenly. Return to oven and cook until browned, about 5 minutes.

STUFFED PORTABELLA CAPS

Steps:

• Remove stems from portobello mushrooms.
• Arrange the mushroom caps, bottoms up, on a medium baking sheet.
• Chop the stems and set aside.
• Place turkey sausage link on a small baking sheet.
• Cook uncovered in the preheated oven 15 minutes, or until the interior is no longer pink.
• Remove from heat and chop.
• In a medium saucepan over medium heat, mix together chopped mushroom stems, chopped sausage, chopped garlic, crushed garlic, cayenne pepper, black pepper and seasoned bread crumbs.
• Slowly cook and stir 5 to 7 minutes, or until bread crumbs begin to brown.
• Remove from heat, allow to cool approximately 10 minutes and transfer to a medium bowl.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Mix cream cheese and Parmesan cheese into the mushroom stem mixture.
• Stuff the mushroom caps with the mixture.
• Bake stuffed mushrooms in the preheated oven 20 minutes, or until stuffing is lightly browned.

BAKED EGGPLANT WITH PORTABELLAS AND TOMATO SAUCE (VEGETARIAN)

Steps:

• Grease a 2-3-quart oval baking dish (I use my Le Creuset cookware for this recipe!).
• Set oven to broiler heat.
• Grease a large baking sheet.
• Brush each side of eggplant slices with olive oil, then season lightly with salt and black pepper.
• Arrange the eggplant slices on the baking sheet; broil for 3 minutes on each side, or until lightly browned.
• In a large skillet heat 2-4 tablespoons olive oil over medium heat; add in onion, garlic, Italian seasoning, chili flakes (if using) and mushrooms; saute for about 7-8 minutes, or until the liquid from the mushrooms evaporates, season the mixture with salt and pepper.
• Spread HALF the mushroom mixture on the bottom of the dish.
• Arrange HALF the eggplant slices over the mushroom mixture.
• Top with HALF of the tomato sauce and about 1-1/2 cups of the mozza cheese.
• Spread the remaining mushroom mixture over the mozza cheese; top with remaining eggplant slices, then top with remaining tomato sauce.
• Cover and bake in a 375 degree oven for about 1 hour.
• Remove then sprinkle with about 1/3 cup Parmesan cheese and about 1-1/2 cups mozza cheese.
• Return to oven uncovered for another 5-6 minutes or until the cheese melts.
• Let stand about 10-15 minutes before serving.
• Delicious!

PORTABELLA MUSHROOM CAPS STUFFED WITH GARLIC MASHED POTATOES

Steps:

• Cook potatoes, garlic and bay leaf in boiling water until very tender.
• Drain. Discard bayleaf.
• Return potatoes to pot and mash till smooth.
• Add cream.
• Cool slightly.
• Add Grated cheese. Reserve 1 tbsp to sprinkle on top.
• Season with salt, white pepper and nutmeg.
• Stir in beaten eggs.
• Set aside.
• Mix olive oil, red wine vinegar, salt and freshly ground black pepper, and 1/2 tsp fresh thyme together and brush all over mushroom caps, both sides.
• Set aside.
• Heat 4 tsp olive oil in skillet.
• Add mushroom stems and onions. Saute till soft.
• ADD parsley, rosemary, amd thyme.
• Add red wine and cook til evaporated.
• Season to taste with salt and pepper.
• Bake caps at 400°F for 10 minutes.
• Reduce heat to 350°F.
• Divide onion mixture equally into bottom of caps.
• Mound potato mixture on top.
• Sprinkle with reserved cheese.
• Bake about 25 minutes until potatoes are golden and heated through.
• Enjoy.

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.

PORTOBELLO PIZZAS

Steps:

• Place mushrooms, stem side down, on a greased baking sheet; drizzle with oil. Bake at 350° for 20-25 minutes or until tender, turning once., Meanwhile, cook sausage over medium heat until no longer pink; drain. Stir in the pizza sauce, pepper, onion, mushrooms, Parmesan cheese and garlic. Divide among mushrooms; sprinkle with mozzarella cheese. Broil 2-3 in. from the heat for 1-2 minutes or until cheese is melted. Sprinkle with basil if desired.

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.