Cheese-Topped Baked Portobello Mushrooms Cheese-Topped Baked Portobello Mushrooms
For a truly wonderful indulgence, try this the next time you have company. It's great when you crave cheese. We are partial to mushrooms, and big, glorious portobellos can stand up to baking. Buy large, flat mushrooms.
Preparation facts
Yield: 4 servings
Ingredients
olive oil cooking spray
4 portobello mushrooms, stemmed
4 plum tomatoes, cored and thinly sliced
1 tsp dried basil
freshly ground black pepper to taste
1/2 cup shredded low-fat mozzarella or soy cheese
Directions
Preheat the oven to 375°F. Spray a shallow baking pan with olive oil cooking spray.
Arrange the mushrooms, gill sides up, in the pan and bake for about 15 minutes. Turn the mushrooms over and cook for 15 to 20 minutes longer or until soft. Remove from the oven and turn the mushrooms over so that gill sides face up again.
Lay the tomato slices on top of the mushrooms. Bake for 10 to 12 minutes or until the tomatoes soften.
Sprinkle the mushrooms and tomatoes with basil and pepper and top with shredded cheese. Bake for 3 to 5 minutes longer or until the cheese melts. Serve right away.
Nutrition Note: Nutrition calculation based on low-fat mozzarella.
Recipe courtesy of The Pump Energy Food by Steve Kapelonis and Elena Kapelonis. Copyright © 2005 Steve Kapelonis and Elena Kapelonis. All Rights Reserved. Published by Hyperion. Available wherever books are sold.
Nutrition facts
Serving Size 1 serving
Calories 180
Calories from Fat 63 (35%)
% Daily Value*
11%Total Fat 7g
3%Total Carbohydrate 10g
8%Dietary Fiber 2g
38%Protein 19g
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