Chorizo Cheddar Stuffed Portabella Caps Recipes

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.

TURKEY AND CHORIZO STUFFED PORTABELLA MUSHROOMS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F. Line cookie sheet with sides or very shallow baking pan with foil.
• In 10- or 12-inch skillet, heat 2 tablespoons of the oil over medium-high heat. Add onion; cook 2 minutes, stirring frequently, until translucent. Add turkey; cook about 10 minutes, stirring occasionally, until no longer pink. Drain off any excess grease.
• Crumble sausage into cooked turkey. Cover skillet; cook 5 to 10 minutes or until sausage is no longer pink. Using potato masher, mash sausage and turkey together. Add bell pepper and garlic; cook 10 minutes longer or until bell peppers are softened.
• Clean mushrooms by gently wiping outsides of caps with damp paper towel or brushing off any dirt with soft brush. Pop out stems by pushing them from side to side until they snap out. With teaspoon, scrape gills until undersides of caps are mostly clean. Place mushrooms on cookie sheet.
• Brush both sides of mushrooms caps lightly with remaining 3 tablespoons oil; place top side down on cookie sheet. Stuff each mushroom cap with about 1/2 cup turkey mixture. Sprinkle with cheese.
• Bake 25 to 30 minutes or until stuffing is browned and mushrooms are thoroughly cooked. Garnish with cilantro before serving.

SPINACH & CHEESE STUFFED PORTABELLA MUSHROOM CAPS (3 WW POIN

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400°.
• Remove brown gills from undersides of mushrooms using a spoon; discard gills. Place mushrooms, stem sides up, on a baking sheet coated with cooking spray. Sprinkle with 1/8 teaspoon salt. Bake at 400° for 5 minutes.
• While mushrooms bake, combine ricotta, garlic powder, black pepper, and remaining 1/8 teaspoon salt in a medium bowl, stirring well. Gently stir in the spinach and bell pepper. Divide mixture evenly among mushroom caps. Top evenly with tomato sauce and cheese. Sprinkle evenly with oregano. Bake at 400° for 8 minutes. Increase oven temperature to broil. Broil 1 1/2 minutes or until cheese is melted.
• 3 points per stuffed portobello cap.
• Nutritional Info:
• Please note that this NI is for 2 caps so it will come out to 6 points: CALORIES 305(22% from fat); FAT 6.9g (sat 4.1g,mono 0.0g,poly 0.1g); PROTEIN 22.9g; CHOLESTEROL 42mg; CALCIUM 466mg; SODIUM 949mg; FIBER 6.2g; IRON 2.8mg; CARBOHYDRATE 31.6g.