Mushroom Patacone Pita Recipes

CHEESY SPINACH AND MUSHROOM PITA POCKET

Steps:

• 1. Wash the spinach with your hands and then squeeze the water out of it about 5 times, hard.
• 2. Dry the spinach even more in a paper towel by squeezing the juice out.
• 3. Chop the portobello mushrooms, starting at the top of the dome, slicing down to the bottom of the stub. Slice each one into about 8 or 9 thin slices.
• 4. Push about 1/3 of the spinach into the bottom of the pita pocket with about a third of the mushrooms and half the walnuts; and then top that with most of the cheese, pushing down to make room for the rest.
• 5. Put the rest of the spinach, walnuts, and mushrooms in the pocket and then the rest of the cheese.
• 6. Microwave on high for about 20 seconds.
• 7. Pour the olive oil into a medium hot skillet and rub one half the pocket in the oil, and flip it so that the oiled part is on the top.
• 8. Fry the pocket for 30 seconds to a minute on each side.2.

SAUTEED MUSHROOMS IN A HOT CRUSTY PITA

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
• In a large skillet, melt the butter and saute the mushrooms until soft. Add the heavy cream and reduce liquid by half, until a thick consistency. Add the bacon, and season with salt and pepper.
• To serve, heat the pita bread in the oven. Slit the pita bread down the center, stuff the pitas with the mushroom mixture, and serve hot.

MUSHROOM PITA POCKETS

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine mushrooms, red pepper, cucumber, onion, cheese. Add dressing. Toss to mix well.
• Open pita halves and place lettuce leaf in each pita half. Spon filling evenly into the pita halves. Garnish with fresh herbs if desired.
• Variation: Spread 1 tablespoons low-fat mayonnaise inside each pita half.