Sausage Portabella Pizzas Recipes

PORTOBELLO PIZZAS

Steps:

• Preheat broiler.
• Dress the mushroom caps with liberal drizzle of extra-virgin olive oil and season with salt and pepper. Broil the portobello mushrooms 5 minutes on each side until tender.
• While caps are broiling heat 1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil in a skillet over medium high heat, add sausage and brown and crumble the meat, then add tomatoes to skillet and cook another few minutes until they burst. Add cream to skillet and reduce 2 to 3 minutes more. Remove the sausage from heat and fold in basil. Fill mushroom caps and top with cheese, place under broiler to brown 2 to 3 minutes then quarter caps and serve.

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.

SAUSAGE PORTABELLA PIZZAS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 450°; place the mushroom caps gill side up on a baking sheet; drizzle mushroom caps with olive oil.
• Roast for 12 minutes or until tender.
• Let a small nonstick skillet get heated over med-high heat; add a drizzle of olive oil to the pan.
• Add in the sausage; break up and brown the sausage for 5-7 minutes or until no pink remains.
• Transfer the cooked meat to a paper towel lined plate to drain.
• Remove the caps from the oven; top each with a layer of marinara, cooked sausage, and cheese.
• Return caps to the oven and bake 3-4 minutes to melt the cheese and brown it at the edges.
• Remove the pizzas from the oven and top with a pinch of crushed red pepper flakes and Italian seasoning.

PORTABELLA PIZZA

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°F.
• In skillet, fry Italian sausage breaking into small pieces.
• Cook until light brown and pinkness is gone.
• In medium skillet heat olive oil and add onion and garlic until soft.
• Add crushed tomatoes and spices and simmer until most of the liquid of the tomatoes is cooked out, about 10 minutes.
• Using a spoon, scoop out the "ribs" in the underside of the mushrooms.
• It's best to do this under cold water.
• Rinse clean and set on a paper towel to dry.
• Once they are fairly dry place on a cookie sheet.
• Place cooked and crumbled sausage equally inside the bowl of the mushrooms.
• Add equal amount of sauce on the top of the sausage.
• Add equal amounts of mozzarella cheese to the top of the sauce and sausage.
• Bake in oven for 15 minutes or until cheese is melted.
• Optional: Top with crushed red pepper flakes for a little zip.
• Try adding sliced pepperoni or other favorite pizza toppings for a variety.

PORTOBELLO MUSHROOM AND SAUSAGE PIZZAS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F. Brush mushrooms with oil; arrange rounded side down on baking sheet. Bake mushrooms until almost tender, about 8 minutes. Maintain oven temperature.
• Sauté sausage in medium skillet over medium-high heat until brown and cooked through, breaking up sausage with back of spoon, about 6 minutes. Using slotted spoon, remove sausage from skillet.
• Divide sausage among mushrooms. Top each with crushed red pepper, then 2 tablespoons sauce and 2 tablespoons mozzarella cheese.
• Bake mushroom pizzas until heated through, about 10 minutes. Top each with basil leaf, if desired.