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Portobello Mushroom Pizzas

“When we have all indulged a little too much during the holidays, it is good to find ways to cut back on calories.  Sounds good, but who wants to give up Friday night pizza?  Here is a great little recipe that gives all the satisfaction of eating pizza without the guilt and I promise, it is really delicious!”

– Carolyn

Prep time 30 minutes
Bake time 12-17 minutes
Calories 506
Servings 2 (2 mushrooms each)

Ingredients – Mushrooms

  • 4 large Portobello Mushroom caps, cleaned and gills removed
  • 1/2 cup Pizza sauce (or make your own, see below)
  • 1 teaspoon Italian seasoning
  • 1 3/4 cups Mozzarella cheese, shredded
  • 4 large Basil leaves, torn
  • 2 Tablespoons Olive oil
  • 1 teaspoon Salt
  • 1 teaspoon Black pepper

Ingredients – Pizza Sauce (home-made)

  • 1-28 oz can Cento whole peeled tomatoes, drained
  • 1 Tablespoon Olive oil
  • 1 teaspoon red wine vinegar
  • 2 Garlic cloves, minced
  • 1 teaspoon Salt
  • 1/4 teaspoon pepper
  • 1 teaspoon dried Greek Oregano

Method – Mushrooms

  1. Preheat oven to 450 degrees. 
  2. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper. 
  3. Gently wash mushrooms with a wet paper towel or a mushroom brush. Cut off stems and discard. Remove the gills. A stem corer tool works well for this task. Dry mushrooms with paper towels.
  4. Brush insides and outsides of mushrooms with olive oil and season with salt and pepper.
  5. Place mushrooms on prepared baking sheet with tops down.
  6. Put pizza sauce in mushroom caps followed by Italian seasoning, cheese and any toppings of your choice. 
  7. Bake for 12-17 minutes until the cheese is becoming a light golden brown. 
  8. Top with torn basil leaves and eat immediately.

Method – Sauce

  1. Put all ingredients in food processor and process for 30 seconds.
  2. This recipe makes two cups and freezes nicely.

Tips

  • You can buy prepared pizza sauce but it is so much better and fresher to make your own.
  • These little pizzas can be doctored up to have tiny pepperoni on them or anything you would like. I put ribbons of spinach on mine.

If you try this recipe, let me know what you think by sending me an email. I would love to hear from you!

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2 Comments

  1. Made these portobello mushroom pizzas and they are so yummy! I didn’t have fresh basil so I sprinkled the dried basil herb instead. Turned out tasty and filling! Highly recommend!!

    1. Thank you so much for your comment! I am really glad you enjoyed the mushrooms. They are so good! I made them too and they didn’t turn out as pretty as Mom’s but they were delicious, I agree! Thanks for letting us know! xo, ashley.

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