Stuffed Portobella Mushrooms: Pizza Style

Have you ever gone to the grocery store, and they have these portobello mushrooms all wrapped up and prettily stuffed with mozzarella and spinach?  I see them all the time, and I always think to myself, “I could do that.”  But I never do.

This past week, though, I did.  I could not think of anything for dinner.  I didn’t really have any instant cravings for anything, so I grabbed my own portobellos, and I brought them home because I had the cheese and baby spinach at home.  As usual, something else struck me as I was making these, and I added in the marinara sauce from Trader Joe’s, the red bell peppers, and the onions.

And you know what?  They tasted JUST LIKE a supreme pizza.

• portobello mushrooms
• marinara sauce (any kind will do, prego, bertoulli, ragu, trader joe’s, you name it)
• baby spinach
• sliced onions
• chopped red bell pepper
• minced garlic
• mozzarella cheese, shredded
• salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste

First, I scooped out the gills of the portobello mushrooms (the black part on the underside of the mushroom) with a spoon.

Then I layered the ingredients in the hollowed out mushroom “bowl” that was made, starting with the marinara sauce and ending with the mozz cheese  and salt and pepper.

Cover and bake at 350 for about 10 minutes, then uncover and let cheese get nice and toasty.

Just like-a da pizza!

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