We had a great weekend, did you? We invited some friends over, fired up the barbeque, made a lot of good eats, shared some wine and talked until it was late – the very best kind of summer evening.
One of my favorite appetizers to make in the summer are these cheesy, tasty wonderful grilled portobello (or ‘portabella’) mushrooms. They’ve got everything inside: protein, vegetables, and a little bit of carbs. Mini meals all wrapped up in one delicious package!
~ How to Make Them ~
Ingredients:
12 medium size portobello mushrooms
olive oil
balsamic vinegar
2 diced tomatoes
1 link cooked sausage (or 1 zucchini for vegetarian)
1 clove chopped garlic (or 1 tbsp minced garlic)
4 slices white bread
½ tsp Italian seasoning
¼ cup parmesan cheese
strips of sliced Monterrey jack cheese
Clean portobello mushrooms, trim and remove stems and set aside. Dice bread into small ½ inch pieces, dice cooked sausage* and remaining mushroom stems (trim any hard ends). Add 2 tbsp of olive oil to pan, simmer chopped garlic over medium heat for 1 minute. Add bread, sausage, chopped mushroom stems, and Italian seasoning to pan and toss over medium heat for 4-5 minutes until mixture is golden brown.
*for vegetarian recipe, dice zucchini and soften in olive oil before adding diced bread and mushroom caps.
Place portobellos on grill pan and coat both sides with olive oil, cook on grill for 3-4 minutes (lid down) on medium low heat until mushrooms are softened.
Into each cooked mushroom cap layer the crouton/sausage/mushroom mixture, then sprinkle parmesan, fresh diced tomatoes, and top with slices of Monterrey jack cheese.
Place lid down and grill portobellos for 5 more minutes until cheese is melted. Serve hot on a platter, drizzle with olive oil and balsamic. Enjoy!
Printable recipe here.
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Thanks for hosting, Kate! Your recipe looks delicious. (as always) Linking up from my phone today–still no power after the tornado…Looking forward to browsing recipes soon!
This is a great idea! I’ve been using our gril basket for peppers and onions but I love how the mushrooms can work as a fancied-up bbq appetizer! Thanks for hosting, I always love a party that starts at a time when I can get to it on time (since I’m in the Bar Area, I can’t make the ones that start at 5am:)
Jessica
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Those mushrooms looks yummy! Thank you for hosting the link party!
Oh those look so yummy! Must try it. Thanks for the fun party!
XO
Kristin
My mouth is watering! I LOVE grilled portobellos but mine definitely don’t look as yummy!
Those grilled mushrooms look delicious! Yum. Thanks for hosting Kate.
Mary
I’m not a mushroom person but you made them look absolutely irresistible!
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Linda
These look scrumptious Kate! I’ll be trying these this weekend.
Yum! I could eat an entire plate of those grilled porobellos myself! They look amazing! I linked up my Grilled Artichokes (which are to die for!). Thank you for hosting!
We’ve been grilling a ton lately, despite the insane temperatures we’ve had here in DC. The latest, and my favorite grilled side dish to date (though I haven’t blogged it yet – blast!) was the grilled green tomatoes I made on Saturday. I’ve always been a huge fan of fried green tomatoes, but I had never grilled them before now. I cut them into 1/4 inch slices, marinaded them for about 30 min in a batch of red wine vinegar, olive oil, salt and pepper, and then seared them over direct heat for just a few minutes per side. They were caramelized on the outside, juicy on the inside, and just amazing.
This looks amazing! Can’t wait to make for our next summer BBQ.
Oooh! My tummy is rumbling — those look delicious! Thanks for sharing!
These stuffed mushroom looks BOMB! i need to try this for my bbq this weekend. Thanks for sharing :)
Your app looks yummy! And thanks for hosting another party!
My hubby absolutely loves mushrooms, I should try this soon! Looks really yum! thanks!
They look delicious! Thank you for hosting these recipes. Yum!
Those look WAY better than the grilled portobellos I have made in the past. Going to have to give this a go.
Those look GREAT! Thanks for hosting!!! XO, Aimee
Very cool. I will definitely be trying these, vegetarian style.
This looks delicious. I love portobellos. In fact I love every mushroom. I will be trying this for sure.
Cynthia
That would be dinner at our house – they look devine!!
The best snack for a BBQ party! I love portobello mushrooms!
Kate,
This recipe looks delicious. I love mushrooms of all kinds and when you add cheese and a grill, what could be better. Thanks for hosting this fun party.
Karen
Hi Kate, Your mushrooms recipe look so pretty and yummy. Thanks for hosting.
What’s a BBQ without the swauss?? I shared my sweet & spicy bbq sauce at #79! Thanks for hosting!
WOW! Those look amazing up there! Thank’s for the Fun Link up!! I Brought you a Slice of Fresh Peach Pie! :)
-Jen
The mushrooms look wonderful and it’s nice to have a vegetarian option, although I like the sausage.
Those just look fantastic! It has been quite some time since I’ve had stuffed mushrooms, and grilling them makes them sound even better.