SAUSAGE STUFFED PORTOBELLO MUSHROOMS

These Sausage Stuffed Portobello Mushrooms are a delicious low carb dinner! A savory sausage tomato sauce topped with gooey, melty cheese on top of an umami portobello mushroom! Make this umami bomb for dinner tonight!

Ahhh, you guys. These Sausage Stuffed Portobello Mushrooms are my new favorite thing, I’m not even kidding.  You know I love using vegetables as a carb replacer like with THESE bell peppers or THESE bell peppers or ALL the spaghetti squash.  PS, spell check is telling me that “carb replacer” isn’t a thing?   Um, I have to disagree, carb replacer is TOTALLY a thing, and these Sausage Stuffed Portobello Mushrooms are totally one of them.  Those?  Anyhoo.

Apparently they are both used and considered correct. So, use whichever one you like. AS for this sausage stuffed portobello mushrooms recipe, here is how this works.  First you make a delicious, savory, lip smacking sausage marinara sauce.  Then you fill some beautiful portobello mushroom caps with said sausage marinara.  Then you top with lots of mozzarella.  Then you bake.  Holy moly.

INGREDIENTS

• 8 Portobello mushrooms, stems and gills removed
• 1 pound hot Italian Sausage
• 2 Tablespoons olive oil
• 1 onion, diced
• 1 red bell pepper, diced
• 1 green bell pepper, diced
• 4 garlic cloves, minced
• 1 teaspoon oregano
• 28 ounce can crushed tomatoes
• 16 ounces mozzarella cheese, grated
• salt
• pepper
• fresh basil for garnish (optional)

INSTRUCTIONS

1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
2. Remove stems from mushrooms and use a spoon to scrape out the gills.  Arrange on a baking sheet, brush with olive oil and season with salt and pepper.  Set aside.
3. In a saute pan over medium heat, brown the sausage.  Remove from pan.  Add 1 tablespoon olive oil.  When hot, add the onions and bell peppers, season with salt and pepper.  Saute until they have released their water and water has evaporated, and they are soft and starting to turn golden. 
4. Add the garlic and oregano, saute for 30 seconds.  Add the crushed tomatoes and the sausage back into the pan, stir. Simmer for at least 20 minutes to let flavors combine.
5. Spoon sausage mixture into the mushrooms, top with shredded cheese.
6. Bake for 15 minutes, or until cheese is melted and mushrooms are tender.  Finish under the broiler for 1-2 minutes to brown cheese, if desired.
7. Garnish with fresh chopped basil if desired.

NOTES

* I usually only make 4 mushrooms, then save the rest of the sauce for another meal.  You could also cut the sauce recipe in half if you don't want to make such a large serving.

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