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Portobello Mushroom and Sausage Pizzas

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(30)

This recipe can be prepared in 45 minutes or less.

The mushroom caps are the pizza "crusts." Chopped pepperoni, onions, olives or bell peppers also make great toppings.

Recipe information

  • Yield

    Makes 8

Ingredients

8 4-inch-diameter portobello mushrooms, stemmed, dark gills scraped away
Olive oil
3 sweet Italian sausages (about 10 ounces), casings removed
Dried crushed red pepper
1 cup purchased marinara sauce
1 cup grated mozzarella cheese
8 fresh basil leaves (optional)

Preparation

  1. Step 1

    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.

    Step 2

    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.

    Step 3

    Divide sausage among mushrooms. Top each with crushed red pepper, then 2 tablespoons sauce and 2 tablespoons mozzarella cheese.

    Step 4

    Bake mushroom pizzas until heated through, about 10 minutes. Top each with basil leaf, if desired.

TagsPizzaAmericanPortobello MushroomMushroomVegetableSausageMeatMozzarellaCheeseDairyMainStarterBrunchDinnerGluten FreeKetoNut FreeEasyQuickWeeknight MealsRoastBon Appétit
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