SAUSAGE & GORGONZOLA-STUFFED PORTOBELLO MUSHROOMS
- Serves 4
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- prep time: 15 minute(s)
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- cook time: 20 minute(s)
Ingredients:
4 large portobello mushrooms, stems and ribs removed 2 Tbsp. Bertolli® Classico™ Olive Oil 1 lb. sweet Italian sausage links, removed from casing and crumbled 1 cup chopped onion 1 jar Bertolli® Tomato & Basil Sauce, divided 1-1/2 cups torn fresh bread 2/3 cup crumbled Gorgonzola cheese, divided 1/4 cup toasted pine nuts 1 package (12 oz.) baby spinach or arugula leaves
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Directions:
- Preheat oven to 425°. Evenly drizzle both sides of mushrooms with Olive Oil, then season, if desired, with salt and black pepper. Arrange mushrooms on cookie sheet; set aside.
- Brown sausage in 12-inch nonstick skillet; drain, if desired. Stir in onion and cook, stirring occasionally, 3 minutes or until tender; cool slightly.
- Combine sausage mixture, 1 cup Sauce, bread, 6 tablespoons cheese and pine nuts in medium bowl. Evenly spoon sausage mixture onto prepared mushrooms, then sprinkle with remaining cheese. Bake 15 minutes or until mushrooms are tender.
- Meanwhile, bring spinach and 1/4 cup water to a boil in 5-quart saucepot over high heat. Reduce heat to low and cook covered, stirring occasionally, 2 minutes or until spinach is wilted. Season, if desired, with salt and black pepper. Evenly arrange spinach on plates, then top with mushrooms. Serve with remaining Sauce, heated.
TIP: For VEGETARIAN STUFFED MUSHROOMS, omit sausage and cook chopped mushroom stems with onion.
GREAT VARIATION: To make APPETIZER STUFFED MUSHROOMS, prepare filling as above and stuff into white mushroom caps. Bake 10 minutes or until tender.
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