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Creamy spinach stuffed portobello mushrooms

Meaty portobello mushroom is stuffed with a creamy cheesy spinach filling and baked to perfection.
Course Appetizer
Cuisine American
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 22 minutes
Servings 4 servings
Calories 259kcal
Author Subhasmita

Ingredients

  • 4 large Portobello mushrooms
  • 4 cups Spinach Chopped
  • 2 tablespoons Olive oil /
  • ½ onion chopped
  • 1 tablespoons garlic minced
  • ½ cup Cream cheese
  • ¾ cup  Mozzarella cheese 
  • 1 teaspoon Italian seasoning
  • ½ teaspoon Paprika
  • ¼ teaspoon Black pepper
  • to taste Salt and

Instructions

Prepping Portobello Mushroom

  • Preheat the oven to 450 degrees Fahrenheit. 
  • Clean Portobello mushrooms by brushing off any dirt with a brush or a damp kitchen towel.
  • Carefully snip off the stem and save it to be used in the stuffing. Scarp off the black gill with the help of a spoon and discard
  • Place the mushrooms on a baking sheet and brush both sides with olive oil. Lightly season with salt and pepper.
  • Flip seasoned portobello mushrooms gill side down. Bake in for 10 minutes.

Making creamy spinach stuffing

  • While the mushrooms are in the oven, prepare the filling.
  • Finely chop reserved mushroom stems.
  • Heat oil in a skillet. Cook chopped garlic and onion until softened and aromatic. Add mushroom stems to the pan and cook for 2-3 minutes.
  • Add chopped spinach and cook until spinach is cooked and all the water from cooking spinach has dried up. It will take about 5 minutes on medium heat. Let the cooked mixture cool down a bit.
  • In a bowl, add softened cream cheese, 1/2 cup shredded mozzarella, Italian seasoning, paprika, salt, pepper and cooked onion spinach stuffing. Mix everything well.

Stuff and Bake

  • Flip the baked mushroom cavity side up. fill with the spinach mixture. Top each with the remaining mozzarella cheese.
  • Bake for 10-12 minutes until the stuffing looks bubbly and the cheese topping has melted fully.
  • Serve hot with a sprinkle of fresh parsley on top.

Notes

Note:
1.Take care of the salt content. Because the soup mixture will also have salt in it.
 

Nutrition

Serving: 1serving | Calories: 259kcal | Carbohydrates: 9g | Protein: 9g | Fat: 22g | Saturated Fat: 10g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 9g | Trans Fat: 0.003g | Cholesterol: 45mg | Sodium: 253mg | Potassium: 562mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 4g | Vitamin A: 3460IU | Vitamin C: 10mg | Calcium: 174mg | Iron: 1mg