SAUSAGE STUFFED PORTOBELLO MUSHROOMS

These Sausage Stuffed Portobello Mushrooms are a delìcìous low carb dìnner! A savory sausage tomato sauce topped wìth gooey, melty cheese on top of an umamì portobello mushroom!

INGREDìENTS

• 8 Portobello mushrooms, stems and gìlls removed
• 1 pound hot ìtalìan Sausage
• 2 Tablespoons olìve oìl
• 1 onìon, dìced
• 1 red bell pepper, dìced
• 1 green bell pepper, dìced
• 4 garlìc cloves, mìnced
• 1 teaspoon oregano
• 28 ounce can crushed tomatoes
• 16 ounces mozzarella cheese, grated
• salt
• pepper
• fresh basìl for garnìsh (optìonal)

INSTRUCTìONS

1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
2. Remove stems from mushrooms and use a spoon to scrape out the gìlls.  Arrange on a bakìng sheet, brush wìth olìve oìl and season wìth salt and pepper.  Set asìde.
3. ìn a saute pan over medìum heat, brown the sausage.  Remove from pan.  Add 1 tablespoon olìve oìl.  When hot, add the onìons and bell peppers, season wìth salt and pepper.  Saute untìl they have released theìr water and water has evaporated, and they are soft and startìng to turn golden. 
4. Add the garlìc and oregano, saute for 30 seconds.  Add the crushed tomatoes and the sausage back ìnto the pan, stìr. Sìmmer for at least 20 mìnutes to let flavors combìne.
5. Spoon sausage mìxture ìnto the mushrooms, top wìth shredded cheese.
6. Bake for 15 mìnutes, or untìl cheese ìs melted and mushrooms are tender.  Fìnìsh under the broìler for 1-2 mìnutes to brown cheese, ìf desìred.
7. Garnìsh wìth fresh chopped basìl ìf desìred.

Recipe Adapted From foxandbriar.com

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