Recipe: Baked Pizza Mushrooms - #GlutenFree

Baked Pizza Mushrooms - #GlutenFree

Today I bring you a recipe I adapted from one I saw on Youtube! This is an awesome way to take mushrooms to another level and is easy to adapt to any palate, be it carnivore, veggie or vegan.

Prep - 5mins, cooking 30-40mins

Ingredients

• large flat mushrooms - 2 per person
• passata - couple of spoonfuls per mushroom - I use the one that comes with basil already in it
• cheesey product - I use cheddar, but a mixture of cheddar and mozzarella would be good, or vegan cheese
• toppings of choice - I use courgette (zuchinni) and tinned ham (for 3 mushrooms I used 1/4 courgette and 1/3 200g tin if ham), but anything you can chop small or that lies flat will work
• garlic to taste - I prefer a dried garlic mill, but minced garlic is good too
• Italian herbs to taste

Instructions

1. Pre-heat the oven to 160C/320F fan or 180C/360F for non-fan.
2. Place the mushroom on a baking sheet on baking paper, stalks up.
3. Bake for 15-20 mins until they start giving up their water (this is a very important step or your toppings and cheese will end up watery).
4. Drain and place back on the baking sheet on baking paper stalk side up.
5. With a sharp knife, trim off the stalks so the cup of the mushroom is flat.
6. Chop the stalks into 4mm cubes (ish) and put them in a bowl.
7. Chop your toppings into 4mm cubes (ish) and add to the bowl.
8. Add the garlic and Italian herbs (I use a good couple of twists of the grinders for each) and mix thoroughly.
9. Pour the passata into each mushroom cup.
10. Heap on a good portion of the toppings.
11. Cover with cheese.
12. Bake in the oven for 15-20mins until the cheese has melted and started to go golden.
13. Allow to stand for a minute or so because they will be very, very hot, then eat.

These are absolutely delicious and really do taste like pizza - as long as you like mushrooms on your pizza 😂. They are quick and easy, taking minutes to prepare, it's only the cooking in the oven that takes the time.

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