Portabello Mushroom Pizzas – WLS Recipe

Steph Wagner MS, RDN

May 29, 2014

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Portabello Mushroom Pizzas – WLS Recipe

 

Portabello Mushroom Pizzas // Weight Loss Surgery Recipes // Food Coach Me

After having such success with my Loaded Pizza on Cauliflower Crust, I decided to give another low-carb pizza recipe a go!

Portabello mushrooms are the large mushrooms that are great for having a “stuffed mushroom” as a dinner choice. Any recipe you have for stuffed mushroom can be made a bigger scale, still small enough for one, but not the small appetizer sizes you’re used to.

For this recipe, I used my Pampered Chef Microwave Egg Cooker. The deep wells were perfect for sitting my mushrooms. You can use a baking sheet lined with foil as well.

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I browned the ground chicken meat with a  few spices first. Then layered the ingredients in the mushrooms. Baked and voila! All the flavors of pizza in a stuffed mushroom! Delish! And less work than the cauliflower crust…which is worth the work…but I was thankful for a faster recipe :) 

Portabello Mushroom Pizzas // Weight Loss Surgery Recipes // Food Coach Me

Portabello Mushroom Pizzas - WLS Recipe

Cuisine: Italian
Servings: 2 mushroom caps
Calories: 283kcal
Author: Steph Wagner
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Ingredients

  • 1/2 lb ground chicken (or turkey)
  • 1 tbsp dried oregano
  • 1 tsp each salt & pepper
  • 2 cloves garlic, minced
  • 1 cup chopped fresh spinach
  • 2 large portabello mushroom caps
  • 8 oz tomato sauce
  • 1 oz low-fat mozzarella cheese

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 375. Meanwhile, brown the ground chicken. Add oregano, salt and pepper. Add fresh garlic and fresh spinach. Sauté about 5 minutes, stirring to combine. Remove from heat and set aside.
  • Dab the mushroom caps with a web paper towel to clean. Remove the stem and the "guts" with a spoon. Place on baking sheet or baking stone.
  • Divide the tomato sauce evenly in the bottom of the mushroom caps. Add the chicken mixture. Top with low-fat mozzarella cheese.
  • Bake in preheated oven for 20 minutes.

Nutrition

Serving: 1mushroom cap | Calories: 283kcal | Carbohydrates: 15g | Protein: 29g | Fat: 10g | Saturated Fat: 4g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 107mg | Sodium: 1933mg | Potassium: 1412mg | Fiber: 4g | Sugar: 7g | Vitamin A: 2009IU | Vitamin C: 13mg | Calcium: 196mg | Iron: 4mg
Nutrition Facts
Portabello Mushroom Pizzas - WLS Recipe
Amount Per Serving (1 mushroom cap)
Calories 283 Calories from Fat 90
% Daily Value*
Fat 10g15%
Saturated Fat 4g25%
Trans Fat 1g
Cholesterol 107mg36%
Sodium 1933mg84%
Potassium 1412mg40%
Carbohydrates 15g5%
Fiber 4g17%
Sugar 7g8%
Protein 29g58%
Vitamin A 2009IU40%
Vitamin C 13mg16%
Calcium 196mg20%
Iron 4mg22%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

7 thoughts on “Portabello Mushroom Pizzas – WLS Recipe”

  1. I use mushrooms to house seafood salad, but even though I’m not a pizza fan — gonna try this one! Thank you :)

  2. Made this earlier this week, and even my husband and my skinny non mushroom fan friend loved it! Really tasty! Love your cookbook!

  3. @carol Yay! What a great report back! Thank you for taking the time for a message :)

  4. I’ve not tried yet but need to know what’s making the sodium so high. I need to lower sodium & cholesterol.. help?

  5. Cholesterol is from animal product so if you use lean ground meats (90% lean or greater) and reduced-fat cheese that will help. To reduce sodium you can omit the salt and use a no salt added tomato sauce.

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