NJBC Eats: Portabella Mushroom Pizzas
Lately, I’ve been eating grilled portabella mushroom pizzas on repeat. This is one of my favorite low-carb meals. Perfect for a weeknight dinner, it’s fast and requires minimal ingredients. For healthy, protein-packed toppings I like grilled chicken, turkey pepperoni or crumbled sausage. I recommend getting the family involved and customizing your toppings together. For added veggies and fiber, I serve mine with a side of green salad.
Portabella Mushroom Pizzas
Serves 2 (1 serving = 2 mushroom caps)
Prep Time: 5 min
Cook Time: 20 min
Ingredients:
- 2-3 tsp extra virgin olive oil (you can also use avocado oil or any other neutral oil)
- 4 large portabella mushroom caps, cleaned (you can also make mini pizzas with the smaller portabella mushrooms)
- Sea Salt and pepper to taste
- 4 Tbsp. of no-sugar added tomato sauce (I like Rao’s Tomato Basil Sauce)Â
- ¾ cup part-skim mozzarella cheese
- Toppings (grilled chicken, turkey pepperoni, crumbled sausage, etc)Â
Instructions:
- Lightly brush the portabella mushroom caps with extra virgin olive oil
- Season with salt and pepper
- Place the mushrooms on a hot grill over medium heat
- Grill the mushrooms for 10-15 minutes
- Once the mushrooms are done cooking, spoon some tomato sauce on top and sprinkle with mozzarella cheese and healthy toppings of your choice
- Close the lid of the grill and cook until the cheese is nice and melted. Serve and enjoy!
Karen Kelly, RD, is a registered dietitian at New Jersey Bariatric Center, a medical & surgical weight loss center with offices in Springfield, Somerville, Hoboken, East Brunswick, Sparta and Totowa, New Jersey. She provides pre-operative and post-operative nutritional counseling to New Jersey Bariatric Center’s Gastric Bypass, Gastric Sleeve, LAP-BAND (gastric band) and revision patients, in addition to dietary counseling for patients in our Medical Weight Loss program.