Skip to main content

Portobello Mushroom and Sausage Pizzas

4.1

(30)

This recipe can be prepared in 45 minutes or less.

The mushroom caps are the pizza "crusts." Chopped pepperoni, onions, olives or bell peppers also make great toppings.

Recipe information

  • Yield

    Makes 8

Ingredients

8 4-inch-diameter portobello mushrooms, stemmed, dark gills scraped away
Olive oil
3 sweet Italian sausages (about 10 ounces), casings removed
Dried crushed red pepper
1 cup purchased marinara sauce
1 cup grated mozzarella cheese
8 fresh basil leaves (optional)

Preparation

  1. Step 1

    Preheat oven to 350°F. Brush mushrooms with oil; arrange rounded side down on baking sheet. Bake mushrooms until almost tender, about 8 minutes. Maintain oven temperature.

    Step 2

    Sauté sausage in medium skillet over medium-high heat until brown and cooked through, breaking up sausage with back of spoon, about 6 minutes. Using slotted spoon, remove sausage from skillet.

    Step 3

    Divide sausage among mushrooms. Top each with crushed red pepper, then 2 tablespoons sauce and 2 tablespoons mozzarella cheese.

    Step 4

    Bake mushroom pizzas until heated through, about 10 minutes. Top each with basil leaf, if desired.

Read More
Khao niaow ma muang, or steamed coconut sticky rice with ripe mango, is a classic in Thai cuisine—and you can make it at home.
Juicy peak-season tomatoes make the perfect plant-based swap for aguachile.
With just a handful of ingredients, this old-fashioned egg custard is the little black dress of dinner party desserts—simple and effortlessly chic.
This no-knead knockout gets its punch from tomatoes in two different ways.
Roasted poblanos, jalapeños, and red onion are coated with a melty sauce—warm with the flavors of pepper jack, and stabilized with a block of cream cheese.
With rich chocolate flavor and easy customization, this hot cocoa recipe is just the one you want to get you through winter.
This classic 15-minute sauce is your secret weapon for homemade mac and cheese, chowder, lasagna, and more.
A garlicky pistachio topping takes this sunny summer pasta from good to great.