Are you looking for something different for your Thanksgiving or holiday meal table this year? Trying to be a bit more healthful with your foods? Check out this awesome recipe from the folks at Fresh n’ Lean. You can even double it, leave off the avocado topping, and serve it as a stuffing side!
Mexican Style Stuffed Portabella Mushrooms Recipe
By: Fresh n’ Lean – the nation’s #1 organic meal delivery company
Lots of healthy ingredients like quinoa, black beans, and veggies are packed into portabella mushroom cups for a tasty Thanksgiving treat. This dish can be successfully served as main or appetizer. Tastes great topped with mashed avocado and a side of crispy corn nachos.
This dish is colorful, rich in flavor, and always a huge crowd pleaser. Ready to be served in less than 30 minutes!
Mexican Style Stuffed Portabella Mushrooms
Ingredients
- 4 Portabella Mushroom Cups
- 2 tbsp Olive Oil
- ½ Red Onion diced
- ½ Red Bell Pepper chopped
- 1 tbsp Jalapeno Pepper chopped
- 1 cup Quinoa cooked
- ½ cup black beans, canned rinsed and drained
- ½ cup Sweet Corn, canned rinsed and drained
- ½ tsp Sea Salt
- ½ tsp Garlic, powder or fresh minced
- ½ tsp Cumin Powder
- ½ cup Shredded Cheddar Cheese
Avocado Topping
- 1 Ripe Avocado
- Pinch salt and pepper
- 1 tbsp Lemon Juice
Instructions
- Arrange mushrooms on a baking tray lined with parchment paper, remove stems and gills from mushroom cups and set aside.
- Heat olive oil in a deep skillet. Add onions, bell pepper and jalapenos. Saute for about 5 minutes or until cooked through, but still a bit crunchy.
- Remove skillet from the heat. Add quinoa, black beans, sweet corn, salt, garlic powder and cumin. Mix to combine.
- Stuff mushroom cups with quinoa black bean filling. Bake at 375F for 12 minutes, top with shredded cheddar, return to oven and broil for 2 minutes.
- Add avocado, salt, pepper and lemon juice to a bowl or deep plate. Mash with a fork. Serve on top of stuffed mushrooms.
Sounds awesome. Tweak it for your family and let me know how you like it!
Disclaimer: recipe and image used with permission
Hi! I’m Chris! Just a Midlife Wife sharing about life’s journey; screaming and kicking through it while supposedly aging gracefully…
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