Stuffed Cheese Portabellas

Total Time: 35 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
• 4 large portabella mushrooms (or 16 small)
• 1/4 cup fat-free ricotta cheese
• 3/4 cup shredded reduced-fat mozzarella cheese
• 1 teaspoon minced garlic
• 1 medium thinly sliced tomato
• 1 tablespoon fresh thyme or 1 1/2 teaspoons dried thyme
• 1/2 teaspoon fresh ground black pepper
• grated parmesan cheese

Recipe

• 1 dust off mushrooms, removing stems and gills (scoop out with a spoon).
• 2 heat oil in skillet on medium heat. add mushrooms (caps down) and let cook for 10 minutes. turn them over and cook an additional 10 minutes.
• 3 mix the ricotta, mozzarella, garlic and pepper.
• 4 turn the mushrooms over and spoon the mixture into each cap.
• 5 while preheating the broiler, slice the tomatoes. if using the small caps, quarter each tomato slice.
• 6 place a slice of tomato on top of each stuffed mushroom.
• 7 sprinkle each with thyme and parmesan.
• 8 broil for 5 minutes, being careful not to burn.