Portobello Mushroom Pizzas

Ron_L · 06-09-2013, 08:47 PM

We've been having a couple of vegetarian meals a week and after the meat fest of the past three days we decided tonight would be a good opportunity. In addition, there is a veggie throwdown going on now!

So, on to the pizzas.

I started with slices of sweet onion, red and green bell pepper. I rossed them with olive oil and some Pappy's Veggies on the Grill seasoning and put them on the grill to par cook.

Once they had some grill marks and were soft I took them off and set them aside. I then scraped the gills out of some portobello mushroom caps and brushed the inside with olive oil and hit them with some salt and pepper and put them on the grill gill side down to par cook.

After about 4 minutes I took the caps inside to assemble the pizzas.

I added some vegetarian pizza sauce.

and then the par cooked onions, red and green bel peppers and return the filled caps to the grill to finish cooking.

I also put some ciabatta garlic toasts on the warming rack.

Once the caps were done I added some mozzarella veggie cheese shreds and let that melt.

I also put the garlic toast on the grate to toast the top side and added some of the extra pizza sauce.

We've done these in the past but have typically added pepperoni and used regular mozzarella cheese instead of the veggie cheese. Regular cheese is better, but the veggie cheese tasted a lot like regular mozz and had a decent texture. I would do these again.

Budman1 · 06-09-2013, 08:50 PM

those look really good! I gotta try them.

martyleach · 06-09-2013, 08:53 PM

Ron, those look simply delicious. Yum, wow, all that stuff!

CharredApron · 06-09-2013, 09:13 PM

Perfectly executed. My wife would love those (Vegetarian) So I won't show her these ok?

kds9547 · 06-09-2013, 10:45 PM

Lotta flavors going on there. Love portobellos. Those look great.

Bgcoop8784 · 06-09-2013, 10:48 PM

Gotta try some of these soon, looks awesome

creekwalker · 06-09-2013, 10:57 PM

It's going off the vegetarian theme (and they look good enough as it is), but I'm thinking shaved steak on top of that.

BobBrisket · 06-10-2013, 12:30 AM

No meat needed in that dish! I'd hit em hard!

Bob

Ron_L · 06-10-2013, 05:56 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by creekwalker

It's going off the vegetarian theme (and they look good enough as it is), but I'm thinking shaved steak on top of that.

That would be good!

deguerre · 06-10-2013, 07:42 AM

Excellent Ron! The shrooms make you feel like you're eating meat if done right. Looks like you nailed it. I'd hit those HARD. I'm showing this thread to Redhot because we want to do some veggie only meals too and this idea is stellar. Which grill is that?

Ron_L · 06-10-2013, 08:22 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by deguerre

Excellent Ron! The shrooms make you feel like you're eating meat if done right. Looks like you nailed it. I'd hit those HARD. I'm showing this thread to Redhot because we want to do some veggie only meals too and this idea is stellar. Which grill is that?

That would be the Saber.

Try to get the biggest caps that you can find. They shrink quite a bit as they cook.

deguerre · 06-10-2013, 08:27 AM

THE Saber? You've been active! Got that baby good and dirty.

I want one...

Oh, and this pic:

Is gorgeous.

Mark Warren · 06-10-2013, 08:30 AM

Nice Ron the final product looks like a cheese burger. If I didn't see the process you wouldn't even know. The sound outstanding.

lantern · 06-10-2013, 10:22 AM

Thanks for making a real veggie dish. I have grown tired of veggie versions of stuf(veggie burger patties ect). It's nice seeing good veggies cooked and eaten like the tasty eats they are.

My vegetarian and vegan friends always try to make things for me because they know I'm a carnivore of the first order and I always tell them that I'd be happier if they just made me some good vegetable dishes without being something they are not!

Great job! I think I'll make these soon as my girlfriend and I are both on diets and since we've both lost 60lbs so far it's hard coming up with new GOOD dishes without adding meat and spoiling our once a week cheat meal plan. Although she has some sort of mental block with bell peppers so I'll have to work up something different for her pizzas. Mine on the other hand will be full! LOL

Ron_L · 06-10-2013, 10:28 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by lantern

Thanks for making a real veggie dish. I have grown tired of veggie versions of stuf(veggie burger patties ect). It's nice seeing good veggies cooked and eaten like the tasty eats they are.

My vegetarian and vegan friends always try to make things for me because they know I'm a carnivore of the first order and I always tell them that I'd be happier if they just made me some good vegetable dishes without being something they are not!

Great job! I think I'll make these soon as my girlfriend and I are both on diets and since we've both lost 60lbs so far it's hard coming up with new GOOD dishes without adding meat and spoiling our once a week cheat meal plan. Although she has some sort of mental block with bell peppers so I'll have to work up something different for her pizzas. Mine on the other hand will be full! LOL

Congrats on the weight loss! Anything you would put on a pizza would work. I par-cook the toppings since the portobello caps don't take long to cook.

06-09-2013, 08:47 PM	#1
Ron_L Moderator Join Date: 12-09-04 Location: Wandering, but not lost Name/Nickname : Captain Ron	Portobello Mushroom Pizzas We've been having a couple of vegetarian meals a week and after the meat fest of the past three days we decided tonight would be a good opportunity. In addition, there is a veggie throwdown going on now! So, on to the pizzas. I started with slices of sweet onion, red and green bell pepper. I rossed them with olive oil and some Pappy's Veggies on the Grill seasoning and put them on the grill to par cook. Once they had some grill marks and were soft I took them off and set them aside. I then scraped the gills out of some portobello mushroom caps and brushed the inside with olive oil and hit them with some salt and pepper and put them on the grill gill side down to par cook. After about 4 minutes I took the caps inside to assemble the pizzas. I added some vegetarian pizza sauce. and then the par cooked onions, red and green bel peppers and return the filled caps to the grill to finish cooking. I also put some ciabatta garlic toasts on the warming rack. Once the caps were done I added some mozzarella veggie cheese shreds and let that melt. I also put the garlic toast on the grate to toast the top side and added some of the extra pizza sauce. We've done these in the past but have typically added pepperoni and used regular mozzarella cheese instead of the veggie cheese. Regular cheese is better, but the veggie cheese tasted a lot like regular mozz and had a decent texture. I would do these again. __________________ "Ron Rico, Boss. You can call me Captain Ron..." Naked Fatties Rock! PKGo X 2/PK360/Weber Q1000/Blackstone Camping Griddle/Pit Boss Pro Series 850

06-09-2013, 08:50 PM	#2
Budman1 is one Smokin' Farker Join Date: 02-13-13 Location: Wyoming County, N.Y.	those look really good! I gotta try them. __________________ UDS, Mini-UDS, Weber OTS, smokey joe, gasser, 3 pie irons, and a weenie fork. [URL="http://www.bbq-brethren.com/forum/group.php?groupid=34"][COLOR="Blue"]Secret Squirrel Society[/COLOR][/URL] - Nope, doesn't exist. Bob Semper Fi

06-09-2013, 08:53 PM	#3
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06-09-2013, 09:13 PM	#4
CharredApron Babbling Farker Join Date: 02-24-13 Location: Port Charlotte, Florida	Perfectly executed. My wife would love those (Vegetarian) So I won't show her these ok? __________________ Proud recipient of the coveted "Aussie Lamb Farker Tick of Approval" Award

06-10-2013, 12:30 AM	#8
BobBrisket Moderator Join Date: 12-11-07 Location: El Paso, TX Name/Nickname : Bob	No meat needed in that dish! I'd hit em hard! Bob __________________ PBC-Courtesy of Poobah, 22.5 Weber Kettles-A, K, DR Stamped, 18.5 Weber Bar-B-Kettle Black and Red, Weber 18.5 Smokey Joe Platinum, Weber Genesis Silver, Lil' Chief Smoker, Discada Set Up,OKJ Highland Offset. BobBrisket Jr.-MUDS, WSJ Silver My BEST Compliment....."You're a good cooker, Dad!"--My Son :) Miss You, Marty and Bull! RIP

06-09-2013, 10:45 PM	#5
kds9547 is one Smokin' Farker Join Date: 09-18-12 Location: Lugoff, SC	Lotta flavors going on there. Love portobellos. Those look great.

06-09-2013, 10:48 PM	#6
Bgcoop8784 Is lookin for wood to cook with. Join Date: 06-07-13 Location: Augusta GA	Gotta try some of these soon, looks awesome

06-09-2013, 10:57 PM	#7
creekwalker Full Fledged Farker Join Date: 03-15-13 Location: Beaufort, NC	It's going off the vegetarian theme (and they look good enough as it is), but I'm thinking shaved steak on top of that.

06-10-2013, 07:42 AM	#10
deguerre somebody shut me the fark up. Join Date: 07-15-09 Location: Memphis, TN...Formerly of Decatur, AL	Excellent Ron! The shrooms make you feel like you're eating meat if done right. Looks like you nailed it. I'd hit those HARD. I'm showing this thread to Redhot because we want to do some veggie only meals too and this idea is stellar. Which grill is that? __________________ Guerry [FONT=Book Antiqua]Pit Beeatch for Team Munchkin[/FONT] [FONT=Book Antiqua][B]Avatar by Northwest BBQ [/B][/FONT]"...In nature, there are predators. I believe the common denominator of the universe is not harmony, but chaos, hostility and murder..." Werner Herzog

06-10-2013, 08:27 AM	#12
deguerre somebody shut me the fark up. Join Date: 07-15-09 Location: Memphis, TN...Formerly of Decatur, AL	THE Saber? You've been active! Got that baby good and dirty. I want one... Oh, and this pic: Is gorgeous. __________________ Guerry [FONT=Book Antiqua]Pit Beeatch for Team Munchkin[/FONT] [FONT=Book Antiqua][B]Avatar by Northwest BBQ [/B][/FONT]"...In nature, there are predators. I believe the common denominator of the universe is not harmony, but chaos, hostility and murder..." Werner Herzog

06-10-2013, 08:30 AM	#13
Mark Warren is one Smokin' Farker Join Date: 04-16-13 Location: here	Nice Ron the final product looks like a cheese burger. If I didn't see the process you wouldn't even know. The sound outstanding.

06-10-2013, 10:22 AM	#14
lantern is Blowin Smoke! Join Date: 12-16-07 Location: Marion,NC	Thanks for making a real veggie dish. I have grown tired of veggie versions of stuf(veggie burger patties ect). It's nice seeing good veggies cooked and eaten like the tasty eats they are. My vegetarian and vegan friends always try to make things for me because they know I'm a carnivore of the first order and I always tell them that I'd be happier if they just made me some good vegetable dishes without being something they are not! Great job! I think I'll make these soon as my girlfriend and I are both on diets and since we've both lost 60lbs so far it's hard coming up with new GOOD dishes without adding meat and spoiling our once a week cheat meal plan. Although she has some sort of mental block with bell peppers so I'll have to work up something different for her pizzas. Mine on the other hand will be full! LOL