Cute little stuffed mushroom caps! Filled with the amazing wonderfulness that is soy chorizo, one of my favorite ingredients of all time.
I can just brown a little soy chorizo in a pan and eat it with a fork. But it’s not a very nutritious ingredient, so I like to mix it with all these delicious veggies so I get the wonderful flavor of chorizo without feeling guilty about it.
There’s a pretty wide variety of soy chorizo options out there, and I have tried many of them. The firmer sausage-style varieties tend to be a little lower fat than the crumble variety, but I like the crumbly kind sooooo much more – my favorite is Trader Joe’s brand.
This recipe also mellows out the spice of the chorizo, so anyone can enjoy!
serves 2*
1 shallot, minced
1 small carrot, shredded
1 stalk celery, finely chopped
8 cremini mushrooms (medium sized ones or a nice variety of sizes)
1 t olive oil
1 clove garlic
1/4 C soy chorizo
3 T panko bread crumbs
1 T cilantro, finely chopped, plus extra for garnish
*this is two servings for an appetizer portion – or a salad topper! It’s really one serving as a meal.
Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
Heat a large frying pan over medium-high heat. Add a tablespoon of water, the shallot, carrot, and celery and cook until softened. While that’s cooking, remove the stems from the mushrooms, coat the caps in olive oil, and chop the stems.
Add the mushroom stems and garlic to the veggie saute, and cook until slightly browned. Mix in chorizo, bread crumbs, and cilantro. When cool enough to handle, start packing the mushroom caps. Press the filling really well into the base of the mushroom, then use a spoon to pack a little mound on top too. I packed my filling so well that when I accidentally knocked half my mushrooms over the filling stayed put!
Pop in the oven for about 15 minutes until the top is golden brown and the mushrooms have shrunk and flattened down a little.
Top with cilantro garnish and enjoy!
Nutrition facts per serving: Calories: 153; Calories from Fat: 67; Total Fat: 7.5g; Saturated Fat: 0.7g; Sodium: 323mg; Total Carbohydrates: 16.1g; Dietary Fiber: 3.2g; Sugars: 3.9g; Protein: 6.8g
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