Caprese Chicken Stuffed Portobello Mushrooms
These Caprese Chicken Stuffed Portobello Mushrooms are a delicious lunch or dinner! A large portobello mushroom topped with a caprese chicken inspired mixture can be easily baked for a healthy dinner. I love how hearty and versatile portobello mushrooms are!
Servings: 4 Servings
Calories: 135kcal
Equipment
- Cutting Board
- Kitchen Knife
Ingredients
- 1 chicken breast cut into bite sized cubes
- 1 tsp olive oil
- 1 tsp garlic salt
- ½ tsp dill dried
- ½ tsp parsley dried
- 4 portobello mushrooms washed, dried, and the stem removed
- 1 tsp olive oil
- 1 cup cherry tomatoes sliced
- ¼ cup fresh basil chopped
Optional: salt to taste
glaze:
- ¼ cup balsamic vinegar
- 2 tsp honey
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F.
- In a bowl, mix together the chicken, 1 tsp oil, garlic salt, dill, and parsley. 1 chicken breast , 1 tsp olive oil, 1 tsp garlic salt, 1/2 tsp dill, 1/2 tsp parsley
- Next, place the mushrooms in a baking pan and lightly cover the mushrooms with the remaining teaspoon of oil. Sprinkle with a pinch of salt on both sides. 4 portobello mushrooms, 1 tsp olive oil
- 4) Fill each mushroom with the seasoned chicken.
- Add the tomato slices to the mushrooms. Be sure to slide some pieces in between the chicken so they stick. 1 cup cherry tomatoes
- Bake the mushrooms uncovered for 20-25 minutes in the oven.
- During the last 5 minutes of baking add the balsamic vinegar and honey to a sauce pan and heat on high heat while mixing. Let the vinegar come to a simmer. Continue to stir the vinegar until it reduces and thickens to a glaze. 1/4 cup balsamic vinegar, 1/4 cup fresh basil
- Remove the mushrooms from the oven. Sprinkle with the basil and drizzle the balsamic glaze over before serving. 1/4 cup fresh basil
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Notes
Counts: 5G 2R 2 teaspoons Per mushroom: 1 1/4G, 1/2R, 1/2 tsp Weight Watchers: 2 Blue Plan Points / 3 Green Plan Points / 2 Purple Plan Points per mushroom
Note: If the glaze cools and thickens too much in the sauce pan you can save it by reheating and adding an additional 1-2 tsp of vinegar to the glaze. This will loosen it so that you can drizzle the glaze.
Nutrition
Serving: 1Mushroom | Calories: 135kcal | Carbohydrates: 10g | Protein: 14g | Fat: 4g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 36mg | Sodium: 663mg | Potassium: 614mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 8g | Vitamin A: 278IU | Vitamin C: 9mg | Calcium: 16mg | Iron: 1mg