Portabella Stuffed Mushroom Recipe

This recipe is SO versatile!

Ok, so maybe you don't like mushrooms? Stuff the mixture in a pepper!

Don't like peppers? Toss it over a salad!

Scoop out the inside of a zucchini and stuff it in there!

Whatever you do, you should make this sometime soon...

Ingredients:

• 1 tbsp. olive oil
• 1 lb ground turkey or ground beef
• 5 or 6 large portabella mushrooms, stem and gills removed
• 1 diced onion
• 2 or 3 garlic cloves, minced
• 1 package taco seasoning or this recipe Click here for home made taco seasoning
• 1 package Uncle Ben's rice (whatever is your favorite)
• 1 can black beans, drained and rinsed
• 1 can RoTel Diced Tomatoes
• 1 tsp chili powder
• 1/2 tsp cumin
• salt and pepper to taste
• Juice of 1 lime
• Monterey Jack Cheese
• Handful of cherry tomatoes

Directions:

1. Remove the gills from the mushrooms with a spoon, place on a parchment lined baking sheet and drizzle with a little olive oil. Preheat oven to 350 and set aside.
2. Heat olive oil in skillet and add ground beef, onion and garlic. Cook until the beef is browned, crumble the beef, stir in taco seasoning and then drain excess fat.
3. Stir in rice, beans, Rotel, chili powder and cumin.
4. Season with salt and pepper.
5. Stir in lime juice.
6. Fill the mushrooms with the mixture and place in the oven for about 20 to 25 minutes.
7. Sprinkle with some cheese and place back in the oven for 5 minutes or until the cheese is melty.
8. Top with some halved cherry tomatoes.

Enjoy!