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Low Carb Portobello Pizza Snack

Love pizza but hate the carbs? Love mushrooms on your pizza but feel like there could always be MORE mushrooms than pizza? Well this snack recipe is for YOU. All the yumminess of pizza without the carby crust. Or (if you are like me) all the mushroominess with a yummy pizza topper. Win/win/win! It’s low carb pizza without the cardboard crust….it’s portobello pizza! Yum!

Make this as a snack for yourself or make more for your next party. They taste so delicious that you won’t even know that they are good for you! I love recipes that are multi-purpose. Snack, entree, appetizer. you decide.

Making these is easy peasy (full printable recipe is below).

Cleaning Out the Portobello Gills - Portabello Pizza

  • Preheat oven to 400 degrees
  • With a spoon, remove the gills and take out the stem of the mushrooms. Do not wash them, only wipe them clean with a damp towel.

Low Carb Portobello Pizza

  • On a parchment lined baking pan, turn the mushrooms gill side down after drizzling the oil on the inside
  • Bake for about 8 – 10 minutes, remove from oven and let cool slightly.

Portabello Pizza Snack

  • Turn mushrooms over and fill the cavity with pizza sauce and fill with shredded cheese until it reaches the top. Place on the pepperonis, sprinkle more cheese on top if you prefer.
  • Bake in the oven again for another 8 – 10 minutes or until the cheese is melted and the pepperoni is cooked.
  • Let cool slightly before eating, caution, these are hot to eat!

Enjoy!

 

Low Carb Portobello Pizza Snack
Yield: 2

Low Carb Portobello Pizza Snack

Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 20 minutes
Total Time: 30 minutes

A low carb pizza option that is a delcious snack or appetizer.

Ingredients

  • 2 Portobello mushrooms, large
  • 1 cup mozzarella cheese, shredded
  • ¼ cup pizza sauce
  • 10 pepperoni slices, mini
  • 1 tsp olive oil

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees
  2. With a spoon, remove the gills and take out the stem of the mushrooms. Do not wash them, only wipe them clean with a damp towel.
  3. On a parchment lined baking pan, turn the mushrooms gill side down after drizzling the oil on the inside
  4. Bake for about 8 – 10 minutes, remove from oven and let cool slightly.
  5. Turn mushrooms over and fill the cavity with pizza sauce and fill with shredded cheese until it reaches the top. Place on the pepperonis, sprinkle more cheese on top if you prefer.
  6. Bake in the oven again for another 8 – 10 minutes or until the cheese is melted and the pepperoni is cooked.
  7. Let cool slightly before eating, caution, these are hot to eat!

Nutrition Information:

Yield:

2

Amount Per Serving: Calories: 263Saturated Fat: 9gCholesterol: 54mgSodium: 695mgCarbohydrates: 6gFiber: 1gSugar: 3gProtein: 16g

Low- Carb Portabello PizzaSnack

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Diana Hansen

Wednesday 16th of May 2018

These look amazing! Must make them for my hubby.

Kyla

Wednesday 15th of February 2017

Seriously, Merry. That looks sooooo damn delicious.

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