Caprese Portobello Mushroom Pesto Pizza is made with mushrooms, cheese, tomatoes, and basil. Healthy and delicious.
On a typical “good” day, I eat my carbs for breakfast and lunch, but when dinner rolls around, I tend to minimize my carb intake.
This strategy has helped me greatly in keeping my weight in check.
The low-carb pizza phenomenon has flooded Instagram, I’m talking Cauliflower Pizza, Zucchini Pizza, Eggplant Pizza, and of course, Mushroom Pizza. My inspiration for this Caprese Portabello Mushroom Pesto Pizza comes from CafeDelites, and Karina is the lady behind this wonderful blog.
Portabello mushrooms truly are the perfect substitute for meat since they are meaty in texture and tend to be filling, but the best part of all is they are low in calories. I’ve been excited to make this pizza for quite some time now because I LOVE mushrooms!
Just like always, I made a few changes by adding pesto, oregano, red pepper flakes, extra virgin olive oil, and parmesan cheese to my version of this pizza.
You guys have got to make this Caprese Portabello Mushroom Pesto Pizza. It’s quick, easy, healthy, but more importantly, delicious too!
Caprese Portobello Mushroom Pesto Pizza is made with mushrooms, cheese, tomatoes, and basil. Healthy and delicious.
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Prep Time10mins
Cook Time5mins
Total Time15mins
Course Main Course
Cuisine Itaian
Servings: 1serving
Calories:
Author: Nisha (inspired by cafedelites)
Ingredients
<b>for the Garlic Oil:</b>
Extra Virgin Olive Oil - 2 tbsp
Garlic - 1 clovesmashed
Dried Oregano - 1/2 tsp
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<b>for the mushroom pizza:</b>
Portabello Mushrooms - 2remove stem, wipe mushroom with a damp cloth
Garlic Oil - brush with garlic oil
Pesto - fill each mushroom cap with enough pestoI use homemade, you can use store bought
Cherry Tomatoes - 2 cherry tomatoes per mushroomslice cherry tomato into threes
Parmesan Cheese - 1/4 cupgrated - top mushroom with enough cheese to cover
Mozzarella Cheese - 1/4 cupgrated - top mushroom with enough cheese to cover
Dried Oregano - sprinkle a little on top
Crushed Red Pepper Flakes - to taste
Fresh Basil - handfuljulienne - garnish
Balsamic - just a drizzle
Instructions
In a small bowl, combine extra virgin olive oil, garlic and 1/2 tsp of oregano. Set aside.
Grate the parmesan and mozzarella cheese. Combine into the same bowl.
Slice each cherry tomato into 3 slices. You will need 2 cherry tomatoes per mushroom.
Remove the mushroom caps and wipe mushroom with a damp cloth.
Start by spraying a baking tray with extra virgin olive oil. Brush mushrooms with Garlic Oil prepared earlier.
Top with pesto.
Top with cherry tomatoes and enough cheese to coat the mushroom.
Into the oven, broil on high for 5-6 minutes.
In the meantime, julienne some fresh basil.
Once the pizza is done, top with oregano and crushed red pepper flakes.
Garnish with fresh basil.
Drizzle a little balsamic over the top. Serve immediately.
Notes
* There is no added salt in this recipe, cheese and pesto has enough salt, so you don't need to add additional salt. ** The cheese amount in this recipe can be used for up to 4-5 mushrooms.
I love mushrooms, too (and pizza) and these are making my mouth water. It’s not even lunchtime but I’m already thinking of when I can make this at home for dinner soon!
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i love everything about this pizza! i cant wait to try..on a side note – so happy to see you post!!!!!!
Thanks Dixya. HOpe you try it. Thank you for welcoming me.. I’m trying to be more consistent with posting. We gotta lift one another. 🙂
This is such a great idea! I can’t wait to try it! Thanks for sharing 🙂
Thanks Reshma. Hope you do, let me know how it goes.
I love mushrooms, too (and pizza) and these are making my mouth water. It’s not even lunchtime but I’m already thinking of when I can make this at home for dinner soon!
Oh I’m sure you’ll love it Bianca since you’re into healthy eating from what I’ve seen. 🙂
My daughter loves pizza . . I love how’ve you made it healthy and vegetarian. I I have to make this for her
Thanks Jhiane.. glad to hear it. I hope you try this recipe out cause you will love it.
I love mushrooms and pizza, this sounds like a winning combination!
It’s really good. I ended up eating them both an hour apart. It’s quite filling!! Hope you try it and like it. 🙂