Portabella Pesto Bruschetta
photo by Katanashrp
- Ready In:
- 30mins
- Ingredients:
- 9
- Serves:
-
12
ingredients
- 1 (8 ounce) package sliced baby portabella mushrooms (cremini)
- 1⁄3 cup butter (for best flavor, do not substitute)
- 2 garlic cloves, crushed
- 1 garlic clove, peeled
- 12 slices italian ciabatta (about 1/2-inch thick)
- 1⁄2 cup purchased refrigerated pesto sauce (I like Trader Joes' brand)
- 3⁄4 cup shredded mozzarella cheese
- salt
- freshly course-ground black pepper
directions
- Heat oven to 400*.
- Melt 1/3 cup butter in a large skillet until sizzling.
- Add mushrooms and crushed garlic.
- Cook over medium-high heat, stirring occasionally for about 5 minutes, or until tender and juices have evaporated.
- Sprinkle lightly with salt.
- Sprinkle with pepper to taste (I use a good amount).
- Remove from heat and set aside.
- Place bread slices on a baking sheet and toast in oven for about 10 minutes, or until lightly browned.
- Scrape the remaining whole clove of garlic across the bread tops.
- Spread the tops with pesto, completely covering the bread.
- Top with mushrooms, then sprinkle on cheese.
- Toast another 5 minutes in the oven until cheese is melted.
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RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
Northwest Lynnie
United States
An avid cook since I was a teenager, and a retired First-Grade teacher, my students and I used to cook twice a month in the classroom, coordinating what we prepared with our curriculum. I always snuck in mini- lessons on nutrition and manners at the same time. :) The children loved it, taking home recipes they made in class and asking their parents to make them again at home. THESE were no boring lessons on liquid and dry measurement! If you think about it, cooking is largely a combination of math, chemistry, and artistry.
Fond memories of my students play a role in my cooking-life today. A giant, framed, black chalkboard graces one dining room wall, replete with the menu-of-the-day in manuscript handwriting and simple chalk drawings.
Special joys in my life these days, (besides two outstanding grown children :), family, friends, and cooking) include gardening/landscaping, writing a book about teaching, music, discovering watercolors by local artists, and exploring my new island home, where bald eagles and Dungeness crabs are among my neighbors.