Ingredients

  • 6 portobello mushrooms, stems removed
  • olive oil
  • 12 oz turkey sausage, casings removed
  • 2 cloves garlic, minced
  • 1/2 c mascarpone cheese, room temp
  • 1 c shredded Fontina cheese
  • 2 T fresh thyme
  • 1/3 c italian breadcrumbs
  • 1/4 c grated parmesan cheese
  • salt & pepper
  • 1/2 onion, cooked (reserved from marinara sauce below)
  • Marinara Sauce
  • 1 onion, chopped
  • 1 garlic clove
  • 1 14 oz can Contadina tomato sauce
  • marsala wine
  • grated parmesan cheese
  • salt & pepper
  • oregano

Method

  • Cook onion with olive oil in sauce pan. Remove 1/2 of the onion and reserve for sausage stuffing. Add rest of ingredients for marinara sauce. Simmer.
  • In large skillet heat olive oil and cook sausage med-high heat, untill cooked thru. Add garlic and reserved onions. Cook 1 minute. Remove pan from heat. Stir in mascarpone. Add thyme, breadcrumbs, parmesan cheese, 1/2 of the fontina, salt & pepper. Stir till combined.
  • Heat grill pan. Pre-heat oven broiler. Brush mushrooms both sides with olive oil and season with salt & pepper. Grill stem side down for 3 mins. Turn over and grill for 2 mins untill tender. Transfer to baking sheet. Fill each mushroom with sausage mixture and 1/2 of the fontina. Sprinkle with grated parmesan. Broil till warmed thru and cheese is melted. Serve with marinara sauce spooned over each mushroom.