Stuffed Baby Bella Mushrooms with Philly Cheesesteak filling is a healthier twist on the typical cheesesteak sandwich!
Finger Foods Finger Foods Fingers foods!!! That's what it's all about at a party where you just want to mingle and not have to sit down right? Finger foods let you grab a few on a plate and walk around chatting to your hearts content, never needing a chair or a table. Appetizers like these are what parties are all about and this one is sure to please.
Taking my love for cheese and adding in some sirloin steak for an improvised Philly Cheese-steak sandwich without a roll is what this recipe is all about. Trying to keep the carbs low on my end but not sacrificing flavor or taste for the hubby and family. Even the kids who hate mushrooms tried some!
I really wanted to chop some parsley on these babies to add some color contrast but the hubby was strictly against this and would have refused to eat them saying, "Parsley is NOT on a Philly Cheesesteak and I want no part of it."
Sigh,
so it's just the cheese and some steak and red pepper and onions. I'm not a fan of green pepper but you can use that if you prefer.
Since the mushrooms will vary from small to large in packages, filling them will vary as well. I just mounded them as high as I could and squished them in a best I could.
I think sloppy is the way to go. We aren't looking for a pretty appetizer here, but a fantastically tasty, but messy, easy, fun finger food.
Other Game Day or Party foods you might enjoy:
- Oven Fried Salt & Vinegar Chicken Wings
- Crock Pot Sugar-Free BBQ Baby Back Ribs
- Salt & Vinegar Zucchini Chips
- Sugar-Free Bourbon Candied Pecans
- Mini Bunless Cheeseburger Bites
- Cheddar Cauliflower Bacon Bites
Philly Cheesesteak Stuffed Mushrooms
Ingredients
- 24 ounces baby bella mushrooms
- 1 cup chopped red pepper
- 1 cup chopped onion
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 1 teaspoon salt divided
- ½ teaspoon pepper divided
- 1 pound beef sirloin shaved or thinly sliced against the grain
- 4 ounces provolone cheese
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Remove stems from mushrooms and discard.
- Place mushrooms on a foiled lined or greased baby sheet.
- Sprinkle with ½ teaspoon salt and ¼ teaspoon pepper on both sides.
- Bake for 15 minutes and set aside.
- In a large skillet, melt 1 tablespoon butter and cook pepper and onions until tender.
- Season with ½ teaspoon salt and ¼ teaspoon pepper.
- Remove from skillet and set aside.
- In the same skillet you used for the veggies, melt the remaining tablespoon of butter and cook the meat to your preference.
- Add the provolone cheese and stir until completely melted.
- Add back the veggies.
- Spoon mixture into the mushrooms, top with more cheese if you like.
- Bake for 5 minutes or until mushrooms are warm again and cheese is melted well.
Nutrition
About Brenda
Brenda Bennett is a certified Nutritional Therapy Practitioner, certified Sugar Detox Coach, certified Keto Coach and certified Life Coach. She has been Sugar Free & Refined carb free for 17 years and has written 2 cookbooks, Sugar-Free Mom, and Naturally Keto and her 3rd book The 30-Day Sugar Elimination Diet, is a four part program to help you detox from sugar, eliminate cravings, balance blood sugar and lose weight all while eating a delicious, nutrient dense whole foods. Meal plan offers two tracks to follow, low carb or keto. She is the founder of the Sugar Free Fresh Start course and Sugar Free Tribe weight loss membership. Learn more.
DonnaB
I think this is awesome...I'm going to get one some of the really big Portabella mushrooms and do this with it. We love mushrooms in this house so I think this would be a great "meal" on a huge mushroom. Thanks for sharing this, Brenda!
Carrie
You can always chop up those discarded mushroom stems and cook them with the peppers and onions and use them as part of the filling.
Amanda
Could you make a bigger version of these in a portobello mushroom? Possibly cooking in the morning and then baking in the eve?
Brenda
SURE!! That would work well!
Chaste
I made these to stuff green pepper halves... great supper. Mixture fit great into 6 halves.
Angie | Big Bear's Wife
mmmm I'm going to have to make these for tomorrow!
Kate @ Diethood
YES to finger foods!!! These could get me into some awesome, delicious trouble! I'll take it!
Heather | girlichef
Little cheesesteak poppers - how fun! And tasty.
Erin@TexanerinBaking
Haha. They would have been right about the parsley. 😉 But they look awesome, as is!
Martha @ A Family Feast
Yum - I'll take the entire tray just for ME!
Stephanie @ Back for Seconds
Such a cool idea! These sound amazing, Brenda!
Cookin Canuck
Whoa, now those are some stuffed mushrooms! I've always been a fan of stuffed mushrooms, and love the idea of filling them with a cheesesteak mixture.
Jessica
Love this recipe! Perfect for the big game this weekend!
Marjory @ Dinner-Mom
Love this Brenda. Stuffing a mushroom with your favorite is the best low-carb trick around (in my humble, mushroom-loving opinion!)
The Food Hunter
This is my kind of recipe!