Ingredients
Method
- Preheat oven to 400ºF.
- Remove stems from the portobellos and chop finely. With a spoon, scrap away the gills to make a bowl for the meatloaf.
- Rub the caps of the mushrooms with olive oil and place on a baking sheet lined with aluminium foil top side down. Set aside.
- In a large bowl add the sausage, ground beef, bread crumbs, onion, garlic, sun-dried tomatoes, mushroom stems, parmesan, oregano, parsley, egg, salt, and pepper. Combine mixture but do not over mix.
- Divide the filling among the 6 mushroom caps. Top with 1 slice of pancetta.
- Bake for 30 minutes.
- sprinkle with fresh parsley before serving.
Notes
The baking sheet will have the juices that the mushrooms and meatloaf have released, and you don’t want them sitting in that, so transfer to a storage container if not eating them right away.
As the pancetta crisps, it renders some of its fat which bastes the meatloaf and keeps it moist. If you don’t have pancetta, you can always cut up strips of bacon, but use thinly sliced strips.
These mushrooms are so hearty and filling that it just needs a side salad to finish the meal. I consider this a low carb meal even though there are breadcrumbs. But for people who are really strict, they can easily swap the breadcrumbs for almond flour.