Getting Keith to eat a meatless meal is like trying to sell honey to a honey bee. It ain't an easy sell.
The man is conditioned to eat meat. He often asks me why a perfectly good vegetarian recipe couldn't have a little chicken added to it. When I look for recipes, I don't evaluate them based on whether or not they have meat, I just drool over the ingredients list and don't even think about it. Well, I've learned to be very sneaky and persuasive about any vegetarian meals in this house. I choose wisely and usually just make the dish without a warning. Nine times out of ten, he tastes it and loves it....and heats up a chicken breast later.
This recipe, however, was a favorite. Maybe it's because he was starving after moving the lawn on a hot day, or he was too lazy to hunt for chicken, beef or fish in the fridge afterwards, but this was enough for Dr. Jones on a recent evening! I loved it, too. Thanks again, Cooking Light!
Warning - this is messy to eat, but so yummy!
Grilled Portobello-Goat Cheese Pitas
Ingredients:
1 1/2 tsp minced garlic or 2 cloves fresh garlic, minced
1 tsp olive oil
4 (6-inch) pita rounds
1/2 tsp salt, divided
1/4 tsp black pepper, divided
1 (6-ounce) package of Portobello mushrooms
2 medium tomatoes, cut into 1/4 inch thick slices
1/3 cup (3-ounces) goat cheese
1/2 cup chopped fresh basil
Preheat a grill pan over medium heat.
Combine garlic and oil; brush evenly over pitas. Sprinkle 1/4 teaspoon salt and 1/8 teaspoon pepper evenly over pitas. Place pitas in pan, and cook 2 minutes on each side or until toasted.
Sprinkle 1/4 teaspoon salt and 1/8 teaspoon pepper evenly over mushrooms and tomatoes. Place mushrooms in pan; cook 6 minutes or until tender, turning once. Remove mushrooms from pan. Add tomatoes to pan; cook 1 minute.
Spread goat cheese evenly over pitas. Arrange the mushrooms and tomatoes evenly over pitas. Sprinkle with chopped basil.
PS - I'm linking this up to Tasty Tuesdays at 33 Shades of Green - click on over to check out other yummy recipes!
2 responses. Leave a Comment!:
This looks great! I have to say my Midwestern guy used to be the same way about his meat, but once you get them used to a few meatless meals here and there try, they stop their complaining. It really can work, and now we both look forward to Meatless Mondays. :) I seriously never thought I'd be saying that..
Looks delicious!
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