Mushroom Melts Food

CHEEZY MUSHROOM MELT

Steps:

• Chuck Hughes makes this melt for breakfast or lunch: creamy, earthy and cheesy, you can't go wrong!
• For the mushrooms: In a saucepan on medium heat, add 1 tablespoon olive oil. Add onions and mushrooms and saute for 5 minutes, or until slightly brown. Add garlic and continue cooking for 1 minute. Add veal stock and simmer for another 5 minutes until liquid has reduced. Remove from heat and add parsley. Season with salt and pepper.
• For the bechamel sauce: Meanwhile, in a saucepan melt the butter over medium heat. Add flour and mix with a wooden spoon. Continue to cook for 2 minutes. Whisk in the milk and continue cooking until it thickens, about 2 minutes. Add Gruyere cheese and keep at a medium low heat until it is completely incorporated. Set aside.
• For the melt: Butter each piece of bread on one side. Spoon the mushroom mixture onto the unbuttered side of the bread, top with cheesy bechamel sauce and cover with another slice of bread. Place in a frying pan on medium heat and cook for about 2 minutes on each side.
• For serving: Remove, cut in half and add a spoonful of remaining mushroom mixture on top. Garnish with more grated cheese as desired and serve.

MUSHROOM & PEPPER MELTS

Steps:

• Heat the grill to high. Put the oil, pepper, mushroom, garlic and thyme leaves in a bowl. Season well, then toss together.
• Heat a griddle pan over a high heat, and cook the pepper and mushroom slices for 10-12 mins, turning every so often, until softened and charred.
• Meanwhile, toast the bread on one side until golden. Pile the griddled veg and any of the remaining flavoured oil from the bowl onto the untoasted side of the bread. Top with the cheese and grill for 3-5 mins until bubbling and golden.

PORTOBELLO PATTY MELTS

Steps:

• Caramelize onions. Melt 2 tablespoons of the butter in a large skillet set over high heat. When it foams, add the onions and sprinkle with salt. Do not stir immediately. Wait 1 minute, then begin to stir frequently over high heat for 5 minutes or so, or until the onions have released some liquid and started to become translucent.
• Reduce the heat to medium, and cook, stirring often, for what will seem like a very long time, until the onions are fully melted and dark golden brown, approximately 30 to 40 minutes. Remove onions, and set them and the skillet aside. (You can caramelize the onions a day ahead of time and reheat slowly when you're ready to cook.)
• Take a small baking dish, and put into it olive oil, soy sauce, balsamic vinegar and minced clove of garlic. Add portobello caps, then cover with foil, and roast in a 400-degree oven for 30 to 45 minutes, turning once.
• Set the skillet to medium heat, and put four pieces of rye bread into the butter that remains from cooking the onions. Top each piece with a slice of cheese, then two portobello caps, then some of the caramelized onions, and finally another slice of cheese and another slice of rye. Use the spatula to press down on the packages, and after about a minute or so, carefully turn over each patty to begin to brown the other side. (You may need to add the additional butter.) Cook until the cheese is fully melted and the bread is golden brown and crisp on both sides. Slice in half before serving.

CHICKEN MUSHROOM MELTS

Steps:

• In a large skillet over mediu heat, cook chicken and mushrooms in oil for 5 minutes. Stir in soy sauce, cook 7 minutes longer. Stir in cream, simmer for 4 - 5 minutes or until sauce is thickened (do not boil).
• In a small bowl combine butter and garlic; spread over bread. Place buttered side up on an ungreased baking sheet. Broil 4 - 6" from the heat for 2 - 3 minutes.
• Top each slice with 1/4 cup chicken mixture. Sprinkle with cheese. Broil for 1 - 2 minutes or until the cheese is melted.

MUSHROOM MELTS

Steps:

• Heat a grill or grill pan. Combine the mayo, lemon juice, red peppers and garlic. (Puree it, if you like it smooth).
• Rub the mushrooms with the olive oil, vinegar, Italian seasoning and s&p. Grill, top side down for 2-3 minutes, flip and immediately add the cheese. Cook for another 2-3 minutes, until the cheese is melted and the mushroom is fully cooked. While the mushrooms are cooking,grill the onions until browned and toast the buns.
• Top each bun with greens, grilled onions, mushrooms, and the red pepper mayo.

MOZZARELLA-MUSHROOM MELTS

Steps:

• Preheat grill to medium heat. Place mushrooms, cap-sides up, on grate of grill. Brush with about half of the dressing; grill 6 min.
• Turn mushrooms over. Add tomatoes to the grill. Cook 3 to 5 min. or until mushrooms are tender and tomatoes are heated through, turning tomatoes after 3 min.
• Spread cut sides of rolls with pesto. Fill evenly with mushrooms, tomatoes and 2% Milk Singles.