Sheet-Pan Mushroom Parmigiana

By Hetty Lui McKinnon

Published February 3, 2023

  • A sheet pan is filled with mushroom Parmigiana and scattered with basil leaves.
    Johnny Miller for The New York Times. Food Stylist: Simon Andrews.
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30 minutes
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This smart weeknight dinner offers all the comforting flavors of a classic Parmigiana, but with minimal work. Earthy portobello mushrooms are used here, offering a perfect cradle for the red sauce and creamy mozzarella. Use good quality store-bought marinara sauce (vodka, arrabiata or amatriciana), a much-underrated pantry item that can turn around a meal quickly. This flexible recipe can be scaled up or down without too much fuss. It accounts for two portobello mushrooms per person, but if you’re serving them with pasta or a salad, you could reduce to one each. The basil-scented bread crumbs finish the mushrooms with a lovely, herbaceous crunch. Extra bread crumbs keep well in an airtight container and are wonderful for topping pasta, salads, soups and roasted vegetables. To get vegetarian recipes like this one delivered to your inbox, sign up for The Veggie newsletter.

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Ingredients

Yield:4 servings

  • 10 ounces cherry or grape tomatoes, halved (1 pint)

  • 2 garlic cloves, finely chopped

  • Extra-virgin olive oil

  • Kosher salt and black pepper

  • 8 portobello mushrooms, stems removed

  • 3 cups store-bought or homemade marinara sauce

  • 3 cups (12 ounces) shredded low-moisture mozzarella

  • 1 cup panko bread crumbs

  • ½ cup (½ ounce) basil leaves, finely chopped, plus more leaves for topping

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Nutritional analysis per serving (4 servings)

39 grams carbs; 71 milligrams cholesterol; 533 calories; 12 grams monounsaturated fat; 3 grams polyunsaturated fat; 13 grams saturated fat; 31 grams fat; 8 grams fiber; 1321 milligrams sodium; 28 grams protein; 17 grams sugar

Note: The information shown is Edamam’s estimate based on available ingredients and preparation. It should not be considered a substitute for a professional nutritionist’s advice.

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Preparation

  1. Step 1

    Heat oven to 425 degrees. Arrange the cherry tomatoes on a sheet pan, along with half the garlic, and drizzle with 1 to 2 tablespoons of olive oil. Season with ½ teaspoon of salt and ½ teaspoon of black pepper, and toss to coat the tomatoes.

  2. Step 2

    To the sheet pan, add the mushroom caps in between the tomatoes, gill side up, and drizzle each generously with olive oil. (Don’t skimp here, as the olive oil will add lots of rich flavor.) Scatter the mushrooms with the remaining garlic, and season each mushroom with salt and black pepper. Fill each mushroom with marinara sauce, and top with cheese. Place in the oven and roast for 15 to 20 minutes, until the cheese is melted, bubbly and golden.

  3. Step 3

    Meanwhile, heat a medium skillet over medium-high. Add 1 tablespoon of olive oil and add the bread crumbs, basil and ½ teaspoon of salt. Stir constantly for 2 to 3 minutes, until golden. Remove from heat immediately and transfer to a bowl or jar.

  4. Step 4

    To serve, transfer mushrooms to serving plates, along with a few of the roasted cherry tomatoes. Top each mushroom with the basil bread crumbs and scatter with a few basil leaves.

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jimmi

I don’t understand recipes that call for putting anything on a sheet pan, drizzling olive oil over it, then slinging the contents all over the kitchen in an effort to coat the tomatoes or vegetables or whatever. It’s way easier to use a large bowl then transfer to the sheet pan. E-Z, P-Z

Julie

I downsized the recipe to make two mushroom caps - dinner and lunch tomorrow. Added a bed of spinach inside the mushroom, just a few red pepper flakes, and a healthy sprinkling of parmesean before layering the sauce and mozz. Delicious! Now I have to come up with another lunch because it was so good I ate both. :)

Jan

She didn't mention cleaning out the gills on the mushrooms. I always do that on portobellas.

ChezMichelle

Delicious. Had shredded jack cheese so used that instead of mozzarella otherwise followed the recipe exactly. Used Rao marinara. Such a good dish.

JayinPa

Worked really well. Whole Foods had really fresh portobello mushrooms when Wegmans didn't.

Debra Freitag

Easy and delicious! Had a mixed crowd for dinner which included vegetarians and this dish received rave reviews from everyone. I didn’t have mozzarella so I shaved Parmesan over the mushroom caps.

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