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Grilled Portobello Burgers with Blue Cheese and Onions - a terrific meatless Monday meal that's inexpensive, quick, easy and will make the burger loving people in your family very happy! #savingroomfordessert #burger #meatlessmonday #portobelloburger #mushroomburger #grilledmushrooms

Grilled Portobello Burgers with Blue Cheese and Onions – a terrific meatless Monday meal that’s inexpensive, quick, easy and will make the burger loving people in your family very happy!

Have you ever had a ‘meatless’ burger that tasted meaty and was really, really juicy? It’s almost shocking how much this tastes like a meaty burger and is so delicious. We topped our grilled portobello mushrooms with sautéed onions and wonderful rich blue cheese for a real treat.  Honestly these would be great with any kind of cheese or vegetables.  I’m going to try a few more ideas but even my husband asked if these could be on a regular rotation.  Absolutely – we really loved these healthy, meatless burgers!

 

lettuce, onions, tomatoes, blue cheese and portobello mushrooms

It’s hard to beat a meal that starts with fresh vegetables and involves cooking over an open flame.  Less mess in the kitchen – woohoo!

 

big, juicy portobello mushrooms on the grill

The weather was absolutely perfect over the Easter weekend so it was a great time to dust off the old grill and fire it up!  The portobello mushrooms were cleaned then brushed with a mixture of balsamic vinegar, olive oil and garlic.  Marinate for 30 minutes while preparing the sautéed onions.

 

Grilled Portobello Burgers with Blue Cheese and Onions with lettuce and tomato

The mushrooms cook in about 10 minutes and dinner is ready!

 

Grilled Portobello Burgers with Blue Cheese and Onions with lettuce and tomato

Throw in a cold beer and your burger-eating folks might think it’s still the weekend.  I added sliced ripe tomatoes and a little bed of lettuce then tried to get this giant burger in my mouth!  It took some effort but I managed!

 

 

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Portobello Burgers with Blue Cheese and Onions

Prep Time: 30 mins
Cook Time: 30 mins
Total Time: 1 hr
Yield: 4 servings
Course: Dinner, Meatless Monday
Author: Tricia
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Grilled portobello mushrooms with blue cheese and slow-cooked caramelized onions - good enough to make your burger loving family very happy!

Ingredients

  • 4 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
  • 1 tablespoon balsamic vinegar
  • 2 cloves garlic minced
  • 4 large portobello mushrooms stems removed, dirt removed
  • 2 medium red onions sliced thin
  • 2 tablespoons water
  • 1/4 cup red wine
  • 1/2 teaspoon sea salt divided
  • 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground pepper
  • 4 ounces blue cheese
  • 4 buns
  • 8 Boston lettuce leaves
  • 4-8 thick slices ripe tomato

Instructions

  • Combine the balsamic vinegar, 3 tablespoons olive oil and minced garlic in a small bowl. Whisk to combine then brush over both sides of the cleaned portobello mushrooms. Set aside for 30 minutes while preparing the onions.
  • Heat the remaining 1 tablespoon olive oil over medium-high heat. Add the onions and cook, stirring frequently, until the onions being to brown, about 5 minutes. Reduce the heat to medium-low and add the 2 tablespoons water. Cook and stir occasionally for about 15 minutes or until the onions are slightly browned and very soft. Add the wine, 1/4 teaspoon salt and pepper, and cook for another 5 minutes or until the wine is evaporated. Cover, remove from the heat and set aside.
  • Preheat the grill to medium.
  • Sprinkle the mushrooms with the remaining 1/4 teaspoon salt and pepper. Grill with the gill side down for about 5 minutes. Turn the mushrooms over and cook until they start to release their liquid, about 5 minutes. Turn the mushrooms back over to grill the gill side for another 2 or 3 minutes.
  • Remove from the grill and place about 1/8 of the blue cheese on each mushroom on the gill side.
  • To serve top each with 1/4 of the onions and place cheese/onion side up on a bun.
  • Spread the remaining blue cheese on each bun, add the tomato and lettuce and serve.

Recipe Notes

Recipe adapted from May/June 2012 Eating Well Magazine

We enjoy eating well and meatless Mondays are always delicious.  We love our Meatless Monday Taco Salad which is super hearty and delicious. This Spicy Pomodoro Sauce with Kale & Penne is filling and tasty dish that will leave you full and satisfied. We even made a crazy good meatless version of the Muffaletta – check out these Homemade Muffaletta Loaves & Vegetable Sandwich. Would love to try this Vegetarian Green Chile and Pinto Bean Layered Mexican Casserole from Kalyn’s Kitchen. And how about this Spinach Artichoke Pizza from Wine & Glue? It looks so delicious 🙂 And finally, how about this terrific lineup of 35 Weeknight Vegetarian Recipes to Embrace Meatless Monday from Bon Appetit!

Thanks so much for stopping by 🙂

Tricia

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  5. Susan says

    I have yet to try portobello burgers but your photos look so mouthwatering delicious that I don’t know what I’m waiting for! It’s wonderful to be able to grill again (and not freeze while doing so). These are going on my to-do list pronto! Your grandson is adorable, Tricia! I love that age 🙂 They are so full of excitement during the holidays!

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  7. John@Kitchen Riffs says

    Whenever I’m doing something meatless but want a “meaty” flavor, I usually include portobello mushrooms. Isn’t their flavor magnificent! They’re better than meat. So I’m sure these burgers are terrific — they look to be loaded with flavor! Good stuff — thanks.

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  8. tanna says

    Oh, my goodness! Isaac is sooooo cute and growing up so fast. It IS hard to be three. hehee. 😉 We didn’t see any of our for Easter, but we did get to facetime…. which has to work sometimes.

    These “burgers” look so good… especially with that cold beer! =) blessings ~ tanna

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  15. Becky Green says

    I remember those days when our son was three….;) SOOO MUCH FUN!!! Your Portabella Mushroom Burgers look GREAT! The blue cheese sounds SOOO GOOD!!! 😉

    Tricia, I would love to find a recipe for home-made Fiber One Fiber Bars….. Any ideas? I recently found the Peanut Butter ones, & the store rarely has them now. 🙁 I guess everyone else loves them too.

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