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Grilled Mushroom Appetizer with Bruschetta and Goat Cheese

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This grilled mushroom appetizer with bruschetta and goat cheese is an easy and healthier appetizer recipe that would be perfect for a barbecue!

Grilled Mushroom Appetizer with Bruschetta and Goat Cheese

It’s Friday. I would normally be all ‘it’s FRIDAY!!!!’, but not this time…Friday means that our stay-cation is coming to an end.

I haven’t spent so much quality time with Ben and Kai in a loooong time. We’ve had so much fun together!

Out of all of the activities we’ve done, the free ones are definitely the best. We spent $40 on zoo admission only to have Kai want to play at the zoo playground…no interest in monkeys or tigers! One of my favorite things we’ve done is to get some burgers and eat them on the tailgate of the car while watching airplanes take off and land. An oddly fun activity!

So. Our stay-cation might be on it’s way out, but at least we still have a few more weeks of summer left. And I plan on soaking up every minute of it, preferably with something yummy like this grilled mushroom appetizer in one hand!

Grilled Mushroom Appetizer with Bruschetta and Goat Cheese

Grilled Mushroom Appetizer with Bruschetta and Goat CheeseHave you tried these zucchini caprese roll-ups? They are an easy, healthy appetizer, and my mom is nuts for them! I think they’ve been making their way through the Smithers BBQ scene.

She was visiting us a few weeks ago, and mentioned that she has a hard time finding easy, healthy appetizer recipes, so I felt inspired to make this easy grilled mushroom appetizer recipe.

The mushroom caps are stuffed with a super easy bruschetta, grilled up, then topped with goat cheese and basil. So ridiculously easy. And tasty!

Grilled Mushroom Appetizer with Bruschetta and Goat Cheese

Grilled Mushroom Appetizer with Bruschetta and Goat CheeseI cooked these guys up on the grill (using my veggie tray), but you could also make them in the oven.

I don’t want to admit to you guys how many I ate. OK, fine…All of them. Poor Ben didn’t get a single mushroom cap! They are just too poppable. Translation: you’re probably going to want to double or triple the recipe.

 So. Healthy? Check. Easy? Check. Delicious? Check. I think I’ve got another one for you, Mom!

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Grilled Mushroom Appetizer with Bruschetta and Goat Cheese

Course: Appetizer
Cuisine: BBQ
Calories: 15kcal
Servings: 12 mushrooms
This grilled mushroom appetizer with bruschetta and goat cheese is an easy and healthier appetizer recipe that would be perfect for a barbecue!
Prep Time15 mins
Cook Time10 mins
Total Time25 mins

Ingredients

  • 12 fresh whole mushrooms button or crimini
  • 2 small plum tomatoes
  • 1 clove garlic minced
  • 1 teaspoon balsamic vinegar
  • 2-3 tablespoons goat cheese crumbled
  • fresh basil
  • sprinkling of salt & pepper

Instructions

  • Heat barbecue to medium.
  • Wash the mushrooms and pull out the stems. Set aside.
  • In a medium bowl, mix together the tomatoes, garlic and balsamic vinegar.
  • Spray a BBQ vegetable tray well with oil. Gently spoon the bruschetta into the mushroom caps (you're going to want to discard as much liquid as possible) and arrange on the tray.
  • Grill for 8-10 minutes, until mushrooms are cooked through.
  • Immediately place a small spoonful of goat cheese on the warm bruschetta, scatter the basil leaves, and sprinkle with salt & pepper.
  • Serve immediately.

Nutrition

Serving: 1mushroom | Calories: 15kcal | Carbohydrates: 2g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 1mg | Sodium: 28mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 1g

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Comments

    • Denise

      Hi Sandee, I can’t say for sure as I haven’t tested them in the oven. However I’d think that you could cook them under the broiler? Maybe pre-broil the mushrooms (unfilled) until soft, then fill them and heat the filling through? I hope this helps.

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  3. Thao @ In Good Flavor

    So true how the free activities can be the ones that are most memorable and fun. These stuffed mushrooms look so good! I would be tempted to eat them all too, but since they are so light and healthy, I won’t feel too bad about it!

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  12. Denise

    Kate, I’m so sorry I didn’t get to your comment until now! I don’t think they would hold up very well…after grilling, the tomatoes released some liquid (more and more as they sat). They are best served right away…maybe you could bring them separately and cook them up on location?

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  14. Izzy

    Booo for no more staycation!! It sounds like you guys had a lot of fun though! I wish everyday could be a staycation, haha! These mushroom caps are so cute and I love that you added some goat cheese!

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  18. Krista @ Joyful Healthy Eats

    Ok, that sounds so fun! Love the idea of burgers in the back of a tailgate! Coolest mom ever!

    These stuffed mushrooms… gurl! I need them in my life! All my favorite ingredients, bruschetta, goat cheese, mushrooms… i’m in!

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    • Denise

      Ha ha I guess I’d better enjoy being a cool mom for now! We have a lot more years until he’s a teenager and I’m not cool! Thanks, Krista 🙂

      Reply

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