BBQ Portobello Sliders.
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I love dinner right now. Like… really love dinner.
I thought you should know.
In fact, I might just eat dinner for breakfast today. Tomorrow too.
In between bites of cake and massive meltdowns related to the 16 ice cream cones I consumed in the last 8 days, I managed to make the dinner of all dinners.
And dinner has a vegetable. Again!
Isn’t it exciting how in two days time I’ve posted a dish with veggies that aren’t really veggies and am acting like I’m the biggest veggie lover of all time? Yes yes. I think so too.
I made these fun guys Sunday night in a regular size. But everything tastes better in a mini version, so I made them again. And again!
Too bad my dinner of all dinners still wasn’t dinnery enough for the meat-inhaling husband of all meat-inhaling husbands. He looked on with envy and dripping drool but refused to bite the bullet because his meat-inhaling man brain took over. He almost ate one as an appetizer but then decided he “didn’t want to waste the calories” and instead had two pepperoni pizza-stuffed soft pretzels made in the microwave while he grilled 3 chicken breasts smothered in Louisiana Lickers. Riddle me that.
Oh well. You won’t hear me complain about a food surplus.
Normally I would tell you that the most ridiculously scrumptious part of these sliders is that gooey gouda rectangle slipping off the top, but not today friends. What sets these babies apart are the mini sourdough rolls that I decided to grab last minute, tossing the whole wheat buns to the side like a big bad stalk of broccoli. Chewy on the outside and soft on the inside, these buns chomped the baby bellas right up just like Pac-man.
So did I.
BBQ Portobello Sliders
Ingredients
- 6 baby portobello stuffing mushrooms
- 6 slider buns
- 1 teaspoon smoked paprika
- 1 teaspoon onion powder
- 1/2 teaspoon chili powder
- 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 red onion, sliced
- 2-3 ounces gouda, sliced into squares
- 1 avocado, sliced
- 1/2 cup bbq sauce, for drizzling and dipping
Instructions
- Heat a skillet on medium-low heat and add 1/2 tablespoon olive oil. Add sliced onions with a pinch of salt and let caramelize, stirring occasionally. Cook for about 8-10 minutes, then turn off heat and set aside.
- While onions are caramelizing, brush mushrooms with remaining olive oil and sprinkle both sides with pepper, paprika, onion and chili powder. Heat a skillet ( or a grill) on medium heat and cook until mushrooms are juicy and tender – about 5 minutes on each side. With 1-2 minutes remaining, add a slice of gouda on top to melt.
- Assemble sliders by placing the mushroom on the bun, then top with onions, avocado, and a hefty drizzle of bbq sauce.
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Seriously considering running to the store to make these for breakfast. Not even joking.
128 Comments on “BBQ Portobello Sliders.”
I think I could actually get my husband to eat portobello mushrooms with these sliders. And yes, I’m glad you decided to toss the WW for sourdough, clearly superior here! yum!
These are adorable and they look delicious! Beautiful photos.
Jessica these are adorable and they look amazing! These are a slider that I can totally get behind!! But I may have to pick off the onions and add extra ketchup :)
So cute!!! And vegetarian!!!!
These are too adorable! I’m totally on board for a meatless burger with avocado & ketchup :D
These would be perfect for my blog burger party on Labor Day! :)
Gorgeous. :)
“I’m the biggest veggie lover of all time” – fake it till you make it, right!? :P Mr How Sweet is hilarious… and definitely missing out on some very tasty action! I wouldn’t judge you for running to the grocery store to buy more mushrooms to make these for breakfast.. I’ve been known to make early morning grocery runs – usually for salsa!! The employees probably think I’m crazy, but I don’t mind. :P Have a great day Jess!
Lloyd will NEVER eat this- so I’ll gladly eat his portion.
Those look amazing!! But what might be more amazing is that veggies can look so good. I might even put those up against a cupcake…..well, maybe. Maybe not :)
Cute food is always the best! And because they’re small, they have no calories, right? :D
These look amazing!! They would make a lovely dinner :)
those buns are SO adorable! i love sliders, and if nate doesn’t want his i’ll take ’em!
Ahh, the buns are so cute! I loooove mushroom burgers. I didn’t start loving mushrooms until last year, and thank god for that. Delish.
Love that these are vegetarian friendly. They look so tasty and super cute! Huge fan of sourdough…yum…
I LOVE portobello mushrooms – I prefer them to meat!
Perfect!
These are cute, and they look tasty. I will have to make them all for myself since my husband will not touch any type of mushroom. Maybe these will start to cure that?
Portabella mushrooms have my heart! I love those little suckers! :-P
I love these!! Sliders are way more fun than regular burgers!!
These look AMAZING, Jessica! I love mushrooms, and just last night I made a pasta version of your carmelized chicken with mushrooms-delicious! I have a package of those baby portabellas in my fridge right now. All I need is some rockin’ slider buns and I will have lunch! :-)
I hate to have to tell you this, but technically speaking, avocados and tomatoes are both actually fruits.
Anywho, these sliders look DELISH.
haha… did you read my post yesterday?
These would be a great dinner or appetizer, OR breakfast.
Lynne <—- wondering what vegetable Jessica will be posting about tomorrow, but hoping it doesn't get to be a habit so that she doesn't have to change the name of her blog! ;-)
YUM! as a vegetarian, i am always sick of people trying to make a veggie burger look like a juicy and delicious hamburger, but this might just do it! i starred it and im sticking it on the menu for our family vacation in cape cod. thanks as always :)
YUH-UHM!!! Would love to feature this on my Sneaky Vegan blog – I’m not actually a vegan, but I’ve been fascinated at how many “real food” recipes are vegan without even trying. Can I share it with my readers? Pretty please? With cinnamon sugar and a brandied cherry on top? :)
Sure!
ohhhh my this looks so juicy! heaven!
YUM! I love that you made the slider vegetarian! These look so tasty!
I don’t even know if it’s fair to call that a veggie dinner. I don’t want people to unfairly judge it…it’s just SO, SO much more.
Mmm, looks great! Glad to see a vegetarian dinner recipe on here! And isn’t kind of weird that eating breakfast for dinner is normal, but no one eats dinner for breakfast? I don’t think I could do it; eating BBQ before 10 AM doesn’t sound good to me. But by all means, go ahead and eat these for breakfast, we won’t judge you!
I have bunches of veggie dinners! They are under the category side dishes/ vegetables. :)
LOVE these sliders! I can’t wait to make them, maybe for a party:)
Those are seriously the cutest sliders I’ve ever seen. My husband actually loved portobellos so this one might be a winner!
These are so adorable! I’m actually making sliders tonight! I was at TJ’s and saw their mini hamburger buns and squealed at the utter cuteness of the little buns!
Oh I love those ones too! They have little sesame seeds, right??
Yes ma’am! I brought them home and showed them off to Lucas…he looked at me like a freak :) Guys just don’t get it
You are on a roll with these veggie recipes! Keep them coming! Although I still think I would rather have a better than crack brownie for breakfast. ;)
Yeah me too.
“Didn’t want to waste the calories.” Hahaha I’m dying. Love it. This recipe looks great btw- I didn’t realize they were mushrooms at first- score!
How did you know I had a package of baby portobello’s in my fridge?! I’m totally making these for dinner :)
those are so stinkin cute!! i love the buns too they look so doughy on the inside and crusty and delish on the outside YUM! I WILL have those for breakfast for realllssss
They look amazing!!! x
The last portobello burgers of yours that I made changed my life. Meeker’s too. He now proudly proclaims that he loves “mushroom burgers” – must find these little babies and make sliders. It means you get to eat five, right?
I think they changed my life too!
yep, the sourdough HUG you’ve given these really does complete them – YUM.
I’m pretty sure in that last photo the slider is saying EAT MEEEE!!! Oh man, these look fabulous!!! The sourdough buns look great. I had sourdough bread from the market that my stomach didn’t hate me for recently…so maybe I can actually eat these with a bun! :)
I don’t even like mushrooms and I want to eat these sliders! They are just so effin cute :)
There is NO shame in that…. Do what you want! Go get em’ girl! They look good enough to eat ANY time of day!!!!
Now this is my kind of dinner! Yes! :)
I can’t stop eyeing the rolls. I need them. Now. It’s the carboholic in me talking.
I saw these mushrooms at the grocery store the other day and was debating about buying them, but thought I should find a good recipe first. Ding ding!
We looooove mushrooms, especially in sandwiches. Can’t wait to try these!
Those look soooo good! Those slider buns look perfect!
Ok. This is the most delicious thing I’ve seen all day. I’m totally craving.
This sounds so good! I’ve recently become obsessed with mushrooms after trying the stuffed ones at Maggianos. I’m not a big fan of onions so I might add bacon! haha
I think bacon would be FABULOUS!
I love, love, love gouda! This would be good as breakfast. In between two biscuits with an egg, delightful! My mouth is watering, clearly lunchtime!
You have me drooling!