Delectables with Dan Presents: Portabella Pizza!

I know there have been quite a few Delectables with Dan lately after that short hiatus. Don't expect them to be coming regularly, that just is not gonna happen. I'm a busy guy and I've got so much going on and other blogs I wanna do.
Anyway, today we're going to be whipping up a low-carb, Italian inspired dish. Portabella Pizzas! I was thinking of what I could do with a portabella mushroom since I've never really experimented with them, then it hit me; I can use them as the crust for pizza, fill them with vegan cheese, tomatoes and some meatless meatballs. 
You might want to defrost the meatballs before putting them in the pan to cook, I don't. I just start them out on the low heat and let them coast. 

WHAT YOU WILL NEED: 
4 large portabella mushrooms
(I would have prefered a two-pack, but they only had the 4, sooo) 
6 meatless meatballs 
3 tablespoons of crushed garlic or you can use garlic salt
3-4 tablespoons of basil (yeah, you know I love that shit) 
2-3 tablespoons of cilantro (I love that shit a little less) 
1/4 c. vegan mozzarella of choice per mushroom (or more if you're a cheesy bitch) 
1-2 tablespoons of tinned Italian style tomatoes per mushroom 

You're going to start with cooking the meatballs with a bit of extra virgin olive oil in a small pan over low or medium heat. Make sure that they are fully cooked before removing them from heat. This usually takes 12-15 minutes. While they are cooking, remove the stem from the inside of the mushrooms. You want them to be nice and cleaned out. (I'm dying to make a sexual reference here, but I'll be a good boy and march on.) What you wanna do after you remove the stems and the meatballs from the heat is load that mushroom up with cheese. Cheese it up. Go fuckin wild. You can even add some nutritional yeast if you want. I didn't because I was out of it and by the time I started making this, it was too late to run out and get shit. Top with the seasonings. Also, you can throw in oregano, I didn't because, well it's the same story as the nutritional yeast one. Next, add the meatballs and the tomato. You're going to need to slice the meatballs in half to make them fit obviously. I wish that I didn't have to say this, but I do because some people are fucking dumb. 

Once you've done this, you're going to put them into baked at 375 degrees for 20-30 minutes. The cheese will get nice and melty. Pull them out (that's what she said) and serve while warm with salad. I paired them with a fuckin ace pesto whole wheat pasta, but do what you want.


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