Grilled Portobello Mushrooms Stuffed with Cheesy Grits

Welcome to my new favorite meal.  This entire meal is my attempt to recreate some of the delicious food at Ally's reception.  The results came out way better than I expected. It's not quite the same as Ally's, but it is really good.  The meal consisted of grilled portobello mushrooms piled high with cheesy grits and brussel sprouts on the side.

I never thought I would like grits.  My first experience with grits made them seem like a mushy tasteless smaller grained oatmeal.  The name itself does not do the food any favors.  Nothing sounds delicious about a "grit".  I only think of things like "I've got grit in my teeth."  I  don't know that I've ever heard someone actually say this, but this is what I picture.  Then I discovered cheesy grits.  Most things with cheese get my attention.

I had not yet attempted to make cheesy grits myself.  I've enjoyed them at several restaurants, usually in the south.  I needed to find a recipe.  I searched through allrecipes.com to find a recipe for cheesy baked grits.  You can find the recipe at this link:  Cheesy Baked Grits
The grits turned out amazing.  Let me warn you...THEY ARE NOT HEALTHY.  I wasn't exactly expecting something with cheesy in the title to be healthy.  I also don't back away from unhealthy meals.  However, there was one point in the cooking process where I didn't know if I should actually eat the end product.  But I did eat them and there is no going back.

While the grits were baking, I worked on the portobello mushrooms.  I looked through some recipes online and came up with my own recipe below.  The mushrooms came out tasting almost like a steak.  I put a scoop of grits on top of the mushrooms and served it with brussel sprouts.  See previous post on brussel sprouts for this recipe.

Enjoy!

Grilled Portobello Mushrooms:
1/4 cup olive oil
pinch of onion powder
pinch of garlic powder
1/2 tsp. salt
pinch of pepper

1.  Mix all ingredients together
2.  Wipe off mushrooms with paper towel
3.  use a brush to wipe oil mixture onto the tops of the mushrooms
4.  Lay mushrooms on grill top side down
5.  pour left over oil mixture over gill side of mushrooms
6.  cook for about 6 minutes on each side over low to medium heat or until tender

4 servings/ 2-4 pts per mushroom depending on if you use all of the oil

12 servings grits/ 7 pts per serving