Grilled mushrooms stuffed with lamb and broccoli rabe

Lamb stuffed mushrooms with broccoli rabe are both unique and delicious. These mushrooms are a great appetizer that your guests will rave about. Rave! Stuffed mushrooms are a tried and true appetizer favorite, but they usually are  either sausage stuffed or crabmeat stuffed mushrooms. Nice, but not really showstoppers. Don’t get me wrong I enjoy a good sausage

stuffed mushroom, but I’m always looking for something unique. That’s where lamb and broccoli rabe steps onto the scene and meets the inside of some mushrooms!

Lamb Stuffed Mushrooms with Broccoli Rabe plated

Read on if you are looking to break the monotony of the same old stuffed mushroom and learn how ground lamb and broccoli rabe combine to make a pretty tasty stuffed mushroom.

Stuffed Mushrooms

Stuffed Mushrooms are a great example of an appetizer that is begging to be infused with new ingredients and flavor combinations. Every home cook always goes for the tried and true sausage stuffed mushrooms. Sometimes these same cooks might live on the wild side and take out the cream cheese and crab to stuff some mushrooms during the holidays.  It’s not just the at home cooks though. I’m talking to you catering hall event planners! Every see a unique stuffed mushroom appetizer at a wedding or banquet. Nope. Just a serving dish of sausage stuffed mushroom sorrow staring back at you while you walk around during cocktail hour.

Time to try something new and unique.  That’s why you’re checking out this website right?

Say hello to grilled stuffed mushrooms with broccoli rabe and lamb!

What does Broccoli Rabe taste like?

Broccoli Rabe doesn’t taste anything like Broccoli because it’s not part of the broccoli family. It has a slightly bitter taste, but when cooked down it tastes great.  The bitterness of broccoli rabe is great with sausage and other Italian cooking so it pairs really well in this dish with the ground lamb.

How do you make lamb stuffed mushrooms with Broccoli Rabe?

First step is placing the ground lamb, chopped onion, and a few tablespoons of olive oil in a cast iron skillet over direct heat on the gas grill. I turn one burner on and take the temp up to 300 degrees.

Once the lamb and onions are browned I remove them from the skillet but leave the remaining drippings. I will then add the chopped broccoli rabe and vinegar and cook for 5 minutes. Then I will add the baby spinach which I will stir in the skillet and remove after a minute. The baby spinach doesn’t need long to wilt down so don’t walk away from the grill. At this point I will also season with a little pinch of salt and fresh cracked black pepper.

Take everything off the heat and let the mixture cool in a mixing bowl with the lamb and onion. After the mixture is cool I stir in 8 ounces of non dairy mozzarella style cheese. You can certainly substitute the non dairy cheese with mozzarella dairy cheese, but I have a family member that has a gluten and dairy free diet. However, I really like the taste of non dairy cheese, so don’t be afraid to give it a shot in your next recipe.

Grilling Stuffed Mushrooms

Now that the mixture is cool, it’s time to stuff the mushrooms. Take the stem of the mushroom off then take a healthy tablespoon of the mixture and place into the mushroom. I’m not a huge fan of tiny little mushrooms, so try to find a nice medium mushroom to stuff. This recipe is also great during the holidays when you can find the big oversized white mushrooms. The only mushrooms that I don’t like for this recipe are the tiny button mushrooms. They don’t always sit up on the grill grates.

You should put your gas grill up to 400 degrees. Once it hits the correct temp place the mushrooms on the grill grates away from the direct heat. The stuffed mushrooms will need to cook for about 15 minutes. The mushrooms should be cooked thru, but not a soggy over cooked mess.

Go ahead and try something different when you want some mushrooms and try the some lamb stuffed mushrooms with broccoli rabe!

Print Recipe

Lamb Stuffed Mushrooms with Broccoli Rabe

By sear marks – Serves: 2

Prep Time: 20 minutes – Cooking Time: 25 minutes

Fantastic Unique Recipe for grilled mushrooms that are stuffed with ground lamb and broccoli rabe.

Ingredients

• 1 pound ground lamb
• 13 medium white mushrooms
• Broccoli Rabe
• 1 chopped onion
• 4 cups baby spinach
• 8 ounces Non Dairy Cheese
• 3 tablespoons olive oil
• 2 tablespoons rice wine vinegar
• salt
• fresh cracked black pepper

Instructions

1

Chop one medium yellow onion

2

Chop 1/2 bunch of broccoli rabe

3

Turn the grill on to 300 degrees

4

Place the ground lamb and onion into a iron skillet over direct heat on the grill

5

Once browned take off the lamb and onion and place broccoli rabe in the skillet

6

Add rice wine vinegar

7

After cooking for 5 minutes add baby spinach

8

After stirring in baby spinach for one minute take off the skillet and let cool.

9

Add lamb, onion, spinach, broccoli rabe, and shredded cheese into a mixing bowl and combine.

10

Take stems off the mushrooms

11

Place one table spoon of mixture into each mushroom

12

Place each mushroom on the grill grates away from the direct heat. The grill should be at 400 degrees

13

Grill for 15 minutes

Notes

Mozzarella Cheese can be substituted for non dairy cheese