Marmitey Spinach Mushrooms
- 4 large portabella mushrooms
- 1 medium onion, finely copped (I use an Alligator onion cutter)
- 250 g frozen chopped spinach
- 100 g cheddar cheese, grated
- 50 g butter
- 1 -2 teaspoon marmite, to taste (I use 2 tsps!)
- Pre-heat your oven to 375F/190C/Gas 6.
- Wipe the mushrooms with a damp cloth and trim stalks down to the gills; if the stalks look edible, chop them finely and set aside for a later step.
- Rub a small amount of the butter over the bottom of a baking dish and arrange the mushrooms side by side in the dish, gill side up; cut half of the remaining butter into 4 slices and place a slice of butter inside each mushroom; bake in the oven for 15 minutes, basting with juices occasionally (NB I have a fan oven which cooks quicker than some): the mushrooms will shrink a bit and go darker as they are absorbing the butter/making juices.
- Whilst the mushrooms are cooking melt the remainder of the butter in a large lidded frying pan and saute the chopped onion until it starts to go transparent (this will only take a couple of minutes), add the chopped mushroom stalks if using, then add 1 tsp Marmite and stir well.
- Add the frozen spinach, cover the pan with its lid and cook on a gentle heat for approximately 5 minutes until the spinach has warmed through; remove the pan lid, stir in 3/4 of the cheese and turn up the heat so that the cheese melts and any excess moisture cooks off- taste and add more Marmite at this stage if you wish.
- Spoon the spinach mixture into the mushroom caps and sprinkle the remaining cheese on top, grill until the cheese bubbles and starts to brown.
- Serve and enjoy!
portabella mushrooms, onion, spinach, cheddar cheese, butter, marmite
Taken from www.food.com/recipe/marmitey-spinach-mushrooms-111157 (may not work)