The Best Fully Loaded Portobello Mushroom Nachos

For many years’ mushrooms have been used for their ability to add great flavor to different cuisines.  Mushrooms are an edible fungus that is often categorized as a vegetable that can provide several nutrients and have a varying compositional and nutritional profiles.  Mushrooms contain protein which makes them a great substitute for meat in your recipes. In addition, they are full of vitamins, minerals, and antioxidants, making them not only a great additional to many flavorful dishes, but they are also healthy for you.

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The great thing about mushrooms are flavorful and come in a variety of sizes and types including:

Shitake

Portobello

Crimini

Button or White Mushrooms

Oyster

Enoki

Beech

Mitake

How To Choose The Right Mushrooms

When picking mushrooms make sure you choose the firmer ones and ones that do not have any moisture on them. It is best to store them in your refrigerator, but you should not wash or trim them until you are ready to cook or eat them. Β 

They go great as a standalone dish sautΓ©ed with onions, served raw in a salad, or added to your favorite stir fry, or one of our new favorite ways to enjoy mushrooms is to make these Loaded Portobello Mushroom Nachos.Β 

How To Make Loaded Portobello Mushroom Nachos

Before sautΓ©ing the mushrooms, place the cut-up corn tortillas on a baking sheet and bake in the oven at 375 degrees for 10-15 minutes until crisp. We use Three Sisters Nixtamal Corn Tortillas. They are not only made locally here in the Pacific Northwest, but they are made from real food ingredients and are non-GMO.

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To prepare the mushroom mixture, add habout a 1/2 cup of vegetable broth. Pacifico Brand Vegetable Broth at the store is a great option, or you can make your own Homemade Vegetable Broth with some quick and easy ingredients.

Then add in 2-3 minced garlic cloves, sautΓ© them for about 2 minutes and then add in the portobello mushrooms and sautΓ© for about another 2-3 minutes. To give this dish a little more smokey flavor, you can add in garlic powder, onion powder, chili powder, paprika, coriander, cayenne pepper, and a pinch of salt and pepper.

If you are looking for more of a southwest dish style, you can add Taco Seasoning to the mushroom mixture.

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In a separate sauce pan, add in a can of refried beans on medium-low until they have been warmed up. Make sure to stir to ensure they do not stick to the bottom of the pan.

Nut-Free Cheese Sauce

You can find some plant-based cheese sauces at the store or we like to make our own with some simple ingredients. We have two different cheese sauces that our boys like to make. Our nut-free version is made using potatoes and carrots and the other one is made using cashews.

How To Make Nut-Free Cheese Sauce

  • 2 Cups of Potatoes or 3 small potatoes, peeled and diced
  • 1 Cup of Carrots or 2 medium carrots, peeled and diced
  • 3/4 Cup of Nutritional Yeast
  • 2 TBSP of Avocado Oil or you if you do not want to use oil, you can replace it with water
  • 1 TBSP or 1/2 Lemon, squeezed
  • 1 TSP Salt
  • 1 TBSP Garlic Powder
  • 1 TBSP Onion Powder

Instructions

Boil the potatoes and carrots until soft. Approximately 20 minutes.  Drain them and then add them to a blender. Add in the remaining ingredients and blend on high until smooth.




Cashew Cheese Sauce

  • 2 Cups of Raw Cashews
  • 1 Lemon, Squeezed
  • 1 ΒΎ Cup of Water or as needed
  • 1 TSP Sea Salt or Himalayan Salt
  • Β  Β½ Cup of Nutritional Yeast
  • 1 TSP Chili Powder
  • 2 Garlic Cloves
  • 1 TBSP of Dijon Mustard
  • ΒΌ TSP of Red Pepper Flakes
  • 1 TSP Black Pepper
  • 1 TSP TurmericΒ 

Instructions

  1. In a high-speed blender or food processor, add in the cashews, lemon juice, salt, nutritional yeast, chili powder, garlic cloves, Dijon mustard, red pepper flakes, black pepper, turmeric, and water. Blend until smooth and creamy. You can adjust the ingredients to your taste.
  2. You can warm up the cheese sauce by blending it on the soup option on a Vitamix or add it to a sauce pan on low heat. Stir to keep it from sticking. Serve it as a dip, on top your favorite noodles for mac and cheese or as a nacho cheese sauce.

How To Build Your Nachos Platter

1. On a large platter, place a layer of tortilla chips on the bottom.

2. Pour the cheese sauce over the top of the tortillas

3. Add a layer of re-fried beans

4. Then add a layer of the mushrooms mixture.

5. Add another layer of cheese sauce.

6. Repeat these steps until all the ingredients are used up.

7. Garnish the top with the sweet peppers, onions, tomatoes, and olives.

You can add the Pico de Gallo and Guacamole on top or serve it on the side.

Another great thing about making loaded nachos is making homemade guacamole and our Pico de Gallo that you can find here.

Loaded Portobello Mushroom Nachos

Loaded Portobello Mushroom Nachos

Yield: 4
Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 10 minutes
Additional Time: 5 minutes
Total Time: 30 minutes

These loaded portobello mushroom nachos are simple and easy to make that the whole family will love.

Ingredients

  • 4 Portobello Mushrooms, diced
  • 1 Can of Pinto or Black Refried Beans
  • ΒΌ Cup of Vegetable Broth
  • 5 Sweet Peppers, diced
  • Β½ Red or White Onion, diced
  • 2 Roma Tomatoes, diced
  • 2 Garlic Cloves, peeled, and minced
  • Olives, sliced (optional)
  • 8 Corn Tortilla Chips
  • 1 TSP Chili Powder
  • 1 TSP Coriander
  • 1 TSP Garlic Powder Β 
  • 1 TSP Onion Powder
  • 1 TSP Paprika
  • 1/4 TSP Cayenne PepperΒ 
  • Β½ TSP Salt
  • Β½ TSP Black Pepper
  • Pico de Gallo
  • Guacamole
  • Cheese Sauce

Instructions

1. Add the corn tortillas to a baking sheet and bake in
the oven on 375 degrees for about 10-15 minutes until crisp.

2. In a frying pan add in the veggie stock and garlic
cloves, and sauté for about a 1-2 minutes.

3. Add in the mushrooms, chili powder, coriander, garlic powder, onion powder, salt, and pepper, and mix together.

4. Cook on medium-high for about 5 minutes until mushrooms are cooked. Remove from heat.

5. In a separate sauce pan, add in the refried beans and cook on medium until warm.

To Build Your Nachos Platter

1. On a large platter, place a layer of tortilla chips on the bottom.

2. Pour the cheese sauce over the top of the tortillas

3. Add a layer of re-fried beans

4. Then add a layer of the mushrooms mixture.

5. Add another layer of cheese sauce.

6. Repeat these steps until all the ingredients are used up.

7. Garnish the top with the sweet peppers, onions, tomatoes, and olives.

You can add the Pico de Gallo and Guacamole on top or serve it on the side.

Enjoy!



Notes

You can add on additional toppings such as sliced jalapenos or shredded lettuce.

Cheesy Sauce

Cheesy Sauce

Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 20 minutes
Additional Time: 5 minutes
Total Time: 35 minutes

This cheesy sauce is so good that you will want to make extra just to have on hand.

Ingredients

  • 2 Cups of Potatoes or 3 small potatoes, peeled and diced
  • 1 Cup of Carrots or 2 medium carrots, peeled and diced
  • 3/4 Cup of Nutritional Yeast
  • 2 TBSP of Avocado Oil or you if you do not want to use oil, you can replace it with water
  • 1 TBSP or 1/2 Lemon, squeezed
  • 1 TSP Salt
  • 1 TBSP Garlic Powder
  • 1 TBSP Onion Powder

Instructions

Boil the potatoes and carrots until soft. Approximately 20 minutes.  Drain them and then add them to a blender. Add in the remaining ingredients and blend on high until smooth.



Notes

You can store any leftovers in the refrigerator for up
to 5 days.

I have used both russet potatoes and red potatoes for this recipe and both turned out delicioius.





Pico de Gallo

Pico de Gallo

Prep Time: 10 minutes
Total Time: 10 minutes

This Pico de Gallo is made from all fresh ingredients and is a great addition to any southwest meal or salad.

Ingredients

  • 2 Roma Tomatoes, diced
  • Β½ White Onion, diced
  • Β½ Bunch of Cilantro, leaves removed and diced
  • 1 Large Avocado, peeled and diced
  • 1 Lime, squeezed
  • 1 Jalapeno, membranes and seeds removed, and diced
  • ΒΌ TSP Salt

Instructions

Place all the ingredients in a bowl and mix together.



Homemade Guacamole

Homemade Guacamole

Prep Time: 10 minutes
Total Time: 10 minutes

Nothing beats homemade guacamole. You will never buy store bought again.

Ingredients

  • 1 Large Avocado, peeled and diced
  • ΒΌ White Onion, diced
  • ΒΌ TSP Salt
  • Β½ Lime, squeezed

Instructions

Mix all the ingredients together in a bowl.



What I love about this dish is how simple and easy it is to make. And is a great dish that you can involve the kids in making. Our boys love choosing the toppings and putting the layers together. We love keeping the cheese sauce on hand and have used it in a variety of recipes that we will be posting on the blog later this week.

Happy Cooking and Enjoy!

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Here is a list of products was used in making this dish.

Three Sisters Nixtamal Corn Tortillas

Nutritional Yeast

Rachel Ray Frying Pan and Sauce Pan

Vitamix Blender

Citrus Squeezer

Stephanie Collazo, MS, CHC is the founder of Clean Food Mama, to help you get more plants into your diet. She shed 170 lbs by incorporating a whole foods plant-based diet and loves empowering other women to create healthy habits for themselves and their families.