Lamb-stuffed Portabellas

Name: Lamb-stuffed Portabellas
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 473 milliliters bulgur wheat; 1 liters chicken broth; 59 milliliters curry powder; 237 milliliters dried apricots; 79 milliliters fine dry bread crumbs; 177 milliliters chopped fresh mint leaves; 680 grams ground lean lamb; 1 teaspoon olive oil; 227 grams onion , finely chopped; 118 milliliters pine nuts; 710 milliliters plain nonfat yogurt; 8 portabella mushrooms (4 1/2-in.-wide caps), about 2 1/2 lb. total; 8 servings Salt

Lamb-stuffed Portabellas might be just the main course you are searching for. This recipe makes 8 servings with 571 calories, 30g of protein, and 27g of fat each. This recipe covers 28% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. Head to the store and pick up apricots, onion, nonfat yogurt, and From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 45 minutes.

Instructions

Cut apricots in half crosswise.

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Apricot

Rinse and drain mushrooms. Trim off stems flush with caps. Finely chop stems and set caps aside.

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Mushrooms

In a 4- to 5-quart nonstick pan over high heat, frequently shake pine nuts until lightly browned, about 2 minutes.

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Pine Nuts

Shake

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Pour into a small bowl.

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Bowl

To pan, add chopped mushrooms, oil, onion, and curry powder. Stir over high heat until mushrooms and onion are limp and juices evaporate, about 3 minutes.

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Curry Powder

Mushrooms

Onion

Cooking Oil

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Remove from heat and spoon half the mixture into a large bowl.

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To mushroom mixture in the pan, add apricots, bulgur, and 5 cups broth. Bring to a boil, stir, cover, remove from heat, and let stand until bulgur is tender to bite, at least 8 minutes.

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Apricot

Mushrooms

Bulgur

Broth

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Meanwhile, combine reserved onion-mushroom mixture, 1/3 cup broth, lamb, and bread crumbs.

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Breadcrumbs

Mushrooms

Broth

Onion

Lamb

Mix well. Pat an equal amount of lamb mixture onto the cup side of each mushroom cap, covering evenly. Scatter 1 tablespoon pine nuts onto each meat-filled mushroom and gently press nuts into meat.

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Mushrooms

Lamb

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Nuts

Divide the curried bulgur mixture equally between 2 casseroles, each 3 quarts (about 9 by 13 in. and at least 2 in. deep).

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Bulgur

Lay 4 mushrooms, meat side up, in each casserole (they can overlap slightly). If making ahead, cover and chill up to 1 day.

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Mushrooms

Meat

Bake, covered, in a 400 oven until lamb mixture is no longer pink in center (cut to test, or if chilled, it should register 150 on a thermometer; see notes), 35 to 40 minutes (about 1 hour and 10 minutes if chilled).

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Lamb

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