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Home » Food Photos » By Meal » Lunch Ideas » Pressed Portabella Sandwich with Roasted Peppers and Red Onion

Pressed Portabella Sandwich with Roasted Peppers and Red Onion

Published: Feb 7, 2011 · Modified: Oct 16, 2020 by greenlitebitescom · This post may contain affiliate links · 27 Comments

Update: Click here to see me make this on video.

I made this on Saturday and have been dying to tell you about it ever since! There is just something about the Portabella for me at the moment. I don't know what it is but the big caps just look so appetizing at the grocery store. I've been picking them up and experimenting. First was the Cheddar Pepper Stuffed Portabello Burger which was super yummy but then I had lunch with a fellow "Foodie" and we both ended up ordering the same thing, a Portabella panini with red onion and roasted peppers.

It was DIVINE! Pressed Portabella Sandwich with Roasted Peppers and Red Onion

Of course it was served on two THICK slices of white bread drenched in butter (completely unnecessary) but that's not why I liked it. It was the combo of sweet pepper, red onion and earthy Portabella that I fell in love with. So I set out to recreate my own version.

This is what I came up with.

  • 2 large Portabella caps cleaned and stems removed
  • 1-2 thin slices of red onion
  • ¾ ounce of a mild cheese like Muenster- I used Mini Babybel Bonbel round, perfect!
  • 2 roasted red pepper - I used the jarred piquillo kind
  • Sprinkle of kosher salt, garlic powder and dried thyme

Here are the base ingredients. So pretty. 🙂

Pressed Portabella Sandwich with Roasted Peppers and Red Onion - the ingredients

Heat your George Forman or Panini Press. You could do this in a skillet but you would need to press down while cooking and then flip.

I sprayed a bit of non-stick spray as my grill is old. Place one Portabella upside down, layer on the sliced onion, then cheese, peppers and finally spices.

Pressed Portabella Sandwich with Roasted Peppers and Red Onion - set up

If you are using a Laughing Cow round, simply cut it into three slices and scatter them on the cap. You can see my three sticking out in the picture above.

Top with the second Portabella cap and press. Now, if you are using the George Foreman like me, make sure to account for the shifting that will occur. When closing the top the grill will want to slide the top layer off. Just offset before closing and hold it in place with your finger.

Pressed Portabella Sandwich with Roasted Peppers and Red Onion - on grill

Cook for about 5 minutes. Since I was using my foreman grill after 2 and half I rotated the mushroom around as it does cook uneven favoring the back. You would not have to do this in a traditional panini press.

Remove and wonder at your glorious creation! (ok, you don't have to, it's just what I did) 😉

Pressed Portabella Sandwich with Roasted Peppers and Red Onion - finished

Here's what the middle looked like...

Pressed Portabella Sandwich with Roasted Peppers and Red Onion - cut in half

Little man wanted NOTHING to do with it but he loves getting involved with the picture taking aspect of my food blogging obsession. His contribution was the red heart balloon which I thought was quite fitting. lol

Pressed Portabella Sandwich with Roasted Peppers and Red Onion - heart 1Pressed Portabella Sandwich with Roasted Peppers and Red Onion - hearth 2

Update: Click here to see me make this on video.

Approx Nutritional Information per serving
Servings Amt per Serving
1 entire recipe
Calories Fat Fiber WWPs
140 6g 3g old: 3 new: 3
Sugar Sat Fat Carbs Protein
5g 4g 15g 9g

Disclosure: I've partnered with The Laughing Cow. Click here for more info and click here to see all my ideas using the Laughing Cow!

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  1. JOJO says

    September 25, 2011 at 5:55 pm

    when i saw this i HAD to try it... today i did and it is truly AMAZING!!! i wish i could post my own picture of it... thankyou soooooooo much for this idea

    Reply
  2. Heather says

    February 24, 2011 at 11:54 pm

    I have always wanted to try this particular type of mushroom, will definitely pick up the ingredients on my next grocery store trip.

    Reply
  3. Patti says

    February 24, 2011 at 6:22 am

    These were incredible! I made two at once and they came out great! Thanks for the recipe and video hints.

    Reply
  4. Ffion @ Chocolate and Raspberries says

    February 20, 2011 at 6:09 pm

    I'v never tried peppers out of a jar before, I always assumed they were in oil and therefore a no no! I'v now discovered that they are low cal, and therefore I am hoping to make this in the next few days!

    Reply
  5. Rachel says

    February 16, 2011 at 10:23 pm

    OMGosh, I just made this for dinner and it came out so delish!!!!!!! I am a garlic fan so I added minced garlic to the sandwhich. Thanks for the recipe, I absolutely love this.

    Reply
  6. Kristyn says

    February 13, 2011 at 4:47 pm

    yes spinach and cheese very good!
    i added baby spinach to mine 🙂

    Reply
  7. Jessica says

    February 13, 2011 at 1:50 pm

    Oooo! Tomato! I was just going to ask if anyone has an alternative to red peppers! ( Blech!! You all may have my share!) Spinach and cheese would be awesome! Zucchini just occured to me too!
    I would be inclined to seed the tomato first.Hopefully that would cut down on some goo. As I have 1, lonely portobello, I shall have to make it 1/2 sized....( but it's a MONSTER!)

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  8. roni says

    February 12, 2011 at 8:57 pm

    I'm sure it was! Tomatoes have even MORE moisture!

    Reply
  9. Kristyn says

    February 12, 2011 at 1:29 pm

    Good, but veryyy messy!!
    Mine didn't look as good as yours though.

    i changed it up a little bit though, i didn't have red onions or roasted red peppers so i used a tomato slice and baby spinach, and a laughing cow light swiss cheese wedge.

    Reply
  10. Paula says

    February 11, 2011 at 8:50 pm

    LOVE IT!!! I am making this one this weekend for sure. I just love portobella mushrooms and red peppers. Does it get any better than this. Thanks for the fantastic idea. I loved the last portobella recipe you created. OMG it was the best. Keep them coming.

    Reply
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    February 11, 2011 at 11:54 am

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  12. Jessica says

    February 11, 2011 at 11:53 am

    P.S. this blog is amazing...i've already emailed myself three recipes to try at home...

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  13. lorraine says

    February 10, 2011 at 1:13 pm

    I made it for lunch and it was amazing. I used laughing cow cheese and spinach onions and red peppers.
    Great idea...thanks.

    Reply
  14. roni says

    February 09, 2011 at 7:55 pm

    Hope this helps E!

    https://greenlitebites.com/2011/02/09/pressed-portabella-on-the-foreman/

    🙂

    Reply
  15. Maria says

    February 08, 2011 at 4:33 pm

    The perfect sandwich!

    Reply
  16. Christina says

    February 08, 2011 at 3:24 pm

    This sounds amazingly good! I need to get myself a panini press!

    Reply
  17. Katherine says

    February 08, 2011 at 1:34 pm

    Instead of a panini press or grill....is it possible to use a waffle iron??

    Reply
  18. Keri says

    February 07, 2011 at 11:37 pm

    This looks delicious, Roni! Can't wait to try it!

    Reply
  19. roni says

    February 07, 2011 at 9:44 pm

    That is what I'll focus on. Just technique. I was looking for another reason to make it again anyway. 😉

    Reply
  20. E. Foley says

    February 07, 2011 at 9:42 pm

    The taste was good... I just wish I could have gotten them to be actual burgers. 🙁

    Reply
  21. roni says

    February 07, 2011 at 9:32 pm

    Oh NO E!

    I'm sorry you had so may problems! I'll tell you what.. I'll try to make it again on video so you can see how I used the forman. It was a little tricky which is why I showed the inside view.

    Hope you'll be willing to try it again!

    Reply
  22. Kim says

    February 07, 2011 at 8:50 pm

    Looooooooks A-MAZING!!!! Can't wait to try it!

    Reply
  23. E. Foley says

    February 07, 2011 at 8:15 pm

    This sounded so awesome that I sent my boyfriend on a special trip to the grocery store on his way home from work.

    Fail #1: The sandwich is too tall for my George Foreman to close on it. Switched to grill pan.

    Fail #2: Due to slippery roasted peppers, could not keep the burgers from sliding apart, thus burning the basil (which I'd used instead of onions). Finally managed after many vulgarities to get them to stay put.

    Fail #3: Mushrooms started to burn long before cheese melted. When I had to take them off the burner, I opened one up and the inside of the mushroom was still cold.

    Finally just chopped everything into bite-sized chunks and sauteed it until it was evenly cooked. Toasted some homemade bread and put it on top of that for an open-faced sandwich.

    *sigh*

    Reply
  24. Jan says

    February 07, 2011 at 7:35 pm

    Yum, that looks really good.

    Reply
  25. Christine @ Merf In Progress says

    February 07, 2011 at 4:31 pm

    There's no way my son would eat this either, but my husband liked portabellas. Bookmarking this!

    Reply
  26. Kristina @ spabettie says

    February 07, 2011 at 4:23 pm

    this looks awesome... I LOVE using portobellos in (or as!!) a sandwich... YUM.

    Reply
  27. Krista S. says

    February 07, 2011 at 3:57 pm

    I *wish* I liked mushrooms! This looks so beautiful and delicious.

    Reply

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