Portobello Stacks

We saw these at a deli on a trip to North Carolina and copied it when we got home. It has become one of our favorite additions to any meal with beef, pork or chicken.

Step: 1

Marinate the mushrooms and onions in balsamic vinegar for 20 minutes.

Step: 2

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).

Step: 3

On a non-stick baking pan layer in four stacks: eggplant, mushroom, onion, tomato and cheese.

Step: 4

Bake in preheated oven for 30 minutes, or until cheese is golden brown.

Per Serving: 195 calories; protein 12.2g; carbohydrates 21.5g; fat 8.2g; cholesterol 19.6mg; sodium 267.4mg.

One of most clear way to choose a side dish is to look at your main dish (pasta, chicken, seared tofu) and choose more different. If you’re making pasta, go for a simple vegetable . Making steak? Go for more light. If you’re want to cooking stir-fry with rice, it must not a good idea to also make a rice salad.

One make sure is also can apply to cooking method . You don’t want to push more often your oven by scheduling three dishes at once in there, or be juggling four pans on the cooking items . But sometimes you can made a dish do double-duty .