Kitchen notes · a little help before you start
Mushroom Patty Melt
Mushroom Patty Melt brings together sweet onion, portobello mushrooms, and balsamic vinegar. Set a reminder for the turn or stir mentioned in the method. The quick notes will help you get the small jobs lined up before you start.
- Prep
- 15 min
- Cook
- 60 min
- Total
- 75 min
- Original yield
- Serves 4
- Ingredients
- 12 listed
Make it part of your week
Recipe categories & planning details
- Meal type
- Main course
- Cuisine
- American
- Cooking method
- Baked & roasted
- Preparation & total time
- Prep: 15 minutes or less · Total: over 60 minutes
- Dietary characteristics
- Vegetarian
- Dish type
- Sandwiches
A few quick notes
1. Remember the turn or stir
Set a reminder for the turn or stir mentioned in the method. It is an easy small step to miss while you are getting the table ready.
2. Get the oven ready first
Start with the oven-preheating step in the recipe. Then use the preparation steps that follow to get the food ready for the hot oven.
3. Match the preparation in the method
Take a look at the chopping, slicing or shaving step before bringing the parts together. Use the preparation described there so the food goes into the next stage in the form the recipe expects.
Get to know the ingredients
Sweet onion
Look at how this ingredient comes into the method: Add the sliced onions and cook, stirring occasionally, for about 45 minutes until caramelized and golden.
Portobello mushrooms
Look at how this ingredient comes into the method: While the onions are cooking, remove the stems and gills from the mushrooms and place them, cap side down, on a parchment-lined sheet tray.
Balsamic vinegar
Look at how this ingredient comes into the method: In a small bowl, whisk together the garlic, balsamic vinegar, remaining ¼ cup vegetable oil, soy sauce, and thyme.
Let’s make it
Choose your servings, then check things off as you go.
Original recipe: Serves 4. Original quantities shown.
Check ingredients as you prepare them. These checks stay on this page.
How to make it
0 of 6 steps completeMake room for Mushroom Patty Melt
Review ingredients in your pantry before anything is added. Meal plans use your household size; grocery-only additions use the servings selected above.
The last little job
Keep the last little job in mind
The recipe finishes with this step: Serve and enjoy! Set out what you need for that finish before the cooking gets busy.
A little more help as you go
Set out the finishing ingredient
Keep the finishing ingredient within reach while the main preparation is going on. Add it at the step in the method so the last job is easy to complete.
Have the whisking step ready
Set out the ingredients for the whisking step together. Follow that part of the preparation before moving to the next cooking or mixing stage.
Remember the occasional stir
Keep the pan where you can return for the stirring step in the method. Use the stated heat and finish check while it warms or cooks.
A few questions you might have
What should I get ready before starting?
Set out the oven and skillet. Read the first preparation step before you get going: Preheat the oven to 400°F.
Which little step is worth remembering?
Set a reminder for the turn or stir mentioned in the method. It is an easy small step to miss while you are getting the table ready.
What check should I look for as it cooks?
Keep this part of the method in view: Add the sliced onions and cook, stirring occasionally, for about 45 minutes until caramelized and golden.
Is there another preparation step to plan for?
Keep the finishing ingredient within reach while the main preparation is going on. Add it at the step in the method so the last job is easy to complete.
Storage & reheating safety
For cooked, perishable leftovers, refrigerate within 2 hours (1 hour above 90°F), using shallow containers for prompt cooling. Keep the refrigerator at 40°F or below, use refrigerated leftovers within 3–4 days, and reheat hot leftovers to 165°F, checked with a food thermometer. Follow any shorter package limit.
These are general safety limits, not a tested storage or freezing recommendation for this particular dish. USDA leftovers guidance · Safe cooking temperatures
Recipe source: Budget Bytes. Ingredient names and quantities may be adapted for the pantry.
Preparation notes follow the recipe shown here.
View saved recipe card
Fixed portions in this saved image. Use the recipe above for current ingredients and serving amounts.
Open full-size card ↗
