Mushroom Lovers' French Bread Pizza

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For the mushroom topping:

• 3 tablespoons butter
• 1 pound mixed mushrooms, such as crimini, thinly sliced, and hen-of-the-woods/maitake, pulled into thin pieces
• 1 large shallot, finely chopped
• 2 large cloves garlic, chopped
• 2 tablespoons fresh thyme, chopped, or 2 teaspoons dried
• Salt and pepper
• 2 tablespoons flour
• About ¼ cup sherry or white wine
• 1 cup half-and-half or whole milk

For the cheese blend:

• 1½ cups shredded brick mozzarella
• 1½ cups shredded Gruyere

To serve:

• 1 loaf French bread
• Finely chopped fresh parsley
• 1 tablespoon fresh thyme

","preparation":"

Serves: 4

Melt butter in nonstick skillet over medium to medium-high heat. Add mushrooms and brown well, then add shallots, garlic and thyme, salt and pepper, stir 2 minutes, stir in flour and then add the sherry or wine and let it absorb. Add half-and-half or milk and thicken, then remove from heat.

For the blend, combine cheeses in bowl.

To serve, preheat oven to 400˚F with rack 1 above center. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper. Arrange the 4 planks of French bread and lightly toast 4 to 5 minutes. Top evenly with mushrooms and cheese, then bake 12 to 15 minutes more to brown and bubbly and top with parsley and thyme.

","tags":"Rachael Ray Show, Pizza, Vegetarian, Quick + Easy","publishDate":"2021-05-03T11:00:00Z","status":"Publish","author":"Rachael Ray","externalUrl":"https://www.rachaelrayshow.com/recipes/mushroom-lovers-french-bread-pizza-recipe-from-rachael-ray"}