Melty mushroom Wellingtons

Melty mushroom Wellingtons

This smart all-in-one vegetarian main is perfect for entertaining on winter nights

Difficulty and servings

Easy

Serves 4

Preparation and cooking times

Preparation time

Prep 30 mins

Cook time

Cook 50 mins

Vegetarian Freezable

Vegetarian

Freeze when assembled, before baking

Method

  1. Heat oven to 220C/200C fan/gas 7. Remove the stalks from the mushrooms. Heat half the oil in a large frying pan and sizzle the mushrooms for 3-4 mins on each side until golden and cooked through - add a drop more oil if needed. Lift the mushrooms out onto kitchen paper to drain.
  2. Place the same pan back on the heat with the rest of the oil. Fry the garlic for a moment, add the spinach to the pan, then cook for 2-3 mins over a high heat until completely wilted. Season with salt and pepper, then tip the spinach into a large sieve to drain thoroughly.
  3. On a lightly floured surface scattered with the thyme leaves, roll the pastry out to the thickness of a £1 coin. Using a saucer and a larger-size plate, cut out 4 circles about 5cm wider than the mushrooms (for the bottoms) and 4 circles about 10cm wider (for the tops), re-rolling the trimmings if you need to.
  4. Place the 4 smaller circles on a baking tray and top each with a quarter of the spinach, making sure the pile of spinach isn't wider than the mushrooms. Top the spinach with a slice of cheese, then a mushroom, smooth-side up, and top the mushroom with another slice of cheese. Brush the border to each circle with egg, then gently stretch the larger circle over the mushroom, trying not to trap any air, then press the edges together with a fork. Trim the edges with a knife if you want, then brush each generously with egg. Bake for 40 mins until golden, then leave to cool for a few mins before serving.

790 kcalories, protein 22g, carbohydrate 47g, fat 59 g, saturated fat 32g, fibre 6g, sugar 4g, salt 1.75 g

Recipe from Good Food magazine, October 2009.

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  • 12 April 2010

    jool rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    I did not have any stilton(not very keen on it anyway) so used goats cheese instead; it tasted really great and the mushrooms gave it a good 'meaty' texture. Made 4 but only used 2 for dinner so will see if they can be eaten cold tomorrow.

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  • 23 April 2010

    emmalooroo rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    I have made this a few times, me and my boyfriend love this recipe, mine don't seem to look as nice as the photo but i probably just need practice using puff pastry, but still they tasted lovely! i would recommend this!

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  • 24 July 2010

    vixsticks rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    A real winner - made 4, ate 2 & froze 2 which cooked from frozen at a later date. Some veggie Christmas recipes either serve about 8 people, which is great if your having an all veggie Chrimbo but not if you've only got 1 person to serve, or don't go with the usual Christmas sides - pasta, sprouts & roast potatoes don't really go together that well. Will try with brie or goat's cheese.

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  • 05 August 2010

    Doolittle rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Delicious. These went down a storm in our house. I found the mushrooms a bit tasteless, I think I would use more garlic next time.

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  • 12 August 2010

    Chef Cam rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    These needed an awful lot of seasoning but were very tasty and incredibly filling. I would add lots of garlic, thyme, nutmeg in the spinach, loads of salt and pepper, don't underestimate how much the mushrooms need to be flavoured. However, it was delicious - I made with brie cheese, might try a more strongly flavoured blue cheese next time.

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  • 22 September 2010

    chelley rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    This was very good. I had to cook a dinner party incl 2 veggies at the last minute and this was great. I didn't know the guests and whether they liked stilton so I did two with brie and cheddar and two with feta, cream cheese and cheddar. Both were really good and went down well. Can be made a little in advance and wrapped in film. Used plenty of nutmeg, pepper and garlic in the spinach

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  • 27 November 2010

    Velvet Rose rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    I am going to make these on wednesday for my friends birthday tea ..... they look absolutely fab ...

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  • 15 December 2010

    Moose rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    These tasted fab. One in the freezer for a veggie visiting Boxing Day. 'Large' mushrooms is a bit vague & I think mine might have been a bit too big (about 12cm in diameter) so would use smaller ones another time. Followed previous advice & squeezed the spinach to death in a tea towel and added lots of seasoning to both spinach & mushrooms. Worth the effort.

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  • 25 December 2010

    Smidgekat commented on this recipe

    I made these today for Christmas dinner and they were a resounding success :) The only thing I would do different if I make these again is that I would chop the mushrooms instead of leaving them whole. I think that practically any cheese would work in these pies. Lovely :-)

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  • 30 December 2010

    Jane's dish rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    Very delicious. Kept the oven a bit lower. Cooked four - planning to keep two but non veggie boyfriend has already cleaned up one of the remaining ones. Will be trying with other cheeses.

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  • 08 January 2011

    Nicola F commented on this recipe

    Cooked this in test preparation for a dinner party next weekend, they came out huge! Also the pastry was over cooked 40mins at 200 is way too long! I wish I had read ALL the reviews first. I used brie as I am not a stilton fan but definitely needs a stronger cheese and I heed the advice of seasoning the mushroom, they tasted very good but looked a bit large, the draining of the spinach worked great but I think I will downsize them, add more garlic, seasoning and a blue cheese for next weekend. We had them with root vegetables and I really feel there is no need for potatoes they are very filling.

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  • 08 January 2011

    Nicola F rated and commented on this recipe

    3 stars

    opps forgot to rate it!

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  • 09 January 2011

    Giel72 rated and commented on this recipe

    2 stars

    Looks good, tastes good, does need good seasoning, and ample cheese

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  • 12 January 2011

    suzannej30 rated this recipe

    4 stars

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  • 26 January 2011

    FoodLover81 rated this recipe

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  • 11 February 2011

    Shaden rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    We made half the recipe (for 2 people) and only needed to bake it for 20 min. We also used the light roll-out puff pastry to cut down on the fat content, and it worked fine. We didn't need nearly as much spinach as suggested. And for cheese we used the shredded mozzarella/cheddar cheese you can buy pre-shredded in bags. Loved it!

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  • 23 February 2011

    MARJ commented on this recipe

    An absolute favorite for my veggie daughter, she requests this meal on every visit home from uni - just be sure to squeeze all water out of spinach and it is the best dish - even the meat eaters want it !! Haven't tried freezing it yet ...

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  • 17 March 2011

    PeteB rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Made this for a veggie friend who explanation was "this is possibly the best thing i've ever put in my mouth!" how ever i did substitute the stilton for a popular garlic and herb cream cheese as a couple of diners didn't like stilton.

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  • 01 April 2011

    looloo66 rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    thought these would be really difficult to make but they were suprisingly easy to prepare and tasted absolutely delicious!

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    05 July 2011

    AML rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Used this for a veggie guest while the carnivores had steak pie. Lucklily I made extras as they went down a hit with the meat-eaters too.

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Difficulty and servings

Easy

Serves 4

Preparation and cooking times

Preparation time

Prep 30 mins

Cook time

Cook 50 mins

Vegetarian Freezable

Vegetarian

Freeze when assembled, before baking

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790 kcalories, protein 22g, carbohydrate 47g, fat 59 g, saturated fat 32g, fibre 6g, sugar 4g, salt 1.75 g

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