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Grilled Tomato And Mushroom Skewers With Garlic Butter Recipe

Grilled kabobs, like this Tomato And Mushroom Skewers with garlic butter recipe, are a great side dish. They’re easy to make and done in minutes.

For ideas of what to make with this, check out all of our grilling recipes.

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One of my big suggestions when people are grilling is to grill your sides too. You want side dishes, of course, but you don’t want to keep running between the grill and the oven. It’s hard to split your focus and you risk burning something.

So grilling your sides alongside your main dish makes so much sense.

And if you’re looking for something new and easy to grill, these Tomato And Mushroom Skewers are it. They’re super easy to make and come out great.

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These Tomato And Mushroom Skewers aren’t your only option if you’re looking to grill some vegetables.

For more ideas, check out all of our Vegetarian Grilling Recipes.

Tomato And Mushroom Skewers with garlic butter recipe

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Tomato And Mushroom Skewers Ingredients:

How To Make Tomato And Mushroom Skewers:

A hand holding a skewer with two tomatoes on it.

Start with a skewer.

Add a grape tomato to the skewer, making sure the skewer goes through the shorter end. Push it to the top of the skewer. Add a second tomato and push to until it reaches the first one.

A hand holding a skewer with a mushroom and tomato on it.

Then, add a white button mushroom and push it up the skewer until it meets the tomato.

Alternate between two tomatoes and one mushrooms until the skewer is filled, making sure to leave a little room at the end to act as a handle.

Tomato and mushroom skewers on a tray.

Continue until you’re out of mushrooms and tomatoes.

A pastry brush in melted butter with tomato and mushroom skewers behind it.

Melt the butter in the microwave for about 30 seconds. Stir. If the butter isn’t completely melted, you can microwave it again at 15 second intervals.

Side note: We have a really good smoked garlic butter recipe. If you made that and have some left over, or have time to make that before you make these skewers, it would be really great in this recipe instead of making butter with garlic powder.

A pastry brush spreading butter on a mushroom.

Use a pastry brush to brush the melted butter across each side of the skewer.

Sprinkle the skewers with half the salt. Flip the skewers and sprinkle with the rest of the salt.

Tomato and mushroom skewers on the grill.

Put them directly on a grill for about ten minutes, making sure to flip them every two minutes. If you feel like the tomatoes are starting to stick, you can add more of the garlic butter.

Tomato and mushroom skewers on the grill.

When you get a little char on the vegetables on each side and the tomatoes are soft, the skewers are done.

Chopped basil in a bowl.

Remove them from the grill and put the veggie kabobs on a serving platter. Add the chopped basil.

Grilled tomato and mushroom skewers.

Tomato And Mushroom Skewers: Frequently Asked Questions

Can you use baby bella mushrooms?

I like the way baby bella mushrooms look in this recipe. The deep coloring with the dark red of the grape tomatoes really makes this a beautiful side dish.

But, white button mushrooms look the same when they’re cooked, so that’s why I use those. Whatever you can find in store (and whatever is cheaper) is the way to go.

We don’t recommend other mushrooms, like portabella mushroom, in this recipe. We love portabella, but they just don’t work in this recipe.

How do you store leftovers?

If you have any leftover kabobs, take the tomatoes and mushrooms off the skewer and store them in an airtight container for up to a week in the fridge.

How can you reheat leftovers?

The easiest way to reheat any leftovers is in the microwave. Trying to reheat them in the oven or air fryer may overcook them and they won’t taste great. If you do want to use the oven or air fryer, sprinkle a little drizzle of oil on top before reheating.

But, you don’t even have to reheat the leftovers. You can eat them cool, straight out of the fridge, and they’ll still taste good.

Can you use different tomatoes to make this?

Grape tomatoes work really well in this recipe. They’re shaped like grapes and a little larger than cherry tomatoes, so they take up a little more room on your skewer. That means you can use less of them and make more skewers (making this more budget-friendly and easier to make more, if you need to feed a crowd).

But, if you can only find cherry tomatoes in the store, you can use those. You might just need a few more to fill your skewers.

We don’t recommend using any other type of tomato. Ones like Roma or Heirloom need to be cut up and the tomatoes will cook quickly without any skin to slow the cooking. The tomatoes will cook quickly compared to the mushrooms and your skewer won’t cook evenly or be ready at the same time.

Are these Weight Watchers friendly?

We have a ton of Weight Watchers Grilling recipes, so it makes sense if you found this post because you’re looking for some.

Mushrooms and tomatoes are a ZeroPoint food on the Freestyle program, so the only Weight Watchers points come from the butter. One tablespoon of butter is 5 points and this uses two tablespoons, so that’s 10 points.

But, this recipe makes between eight and 10 skewers, based on how filled you make them. So, if you make 10 skewers, these are only one point each, which is great.

If you follow any myWW plans, be sure to check these points in your app before making them.

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More Kabob Ideas:

If you bought a package of skewers and have some left over after making these, you can make other kabob recipes at the same time as these and have a really fun dinner.

These would pair really well with the following skewer recipes:

Speaking of kabobs, if you don’t want to purchase wooden skewers and want something more sustainable, you can purchase reusable skewers instead.

Yield: 8 to 10 Skewers

Grilled Tomato And Mushroom Skewers With Garlic Butter

Grilled kabobs, like this Tomato And Mushroom Skewers with garlic butter recipe, are a great side dish. They’re easy to make and done in minutes.

Cook Time 10 minutes
Additional Time 2 minutes
Total Time 12 minutes

Ingredients

  • 1 pint grape tomatoes
  • 8 oz. white button mushrooms
  • 2 tablespoons butter
  • 1 teaspoon garlic powder
  • 2 teaspoons salt
  • 2 tablespoons fresh basil

Instructions

  1. Add a grape tomato to the skewer. Push it to the top of the skewer. Add a second tomato and push to until it reaches the first one.
  2. Then, add a white button mushroom and push it up the skewer until it meets the tomato.
  3. Alternate between two tomatoes and one mushrooms until the skewer is filled, making sure to leave a little room at the end to act as a handle.
  4. Continue until you’re out of mushrooms and tomatoes.
  5. Melt the butter in the microwave for about 30 seconds. Stir. If the butter isn’t completely melted, you can microwave it again at 15 second intervals.
  6. Use a pastry brush to brush the melted butter across each side of the skewer.
  7. Sprinkle the skewers with half the salt. Flip the skewers and sprinkle with the rest of the salt.
  8. Put them directly on a grill for about ten minutes, making sure to flip them every two minutes. If you feel like the tomatoes are starting to stick, you can add more of the garlic butter.
  9. When you get a little char on the vegetables on each side and the tomatoes are soft, the skewers are done.
  10. Remove them from the grill and put the veggie kabobs on a serving platter. Add the chopped basil.

Notes

Try  smoked garlic butter instead of the butter in this recipe.

Nutrition Information

Yield

8

Serving Size

1

Amount Per Serving Calories 42Total Fat 3gSaturated Fat 2gTrans Fat 0gUnsaturated Fat 1gCholesterol 8mgSodium 555mgCarbohydrates 3gFiber 1gSugar 2gProtein 1g

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Julie

Friday 19th of August 2022

Holy yes to these! They were fantastic! Easiest appetizer ever!!

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