You’ll want to put this creamy Mushroom Sauce on everything! From steak to chicken, porks chops to roasts, smothered omelettes and baked potatoes, you’re only limited by your imagination. It’s a luxurious yet simple sauce you’ll make again and again and again….
A Mushroom Sauce for everything!
An omelette smothered in a creamy mushroom sauce. A mushroom sauce for steak. A baked sweet potato stuffed to the brim with mushrooms in a creamy sauce.
I had all 3 of these on The List and no idea how I was going to share them all without a complete and utter creamy mushroom overload.
Solution: Just share the sauce and a bunch of ways to use it!
Jeez. Only took me 5 months to figure that out!!!🙄
Simple yet luxurious.
It’s simple to make but doesn’t call for any gourmet ingredients. You absolutely could just sauté up some mushrooms in a load of butter and stir through a gallon of cream.
But if you want one that stacks up to the great sauces of the world served at fine dining establishments, add wine and parmesan. These are the two ingredients that add an extra something-something to this sauce. Depth of flavour and savouriness (that’s umami, if you want to get technical 🙂 ).
Don’t worry if you can’t consume alcohol, just use more chicken or veg broth and be sure not to skip the parmesan!
What you need for creamy mushroom sauce
Here’s what you need to make this:
How to make creamy mushroom sauce
And here’s how to make it: sauté mushrooms until golden, deglaze the pan using wine (extra flavour trick!), then add the cream and parmesan and simmer until thickened. Easy!
Oh the possibilities!
Sauces like this are terrific because they are so incredibly versatile. So here are a few ideas for how to use this Mushroom Sauce…. just a few…..
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Mushroom Sauce for steak or other seared proteins – beef, pork chops, chicken, turkey. Just sprinkle with salt and pepper and cook to your taste, then smother in this sauce. Here’s a complete recipe with chicken breast;
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Baked potatoes – scrub ’em, bake ’em, slit ’em then stuff ’em;
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Roasts – use as a sauce for roast chicken, turkey, beef or pork. Spectacular!
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Schnitzel with Mushroom Sauce (oh my…..)
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Smothered omelettes;
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Add pasta and toss, toss, toss! (250g/8oz long strong pasta or 300g/10oz short pasta like ziti, penne, orecchiette, serves 3 – 4)
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Meatballs! Use it for these baked Italian meatballs, chicken meatballs, or these Swedish Meatballs. (Makes enough sauce for one batch of meatballs);
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Steamed vegetables – imagine steamed beans or asparagus with this Mushroom Sauce over it…
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Outta-This-World-Mashed-Potatoes: It’s like mash and gravy.… but a million times better!
To be honest though, you could hand me a hunk of crusty bread and I’d be one happy girl. Imagine dunking hot crusty bread in this!!!! – Nagi x
PS Also added a lightened up version in the recipe notes. Just in case it’s more to your taste. ❤️
WATCH HOW TO MAKE IT
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Mushroom Sauce
Ingredients
- 2 tbsp unsalted butter
- 1/2 tbsp olive oil
- 300g / 10 oz mushrooms , sliced (Note 1)
- Pinch of salt and pepper
- 2 garlic cloves , minced
- 1/4 cup (65 ml) white wine or rose , dry (Note 2 subs)
- 1/2 cup (125 ml) chicken or vegetable broth
- 1 cup (250 ml) heavy / thickened cream (Note 3)
- 1/2 cup parmesan ,finely grated (30g / 1 oz) (Note 4)
- 2 tsp fresh thyme leaves (or 1/4 - 1/2 tsp dried)
Instructions
- Heat oil and melt butter in a skillet over medium high heat. Add mushrooms and leisurely cook until golden brown - takes about 4 to 5 minutes. No need to stir constantly.
- Just before they're done, add the garlic and a pinch of salt and pepper. Cook until garlic is golden (~ 1 minute).
- Add white wine - it will sizzle! Stir, scraping the bottom of the skillet, for 1 minute or until mostly evaporated.
- Add broth, cream and parmesan. Stir, then lower heat to medium so the sauce is simmering - do not boil rapidly, cream may split.
- Stir occasionally and simmer for 2 - 3 minutes until it thickens. It shouldn't be super thick, this is a rich sauce.
- Stir through thyme, adjust salt and pepper to taste. Remove from stove.
- Serve over steak or other cooked protein. Toss through pasta, stuff into baked potatoes, serve with roast beef, chicken or pork, smothered omelettes. See in post for more ideas!
Recipe Notes:
Nutrition Information:
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Heather Szutka says
Nagi this sauce is delicious! Me and my husband made this for dinner tonight and served it over filet mignon. Will make again- great recipe!
Nagi says
Perfect Heather, sounds amazing!
Fane MVuli says
Awesome recipe… Easy to make and just the one i was looking for💖💕
Nagi says
Thanks so much Fane ❤️
Afra Rashed Aldhaheri says
what can I substitute wine with? and can I blend the sauce to have a cream sauce with no chunks?
Nagi says
Hi Afra, I have the substitutes listed in the recipe notes. I wouldn’t recommend blending this sauce – N x
Pete says
A simple recipe to make and an awesome sauce. If we got this one in a restaurant we’d leave as happy campers. Thank you.
Georgie says
Love your work Nagi. Best recipes ever. Can this sauce be used in a slow cooker with cream added towards the end.
Nagi says
Hi Georgie, I’m so glad you love it, I don’t see why you couldn’t use it in a slow cooker!
Leya says
Nagi you have done it again. This sauce is amazing.
Nagi says
Woot! Thanks Leya ❤️
barbara says
on the mushroom sauce, can
it be frozen?
Kerry Machado says
I also would like to know if this sauce can be frozen.
thank you
Thabo Hermanus says
Hi Nagi. I’m curious, what does the broth bring to the party? If I went with thick cream, instead of pouring cream and skipped the broth would I not get the thick sauce result?
Nagi says
Hi Thabo, You’d have no flavour! You need broth/stock in this recipe – N x
Thabo Hermanus says
Let’s just say I chose to stick with your recipe as is. It was a winner! Thanks and now saved for future use
Nagi says
Wahoo! That’s great ☺️
Marge says
Can I bag and freeze this wonderful sauce?
Nagi says
I haven’t tried to be honest, I usually scoff it all in one sitting!
Kevin coy says
Wow yummy! I was a chef and restaurant owner in Chico Ca. For ten years, this would have made the menu! I made it for my gal she loved it too. I used portobellos.
Nagi says
I’m so happy you love it Kevin!
Helman says
I use this sauce every time. Made it into my (tried and tested and I’m absolutely mad about it) cooking box were I keep only the best recipes. Thx a million
Nagi says
Woot!!!
Lara says
Sooo good had to add some cornflooto thicken it up but hands down best mushroom sauce I’ve ever made
Nagi says
Thanks so much for letting me know what you think Lara – N x
Estella says
I made this recepie, and it was absolutely delicious!..
Thank you Nagi for sharing your talent for cooking with others. God bless your hands.
Nagi says
Thank you so so much Estella! – N x
Terry says
Love it , I added diced chicken Breast and bacon
Simply fantastic
Nagi says
A great combo!! I’m so glad you enjoyed it Terry ❤️
Christine says
I’ve been looking for an incredible mushroom sauce and THIS is it. Simple ingredients, amazing flavor. Thank you.
Nagi says
Wahoo!!!
Rachael says
Loved it and super easy to make:) put it over roasted chicken breasts.
Nagi says
Yes!! Perfect with chicken!
Natalia says
Hi Nagi, thankyou for sharing this beautiful sauce recipe.. from all the mushroom sauce recipe video that i watched, yours is the best..
That’s why, I want to make this sauce but i don’t have white wine, and in grocery store near my house, they only sell white wine with 5% alchohol.. but as i remember white wine that suitable for cooking should’ve contains around 12% alchohol.. is it okay to use 5% alchohol white wine or should i just subtitutes it with chicken stock?
Nagi says
Hi Natalia, the 5% will be fine – the alcohol burns off when cooking anyway ☺️
Angel says
OMG! I can drink this from a cup, it is that good! Thanks for sharing!
Nagi says
Hi Angel, I hear ya!!! I’m so glad you love it ❤️
Sindy says
Can I skip the wine? Will it make the taste different?
Nagi says
Hi Sindy, I have substitutions noted in the recipe notes ☺️
Nikita says
I made it for dinner today and it was an instant hit with the family! Thanks for the recipe.
Nagi says
I’m so happy the family loved it Nikita!