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. ❤️
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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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Very, very effective strategy.
Seriously the best mushroom sauce! I didn’t have thickened cream so used pure cream and it was still amazing!
I noticed the mushroom sauce recipe and the creamy mushroom pasta recipe are almost identical. Why is there a slight difference between the two?
You need a bit more liquid/stock (vs cream) when doing the pasta, Michael, as it soaks up more liquid than when you use the sauce on a chicken breast or piece of meat! N x
Sooooo Gooood!!!!!
Can I use tin mushrooms instead?
Can I replace wine with ACV?
Canned mushroom is ok to use it? 😊
Followed the recipe exactly, didn’t change a thing and it was amazing. My guests even asked for the recipe, assure fire way of knowing its awesome.
I’ve never reviewed a food recipe in my life. But THIS. SAUCE. Omg. I made it to go with my steak, asparagus and baked potato dinner and i ended up smothering everything with it. My boyfriend had to same meal but salmon instead of steak and ended up putting some on his salmon. I did add an extra splash of chardonnay as it simmered, and it was absolutely delicious. So easy to make too
Delicious mushroom sauce, first night over pasta leftovers next day over steak and baked potatoes. This is an excellent sauce. Thanks for another great recipe for major flavour with reasonable efforts. I have made this sauce multiple times it is a flavourful sauce with meaty mushrooms for multiple dishes. Thanks very much Nagi much appreciation and I love Dozer.
This really is good on everything. We’ve put it on steaks and tonight we poured it over chicken and pasta. I use cornstarch to thicken it up a bit sometimes. I love this site and all the recipes.
i made this last night for our chicken schnitzel. Oh my goodness!!! It was absolutely delicious. So easy to make and creamy. We are having the rest again tonight with pasta!
I forgot to give you a star rating.
This was so delicious and easy!
I didn’t change a thing, followed the instructions as written and this is the best mushroom sauce I have ever made. I roasted a spatchcock chicken in the oven and poured the sauce over the chicken…it was amazing and I can’t wait to make it again. Thank you for this wonderful recipe.
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Does the mushroom sauce freeze well
Hi Martin – no I don’t recommend freezing it. N x
All your recipes are a “go to”.
excellent recipe – my mushrooms were rather old and dry and a bit bitter but the end result was yummy- maybe even better as the mushrooms ended up quite firm and concentrated. Next time I might add a little brandy at the end 🙂
We will try this recipe to night before using it this Sunday to entertain our French neighbours!! Love your site and you no nonsense food. Thank you so much and I’ll keep you posted.
I was not expecting this to taste as good as it did. 🤤 So delicious & easy to make, definitely not buying store bought sauces anymore.
You’re converted now Jody – and no nasties like the store bought stuff either! N x
Will this sause be ok to cook a few hours ahead?
Yes, I think it’s fine to make ahead. I kept leftovers in the fridge and reheated the following day – just as delicious and the consistency was good.