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mushroom sauce with pasta in a pan

Amazing Creamy Mushroom Sauce

Isabel Laessig
Learn how to make mushroom sauce for pasta, steak, chicken, pork, and more! Creamy mushroom sauce is a versatile and delicious easy sauce recipe.
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Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Total Time 20 minutes
Course Sauce
Cuisine American
Servings 4 servings
Calories 144 kcal

Equipment

Ingredients
  

  • 1 Tablespoon Butter
  • 1 Onion finely chopped
  • 1 clove Garlic finely chopped
  • 2 Tablespoons Plain flour
  • 1½ cups button mushrooms or mushrooms of choice; about 11 oz.
  • ½ cup White wine
  • 1½ cups 2% milk
  • 2 Tablespoons Grated parmesan or your choice of hard cheese
  • 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard optional
  • 1 Tablespoon Creme Fraiche or Sour cream
  • Handful freshly chopped parsley optional

Instructions
 

  • Melt butter in a large pan over medium heat, then add garlic and onions and fry until soft. Add mushrooms and continue to fry for another 2 minutes, or until they begin to soften.
    1 Tablespoon Butter, 1 Onion, 1 clove Garlic, 1½ cups button mushrooms
    Frying mushrooms and onions in a pan
  • Sprinkle flour over the mushrooms and stir well. Some of the flour may stick to the base of the pan - that's okay. Add white wine and scrape up any bits of flour at the bottom; as the wine reduces, it will mix with the flour and begin to thicken.
    As the wine thickens, begin adding the milk a little at a time while stirring continuously. Gradually adding milk while stirring will prevent lumps from forming, so make sure to do this step slowly.
    2 Tablespoons Plain flour, ½ cup White wine, 1½ cups 2% milk
    Adding milk to mushroom sauce in a pan
  • Once all the milk is added, continue stirring and allow it to simmer for about 2 minutes to ensure the flour cooks out and the sauce thickens well. When ready, add parmesan, dijon mustard, creme fraiche, and seasoning, then stir.
    2 Tablespoons Grated parmesan, 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard, 1 Tablespoon Creme Fraiche
    Adding parmesan to mushroom sauce in a pan
  • Add extra parmesan and fresh parsley when serving. Serve with meal of choice, and enjoy!
    Handful freshly chopped parsley
    Mixing pasta into mushroom sauce

Notes

  • Clean mushrooms with a damp kitchen towel or small brush. Never submerge mushrooms completely in water.
  • Button mushrooms work well with this recipe for their mild flavor and firm texture, but feel free to use whichever variety of mushrooms you enjoy.
  • When cooking mushrooms, try not to overcrowd the pan. You want the mushrooms to brown evenly to add maximum flavor to the sauce (think of the same way we sear meat and scrape the brown bits from the pan).
  • Watch the heat! Medium heat is best for cooking mushrooms so they are browned evenly.

Nutrition

Calories: 144kcalCarbohydrates: 12gProtein: 6gFat: 6gSaturated Fat: 4gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 2gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 18mgSodium: 124mgPotassium: 321mgFiber: 1gSugar: 7gVitamin A: 302IUVitamin C: 5mgCalcium: 154mgIron: 1mg
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