Cheesy Mushrooms in a Creamy Garlic Sauce, the perfect starter for an anniversary, birthday, or romantic meal.
Mushrooms sauteed in butter before adding wine, garlic, cream, cheese and stock. To create a delightfully creamy sauce.
Can also be used as a a pasta sauce, or a perfect sauce to pour over steak or chicken
How to make Cheesy Mushrooms in a Creamy Garlic Sauce?
So easy and simple to make at home check out the recipe card at the bottom of this page.
Can also check out our step by step video below.
Feel free to read further tips on making this creamy mushroom sauce below.
What Mushrooms to use?
We like to use chestnut mushrooms as we find they have a stronger flavour and firmer texture than plain white mushrooms.
However you can use any variety of mushroom you wish.
How to clean mushrooms?
To stop the mushrooms soaking up too much water, simply dampen a kitchen towel and use that to rub over the mushroom surface.
Why cook mushrooms with wine, and which wine to use?
Wine helps to release the delicate flavours from the mushrooms and gives the finished sauce a delicious taste.
I do not ever use cooking wine..... My mentality is if it doesn't taste good enough to drink why ruin your recipe with it?!
We personally love wine and always have it in the house. So we use the wine that we would normally drink, in our dishes.
Substitute for wine? Grape juice?
If you want to create this dish non alcoholic, simply substitute the wine, with the same amount of white grape juice.
Adding flavour to mushrooms with garlic and sundried tomato.
We used garlic puree to add to our mushrooms and also added sundried tomato puree for some extra richness.
How to make a creamy sauce for mushrooms?
Single cream and stock added together and heated gently (do not allow to boil vigorously) to make a delicious creamy sauce for mushrooms.
What cheese to use with mushrooms?
We use Parmesan to give a strong cheesy flavour, you can use Grana Padano, Romano Cheese or Parmigiano Reggiano for similar result.
I have never tried using a milder cheese as I prefer strong cheeses. But, if you wanted to try, I suggest using a cheddar.
However, the first time I tried this was in a lovely pub in the Cotswolds. Ordered as a starter it was topped with delicious blue cheese.
Blue cheese is fabulous and gives this dish a really strong flavouring. Luke sadly is not a lover of blue cheese. So we used parmesan in our version instead.
If you wanted to use blue cheese, crumble it in the sauce instead of the Parmesan.
Or use parmesan for sauce and just crumble blue cheese on top before melting under the grill.
Serving ideas for cheesy mushrooms in creamy garlic sauce.
Sprinkle with extra Parmesan (or your chosen cheese) and grill to create a fantastic first course / entree / starter.
Alternatively, use as a pasta sauce, or poured over steak or chicken. Or serve Cheesy Mushrooms in creamy sauce up on toast for a super special breakfast.
What to serve with Cheesy Mushroom's as a starter?
Sprinkle with parsley and serve straight up in the dish you cooked it in.
Best served up with fresh bread, perfect for dipping into the cheesy sauce. We choose a Olive bread. Check out our Homemade White Cob Loaf or Olive & Herb Focaccia Bread to make your own bread.
Garlic bread is another good option for dipping into the creamy sauce!
📖 Step by Step Recipe
Cheesy Mushrooms in a Creamy Garlic Sauce
Equipment
Ingredients
- 50 gram Butter
- 260 gram Chestnut Mushrooms - halved or quartered
- 80 ml White wine
- 1 teaspoon Sundried Tomato Puree - substitute with regular tomato puree
- 2 tsp Garlic Puree - 2-3 crushed cloves
- 100 ml Single cream
- 150 ml Chicken /vegetable stock
- 4 tablespoon Parmesan Cheese
- salt and pepper
Instructions
Creamy Mushroom Sauce
- Saute mushrooms in butter for about 4 minutes
- Add wine and allow to reduce should take about 3 minutes.
- Add garlic and sundried tomato puree, stir through.
- Add cream and stock, stir through
- Add parmesan and season with black pepper heat on low for about 4 minutes. Do not allow the cream to boil.
Serve as it is for a sauce over meat or continue instructions below to create a mushroom starter
- Divide into 2 tapas style dishes and sprinkle with parmesan or your chosen cheese? Grill for 5 minutes.
- Serve with bread
Video
Nutrition
Check out that cheesy stringy sauce! Tastes so good!
Starter Recipes
Looking for more starter recipes. A British classic is our prawn cocktail with homemade marie rose sauce.
Lesley Bristow
I’ve made this for a dinner party starter thus evening, I’ve tested it and it is delicious. The sauce is quite runny but that just means soaking it up with my homemade Focaccia 🥰
Thanks for the recipe
Kay
Thank you so much, Lesley, for the comment 🙂
This cheesy mushrooms in garlic sauce recipe are perfect for dipping your focaccia bread; I hope you and your guests loved our recipe; enjoy!!
Glennis
Made this last week for 3 adults, absolutely divine. In fact it was so nice that I am making it again tonight, only this time I am increasing the quantity. Mouth watering already. Yum Yum.
Kay
Thank you so much, Glennis, for the rating and comment 🙂
So pleased to hear you thought our cheesy mushrooms starters were divine 😉
Ian
Was very tasty, but very very runny as lots of water comes out of mushrooms, next time I'll drain before adding other ingredients
Victoria Hughes
Just made these tonight and used Stilton/crumbled Stilton instead of the Parmesan cheese. Ten out of ten. Absolutely stunning.
Luke
Oh yum, I love blue cheese with these creamy mushrooms too. Perfect mushroom starter dish!
Angela Fishwick
Absolutely delicious! Just like in my favourite tapas restaurant 😍
Kay
Thank you so much, Angela 🙂
We love this recipe, it makes the perfect mushroom stater, so pleased you enjoyed this recipe 😉
Jessica Formicola
Oh my goodness, I love mushrooms! These cheesy mushrooms look amazing and I can't wait to make them with dinner this week!
Kay
Hi Jessica, thanks for the comment 🙂
Hope you enjoy this recipe with your dinner, let us know how it goes?
Neli Howard
Those mushrooms looks so delicious! Cream in mushrooms makes for a great comfort food.
Kay
Hi Neil, thanks for the comment
This is the perfect comfort food starters 🙂
Enjoy
Michelle Boule
These look so good. All I want is a crusty loaf of bread to eat this with now!
Kay
Thanks, Michelle
This is the perfect starters for dipping bread into its lush 🙂
Enjoy!!
Cathleen
Okay wow, I am drooling over this!! My husband hates mushrooms, so that means more for me 🙂
Kay
Thank you Cathleen for the great comment:)
you will love this starter if you like mushrooms it's awesome!!
Michelle
Mmm, looks like the perfect appetizer for game day! Thanks for sharing!
Kay
Hi Michelle
Thanks for the comment:)
Hope you enjoy this great mushroom starter for game day, its lush!!
Debbie
Hi, can I make this before hand, put in fridge and the reheat in the oven the next day? Or will the cream separate?
Thank you
Debbie
Kay
I have not tried for this dish before, but for other creamy sauces, I would usually reheat in a pan over low heat. Stirring until warmed through adding water if needed.
So I would suggest making it up to step 5, allow to cool, then store in the fridge.
Then the next day, reheat in a pan over low heat, adding little splashes of stock or water if too thick. Once warmed through, then continue with the oven stage.
Hope that helps? Let us know 🙂
Sharon
Best tip ever for cleaning off mushrooms!! Using the damp towel is genius. So simple, but I never thought of it. Thanks!
Luke
Thanks, Sharon, for the rating and comment, it's much appreciated 🙂
Glad you like the recipe and tips on cleaning the mushrooms!!
Enjoy
Megan Stevens
This dish is so amazing!! One of my all-time favorite comfort foods. YUM and thank you!!
Luke
Hi Megan
Thanks for the Rating and comment its much appreciated 🙂
Glad you liked the recipe, Enjoy!!
Deborah Brooks
I love mushrooms and I am always looking for new ways to prepare them. Adding wine is a great way to bring out their flavor. Dipping in the bread-yum!
Luke
Hi Debbie
Thanks for the comment, you can't beat a good starter for dipping bread into, lush
Enjoy the recipe:)
Amanda Marie Boyle
I love anything with mushrooms! Can' wait to try this!
Kay
Me too! Hard to think I hated them as a child!
Gillian
My favourite starter