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Creamy garlic mushrooms in 15 minutes

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By Tom · Updated

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  • Serves 2
  • About 25 min
  • Takes a bit of care

These creamy garlic mushrooms are rich, indulgent, and on the table in just 15 minutes. They're brilliant as a quick side dish, piled onto toast, stirred through pasta, or served with your favourite bit of protein. Proper comfort food with hardly any fuss.

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The recipe

Creamy garlic mushrooms in 15 minutes

These creamy garlic mushrooms are rich, indulgent, and on the table in just 15 minutes.

  • Serves 2
  • 15 min prep
  • 3 min cooking
  • 7 min hands-off
  • Takes a bit of care

Times and difficulty are our estimates from the method, not stopwatch figures.

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Method

Prepare the mushrooms

  1. Step 1

    Clean the mushrooms (250 g) by brushing away dirt (or rinsing quickly if you prefer).

  2. Step 2

    Trim the stem ends and cut into quarters, or break into rustic pieces.

Prep the aromatics

  1. Step 1

    Finely chop the garlic.

  2. Step 2

    Roughly chop the parsley leaves. Set aside.

Cook the mushrooms

  1. Step 1

    Heat a pan over medium-high heat and melt the butter (20 g).

  2. Step 2

    Add the mushrooms (250 g) and toss to coat. Cook for 3-5 minutes until softened and lightly caramelised.

Add garlic

  1. Step 1

    Stir in the garlic and cook for 2-3 minutes until fragrant.

Deglaze the pan

  1. Step 1

    Add a splash of water (or white wine, if serving as a dinner starter). Scrape up any caramelised bits for extra flavour.

Make it creamy

  1. Step 1

    Season with salt and pepper.

  2. Step 2

    Pour in the cream (300 ml) and bring to a gentle boil. Reduce until the sauce thickens and coats the mushrooms (250 g).

Prepare the bread

  1. Step 1

    While the sauce reduces, toast thick slices of sourdough or crusty bread under a hot grill until golden on both sides.

Finish & serve

  1. Step 1

    Stir the chopped parsley into the creamy mushrooms (250 g).

  2. Step 2

    Spoon generously over the toasted bread.

  3. Step 3

    Garnish with a little extra parsley and serve immediately.

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Questions people ask

How long does creamy garlic mushrooms in 15 minutes take?

About 25 min from start to finish: 15 min of prep, 3 min of cooking, and 7 min hands-off while it waits. That figure is worked out from the method rather than timed with a stopwatch, so give yourself a little more the first time.

How many does it serve, and can I change that?

As written it serves 2. Use the scale control on the recipe card to change it: every quantity in the ingredients and inside the method steps updates with it. Seasoning, and anything measured in pinches or splashes, is deliberately left alone.

Can I see the ingredients in ounces and pints?

Yes. The metric and imperial switch on the recipe card converts every quantity, rounded to amounts you can actually weigh or measure rather than to four decimal places. Your choice is remembered for every recipe on the site.

Is it vegetarian?

Yes, as written. If you are cooking for a strict vegetarian, the one to check is the cheese: several hard cheeses are made with animal rennet.