Garlic Butter Mushrooms

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Sauteed garlic butter mushrooms are a favorite side dish at many restaurants and steakhouses, and a staple at my house! Perfect for weeknight dinners and special enough to serve on any holiday table, the herb garlic butter sauce on these mushrooms will make you want to serve this dish with everything!

We love serving these buttery garlic mushrooms with that amazing Million Dollar Chicken, this popular Gnocchi with Bacon Cream Sauce, Decadent Pasta Carbonara, or Sheet Pan Mojo Chicken and Potatoes

Sauteed garlic butter mushrooms are a favorite side dish at many restaurants and steakhouses, and a staple at my house! Perfect for weeknight dinners and special enough to serve on any holiday table, the herb garlic butter sauce on these mushrooms will make you want to serve this dish with everything!

These mushrooms are a mainstay on my dining room table. I'm talking at least twice a week, and there are never any leftovers. 

When we go to restaurants I always order a side of buttery sauteed mushrooms but you can make way more at home at a fraction of the cost!

It's a simple, easy recipe that is ready to eat in just 10 minutes and it's keto-friendly and gluten-free so if you're dieting or gluten sensitive, baby this is the side dish for you! And if you're not, then this is especially the side dish for you!

Buttery garlic mushrooms backlit in a pan garnished with fresh parsley and coarse sea salt

Let's make garlic butter mushrooms

First and foremost, we need to talk ingredients:

  • Button or Baby Bella Mushrooms. I would save the fun, funky, and wild mushrooms for things like mushroom risotto, or this yummy crispy mushroom pasta with garlic sauce. Buttons and Baby Bellas soak up the flavored garlic butter so well and are very easy to find at most grocery stores.
  • Unsalted Butter. You always want to control your salt content!
  • Olive Oil. Olive oil has a higher smoke point than butter does, so it keeps the butter from burning while you saute the garlic and mushrooms.
  • Fresh Garlic
  • Fresh Herbs. Dried herbs are fine, but I love using fresh thyme and parsley. 
  • And some salt and black pepper, because we always need to season our food!

All we do is melt the butter in the olive oil, add in the mushrooms, garlic, and herbs. Let the mushrooms cook all the way through until golden brown and buttery, soaking up all that great herbaceous garlic butter, then season to taste with salt and pepper. That's it! Serve immediately because otherwise, you'll end up eating half the pan by yourself. close up overhead shot of sauteed garlic herb mushrooms in a skillet on blue painted wood

Pro Tip: How to Clean Mushrooms

Mushrooms tend to have some dirt on them, so the best way to clean them is to brush them off with a slightly damp paper towel or a mushroom cleaning brush. You can also lightly rinse them then quickly dry them off with a paper towel.

Do not soak the mushrooms with water. Mushrooms are like little sponges so they'll become waterlogged and won't saute well. 

A close up side view of the pan of mushrooms backlit in a skillet, with thyme leaves sprinkled over them

What to Serve with Sauteed Garlic Butter Mushrooms

These mushrooms are so good, they go with just about anything. I'm so serious! They are so good served for breakfast with diner-style Steak and Eggs, hashbrowns, Corned Beef Hash, or on Avocado Toast.

They're also a perfect side for the holidays! Serve these beauties with slices of roasted prime rib, beef tenderloin, juicy Thanksgiving turkey, or pork roasts.

Other great holiday sides:

Southern Baked Macaroni and Cheese

Potatoes Au Gratin

Southern Parker House Style Yeast Rolls (Sister Schubert Copycat)

Sweet Potato Casserole with Brown Sugar Topping

a full view of the pan of button mushrooms sauteed in garlic butter sauce

Another great idea for these buttery garlic mushrooms is slicing the mushrooms before cooking and using those sliced mushrooms as toppings for burgers, mixed into pasta dishes, in French Dip Sandwiches, or in grilled cheeses. They're so good!

Can we make healthy sauteed mushrooms?

If you're counting calories, you can make these buttery mushrooms healthier. Omit the butter and use more olive oil while sauteing the mushrooms. I wouldn't use the same amount as the butter (½ cup) maybe use ¼ cup more since oil doesn't have the same water content as butter does.

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📖 Recipe

Garlic Butter Mushrooms

Eden Westbrook
Sauteed garlic butter mushrooms are a favorite side dish at many restaurants and steakhouses, and a staple at my house! Perfect for weeknight dinners and special enough to serve on any holiday table, the herb garlic butter sauce on these mushrooms will make you want to serve this dish with everything!
4.95 from 20 votes
Prep Time 3 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Total Time 13 minutes
Course Side Dishes
Cuisine American
Servings 4 servings
Calories 372 kcal

Ingredients
  

  • 16 oz button or baby bella mushrooms cleaned and dry
  • 8 tablespoon 1 stick; 100 g unsalted butter
  • 4 tablespoon 60 mL olive oil
  • 3-6 cloves fresh garlic smashed
  • 3 sprigs fresh thyme leaves stripped from stem
  • 3 tablespoon fresh parsley chopped finely
  • Kosher salt and freshly cracked black pepper

Instructions
 

  • In a large skillet over medium heat, melt the unsalted butter in olive oil.
  • Once the butter is completely melted, add in the mushrooms and smashed garlic cloves. Cook the mushrooms over medium heat, stirring occasionally with a wooden spoon, for about 4 minutes.
  • Add the fresh thyme and parsley to the pan, stir to coat the herbs in the butter and cook for another 3-5 minutes until the mushrooms are golden brown.
  • Season the garlic butter mushrooms with salt and pepper to taste.
  • Serve hot.

Nutrition

Serving: 1gCalories: 372kcalCarbohydrates: 9gProtein: 3gFat: 38gSaturated Fat: 16gPolyunsaturated Fat: 20gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 61mgSodium: 341mgFiber: 4gSugar: 3g
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9 Comments

  1. Christine says:

    Loved these! Simple to make but full of so much delicious flavor! Will definitely be making again.

  2. I can't wait to serve these--they look amazing!

  3. Mila Clarke Buckley says:

    These look delicious! Great job on the recipe!

  4. Adri Ruff says:

    I love mushrooms so much, so this recipe looks perfect!

  5. Katrina Adams says:

    I would love to try these with a delicious steak!!

  6. Looks delicious and who knew a mushroom cleaning brush was a thing!

  7. Yes mushrooms need to be at every Christmas dinner and they are one of my favourite veggies to make! This flavour combo is perfect!

  8. I was just looking for a good side to serve on Christmas Day and your garlic butter mushroom recipe appeared like magic! Dinner is complete!

  9. Such an easy recipe. And I looove mushrooms, definitely a must try.