Garlic Butter Mushrooms

Name: Restaurant style Garlic Butter Mushrooms
Total time: 10 min
Ingredients: 500 grams assorted mushrooms; 2 tablespoons minced garlic; 1 teaspoon crushed black pepper / black pepper powder; ½ teaspoon nutmeg, ground; 2 tablespoons parsley, chopped; Juice of half a lime; 2 tablespoons butter; 1 tablespoon cooking oil; Salt to taste

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What are Garlic Butter Mushrooms?

Garlic butter mushrooms are sautéed until golden and tossed in a decadent, buttery, garlic sauce. They’re quick, rich, and bursting with flavour—perfect for elevating any meal!

You’ll love it if…

… you want a go-to side dish with a savoury flavour punch. Perfect for steak, pasta, or as a stand-alone snack!

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Mushrooms are the odd ones out at a party. You think I’m setting you up for a ‘they’re a fun-ghi’ pun don’t you? Not this time. They really are different. They’re not even a vegetable. Wikipedia describes mushrooms as a fleshy, spore-bearing fruiting body of a fungus. Yum yum.

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So maybe mushrooms weren’t invited to the vegetable party because of their type. Maybe they don’t fit in because they are better than everyone else, and all the vegetables know it. Mushrooms are good for everything, morel less (sorry, couldn’t help myself). They help with lowering blood pressure, losing weight and even boosting the immune system.

This recipe brings together assorted mushrooms in a bright garlic butter dressing. It’s so simple and so good. The dressing is really what elevates these funghi to real champignons (sorry again). It’s restaurant level good, and you can make it in under 10 minutes.

Why fit in when you were born to stand out? Go on, be a proud mushroom at a vegetable party. Don’t give a shiitake (last one, I promise!).

Gather the Ingredients

Garlic Butter Mushrooms ingredients - assorted mushrooms, parsley, butter, lime, garlic, black pepper, salt and nutmeg

Prep the mushrooms, garlic and parsley
Roughly slice assorted mushrooms to the size of your liking

Garlic Butter Mushrooms ingredients - assorted mushrooms, parsley, butter, lime, garlic, black pepper, salt and nutmeg chopped

Sauté the Ingredients

In a very hot pan add mushrooms and cooking oil with salt, nutmeg and black pepper powder. Stir so the mushrooms mix with the salt and pepper then leave them in the pan for a minute without stirring it – this will help slightly brown the mushrooms.
Add the garlic and butter.

Garlic Butter Mushrooms ingredients - assorted mushrooms, butter, pepper and nutmeg in a frying pan

Serve and Enjoy!

Remove from the heat, top with chopped parsley and the juice of half a lime and serve.

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Turn these into spicy garlic butter mushrooms by adding crushed red pepper flakes, chili oil, or diced fresh chilies while sautéing the garlic and butter. Adjust the spice to your liking.
This is great as a vegan dish – just swap the butter for a vegan butter substitute, or olive oil. See the FAQ section for more tips.

Restaurant style Garlic Butter Mushrooms

Meet your new favourite side dish! Garlic butter mushrooms are sautéed until golden and tossed in a decadent, buttery garlic sauce. They’re quick, rich, and bursting with flavour—perfect for elevating any meal!

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Total Time 10

Course Side Dish, Snack

Servings 2 servings

Calories 240 kcal

Equipment

Non-stick Pan

Ingredients

500 grams assorted mushrooms
2 tablespoons minced garlic
1 teaspoon crushed black pepper / black pepper powder
½ teaspoon nutmeg, ground
2 tablespoons parsley, chopped
Juice of half a lime
2 tablespoons butter
1 tablespoon cooking oil
Salt to taste

Instructions

Roughly slice 500 grams assorted mushrooms
In a very hot pan on very high heat add 1 tablespoon cooking oil. Add in the mushrooms with salt to taste, ½ a teaspoon ground nutmeg and 1 teaspoon crushed black pepper / black pepper powder. Stir so the mushrooms mix with the salt and pepper then leave them in the pan for a minute without stirring it – this will help slightly brown the mushrooms.
Add 2 tablespoons minced garlic and 2 tablespoons butter and stir until the mushrooms are nicely browned about 5 – 7 minutes.
Turn off the heat, add 2 tablespoons chopped parsley and the juice of half a lime and serve.

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FAQ

How do I keep mushrooms from becoming soggy?

Cook mushrooms over high heat. This allows the moisture to evaporate quickly, giving you golden-brown, sautéed mushrooms instead of soggy ones.

What kind of mushrooms should I use for garlic butter mushrooms?

Button, cremini, portobello, or shiitake all work well, the chef used a mix of them. Just adjust cooking times based on the size and texture of the mushroom.

What can I serve with garlic butter mushrooms?

Garlic butter mushrooms pair beautifully with grilled steak, roasted chicken, pasta, or even mashed potatoes. They’re also great as a topping for burgers or pizza. See more suggestions at the bottom of the page.

Can I make this dish vegan?

Absolutely! Simply swap out the butter for a vegan butter substitute or olive oil, and you’ll still get rich, garlicky mushrooms with plenty of flavour.