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Scampi-Style Sautéed Mushrooms

Prep Time15 minutes
Cook Time15 minutes
Total Time30 minutes
Course: dinner, lunch, Pasta, Vegetarian Dinner
Cuisine: Italian
Keyword: butter, cremini mushrooms, garlic, gluten free, lemon juice, lemon zest, mushrooms, Parsley, red pepper flakes, shallots, white wine
Servings: 2 servings
Author: GFchow @ gfchow.com

Ingredients

  • 2 tablespoons salted butter
  • 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
  • 1 shallot thinly sliced into rounds
  • pounds cremini (also known as baby bellas) or button mushrooms stems removed, quartered or cut into sixths
  • 4 garlic cloves finely chopped
  • ½ cup dry white wine, wine you would drink
  • ½ cup vegetable broth
  • 1 teaspoon kosher salt more to taste (mushrooms need to be generously salted)
  • ¼ teaspoon red-pepper flakes or more to taste
  • ½ cup parsley leaves tightly packed, roughly chopped
  • lemon zest from 1 lemon
  • 3 to 4 tablespoons lemon juice from 1 to 2 lemons
  • Pasta, rice, or quinoa (I served the mushrooms with pasta)

Instructions

  • Heat the butter and oil together in a large pan over medium heat. Once butter has melted and is bubbling, add the shallot, stirring until softened slightly, about 1 minute.
  • Add the mushrooms to the pan and cook until they are soft but still plump, 3 to 5 minutes, stirring occasionally. Next, add the garlic and toss until fragrant, 15 to 20 seconds.
  • Then pour in the wine, vegetable broth, salt, red-pepper flakes, a pinch or two or freshly ground black pepper, and half the parsley. Increase heat to medium-high and cook, stirring occasionally, until the wine has reduced by half and thickened slightly, 3 to 5 minutes.
  • Remove from heat and stir in the lemon juice and zest. Taste and season with more salt, if needed. Mushrooms need salt to bring out their full flavor so don't be shy!
  • To serve, top mushrooms with remaining parsley, additional red pepper flakes if desired, and pair with pasta, rice or quinoa.

Notes

Other vegetables can be added with the mushrooms or use a mixture of meaty mushrooms such as oyster, portobello, shiitake, etc.
Grated parmesan would be delicious on this dish.
It's easy to double or triple this recipe.