Sautéed Shiitake Mushrooms from the Pantry

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I’m always on the hunt for especially straightforward side dishes to go along with dinner. Some of my favorites include sautéed Napa cabbage, vegan mashed potatoes and these savory sautéed mushrooms.

We always have mushrooms in the fridge – they’re inexpensive, nutritious and can be flavored in so many different ways. These sautéed shiitake mushrooms are coated in a simple garlic butter sauce and are the dependable accompaniment for pretty much any meal.

Ingredients needed

This unfussy shiitake mushrooms recipe uses truly simple ingredients. Put them together and you get a welcome, perfectly savory side dish! You’ll need:

• Shiitake mushrooms. We’re using 1 pound of shiitake mushrooms for this method. You can slice them up or keep them whole before cooking.
• Butter + olive oil. To sauté the mushrooms and give them a rich and flavor-packed buttery taste.
• White wine. Optional, but recommend to give these mushrooms an extra pizzaz.
• Garlic + parsley. My go-to herbs for making this method, but feel free to experiment using other go-to fresh herbs. Some great options are thyme, oregano or rosemary.
• Salt + pepper. To truly make the flavor pop!

How to cook shiitake mushrooms

As always, the printable recipe is included below at the bottom of this post, but here is a brief overview of the process for how to cook shiitake mushrooms.

Ways to serve

These garlic butter shiitake mushrooms are pleasing eaten straight out of the pan or as a simple side to so many different main dishes, but here are some other ideas for ways to serve them:

• Burger or sandwich topping. Pile mushroom slices over your burger patty or on a sandwich. You can even melt some cheese over the top. Deeply good!
• Pizza. The dependable pizza topping!
• Quesadillas. Use them as a filling in quesadillas along with your go-to cheese.
• Meat topping. Serve over a grilled steak, pork chop, chicken or fish.
• Pasta. Chop the mushrooms and stir them into your regular pasta dish.
• Salad. Add them as a topping over any green or vegetable salad.

Customize this method

While I enjoy this dish as-is, sometimes I add other ingredients that I happen to have in the house to spice things up a bit! Here’s some options:

• Shallots. Substitute 1/4 cup minced shallots for the garlic. Add the shallots to the pan when mushrooms are about halfway done cooking.
• Spicy. Add 1/4 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes or a pinch of cayenne red pepper.
• Cheese. Sprinkle about 1/4 cup parmesan cheese over the mushrooms before serving.
• Pine nuts. Add 1/4 cup toasted pine nuts right before serving.

Frequently asked questions

A regular here that this dish is unfussy enough to whip up on a busy busy-night, yet looks elegant enough to serve to company. You can’t go wrong with these simple but satisfying flavors!