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7 Recipes that Celebrate Mushrooms

Mushrooms here, mushrooms there, mushrooms, mushrooms everywhere! You can never have too many of them on your plate. With their round caps of all sizes and their unique taste, boletes, chanterelles and shiitakes, along with classic creminis and white button mushrooms, are the undisputed champions of savoury dishes. Available year-round, they are the ideal base for plenty of recipes. Here are seven that make them shine.

1. Cream of Mushroom Soup

As the name suggests, white button mushrooms and dried mushrooms give this velvety soup its personality. A good splash of cream adds to the smoothness. To serve, sprinkle the bowl with parsley for a touch of green and this soup will delight everyone’s palate. What a succulent way of eating mushrooms!

2. Chicken with Morel Mushrooms

Dried morels and chanterelles are put on glorious display in this dish. Once rehydrated in chicken broth, they’re added to the cream and mustard sauce that’s slowly cooking with the chicken. A simple yet decadent way of eating mushrooms.

3. Stuffed Portobello Mushrooms

Swapping stuffed potatoes for stuffed mushrooms? Yes, please! Season your portobellos with a soy-based marinade, then stuff their caps with a filling of bacon, asparagus, bell pepper, Emmenthal and mini homemade croutons. With their large size, portobellos are a never-ending source of inspiration.

4. Pappardelle with Salmon and Shiitake Mushrooms

Rediscover shiitakes in this super fresh pasta dish that combines salmon, leek and lemon. Enhanced with dill, the delicate taste of the fish wakes up your taste buds, while the cream and white wine sauce makes the whole experience a real indulgence. Perfect for your Sunday supper—or every other day of the week.

5. Pork Tenderloins with Mushroom Sauce

The success of this simple and efficient recipe rests on the ingenious combination of mushrooms and cream. They form the base of a delightful sauce that coats a pork tenderloin seasoned with sage and butter. A richly aromatic dish, perfect for mushroom lovers everywhere.

6. Mushroom Palmiers

Halfway between a pastry and a cocktail canapé, these savoury palmiers offer a perfect blend of textures and flavours that put yummy mushrooms front and centre. The presence of onion and balsamic vinegar gives an additional jolt to your senses, for an exquisitely elegant bite. This recipe is bound to end up in your favourites!

7. Hunter’s Chicken Stew (The Best)

This little cousin of chicken cacciatore is a satisfying dish that consistently pleases the whole family. White button mushrooms, oyster mushrooms and boletes become oh, so tender in this mushroom broth seasoned with garlic, onion and tomato. Classic and simple, this recipe is the most perfect way to feast on fungi.

Do you want to know more about this practically indispensable ingredient? Read our article: 10 Facts about Mushrooms.