Savory mushroom sauce is rich, creamy, and loaded with mushroom flavor!
This sauce is easy to make and ready in about 20 minutes! Spoon it over pork, chicken, or even pour it over pasta for a delicious meal!
Why We Love This Recipe
Mushroom sauce has amazing flavor and is ready in just 20 mins, it is the best last-minute addition to any meal!
Any kind of mushrooms work in this recipe, I love to use a combination!
This versatile sauce is delicious served with anything spooned over pork chops, chicken, pasta, meatballs, or even something fancy like beef wellington.
It is perfect to use as a gravy for garlic roasted smashed potatoes or a simple sauce for sautéed asparagus or roasted cauliflower!
Ingredients & Variations
The recipe here will produce a smooth and almost silk-like consistency.
BROTH Chicken broth is the perfect subtle flavor for this recipe but it can easily be replaced with vegetable broth for a similar flavor or beef broth for a richer flavor.
CREAM Heavy cream, half-and-half, light cream, or milk can all be used in this recipe. But keep in mind, the lighter the cream the thinner and less creamy the sauce will be!
WINE For a deeper flavor, sub out the white wine for red and if there’s no wine at all, feel free to use some extra broth.
MUSHROOMS Experiment with different mushrooms like diced portobello or sliced shiitake or oyster mushroom!
How to Make Mushroom Sauce
Easy and creamy, this sauce comes together in 1, 2, 3!
- Saute onion, add mushrooms, salt, pepper, garlic, and thyme until tender.
- Deglaze* the pan with wine.
- Add broth and cream. Stir thoroughly and serve.
Deglazing the pan is the perfect way to release every flavorful bit of food from the bottom of the pan!
Tips & Tricks
For a smooth & creamy sauce be sure to combine all ingredients thoroughly at each step. This will prevent clumps from forming in your sauce.
The mushroom sauce can be thickened by simmering just a little longer.
What to Serve with Mushroom Sauce
For an easy weeknight meal, try serving over oven-baked chicken breasts or grilled pork chops or tenderloin with this amazing sauce!
Think outside of the can by adding homemade mushroom sauce to sirloin tip roast or over roasted vegetables. Or even use it as a gravy for mashed potatoes!
How did you serve this creamy Mushroom Sauce? Be sure to leave a rating and a comment below!
Ingredients
- ½ small yellow onion diced
- 1 tablespoon salted butter
- 12 ounces mushrooms brown or white, sliced
- salt and pepper to taste
- 2 cloves garlic minced
- 3 sprigs fresh thyme or ¼ teaspoon dried thyme
- ½ cup white wine
- ½ cup chicken broth
- ⅔ cup heavy whipping cream
- 1 tablespoon cornstarch
- 3 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley
Instructions
- Saute onion in butter until softened, about 3-5 minutes.
- Add mushrooms, salt, and pepper. Cook until mushrooms have released juices. Add garlic and thyme and cook until fragrant, about 1 minute.
- Add the wine to deglaze and loosen any bits off the pan and simmer a few minutes until the wine has almost evaporated.
- Add the chicken broth and cream. Simmer 5 minutes or until reduced by half.
- To thicken the sauce further, combine cornstarch with 2 tablespoons of water (or broth) and mix well. Add cornstarch mixture into the broth a little bit at a time to reach desired consistency. You may not need all of the cornstarch mixture.
- Let simmer 1 minute.
- Season with parsley, salt and pepper to taste.
Nutrition Information
Nutrition information provided is an estimate and will vary based on cooking methods and brands of ingredients used.
Course Sauce, Side Dish
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Very yummy!! My husband & I both loved it!! I added tarragon & thickened with arrowroot. Will be added to Favorites for sure.
Ooo, so yummy Sheree! Glad you both enjoyed it.
absolutely, delicious….
Thanks, Nicole. So glad you enjoyed this recipe!
I made this to go over grilled pork loin and it was really good. Added some Rosemary, a little Worcestershire sauce and a couple teaspoons of beef bullion powder.
I made this sauce tonight but i cooked my chicken before the sauce. I put a whole onion, half a bulb of garlic, fresh thyme/sage/rosemary, two mandarin oranges halved and placed in all four corners. Then poured the chicken stock in the pan. I then put my bone in chicken breast in the pan and seasoned it with my favourite seasoning (Pride Of SZEGED chicken rub) covered with tinfoil and baked to perfection. I then took the chicken out, wrapped them in tinfoil with the sliced oranges to rest. I strained the broth into a bowl and used that in place of the chicken broth for this sauce. My family said it was the best dinner I’ve ever made for them. I served it on a bed of mashed then fried to make a little crispy potatoes.:)
Oh and thank you for this recipe! Love it!
You’re welcome!
Sounds delish Kelly!
Ok great! I’ll try it!
Omg this is so good!
Served over a bacon wrapped pork loin with oven roasted brussel sprouts. Totally delicious.
Delicious! Served over short grain brown rice. As a side to salmon.
Very good! Made it tonight…poured it over grilled filet mignon :) YUM. The ONLY change I made was I used half & half instead of heavy cream.
The sauce was thick. I prob did not need to add the cornstarch.
Made this and served it over Mushroom Ravioli. It was divine! Like heaven to my taste buds.
Served over linguini. Absolutely delicious! I used vegetable broth and half and half.
Literally amazing! I made this over angel hair pasta for my wife and I yesterday for valentines day. It was a great meal.
It was so good! craving it again today!
Super tasty and easy to make. Poured it over chicken. I didn’t use the corn starch – just let the sauce reduce for longer. Next time I would use red wine for a deeper flavor.
Best mushroom sauce ever. Added rosemary instead of parsley. Absolutely delish. And super easy to make!
So glad you loved it!
This is the best and easiest mushroom sauce ever. Always comes out perfect and my family never gets enough.
Thank you for our favorite sauce that goes great on everything.
So happy to hear that Janet!!
This sauce looks like just what I’m looking for. To make it *even* easier, I think I’ll try it with frozen diced onions and mushrooms! Do you think this sauce would freeze well for later use?
Dairy doesn’t tend to freeze well, I haven’t tried freezing this recipe.
This recipe is delicious! Don’t know why it says it’s quick though, because it was pretty time consuming for me but sooooo worth it.
Great easy recipe, full of flavor. Put it over slow cooked and pan fried country style ribs, Jasmin rice and green beans.
Great meal!
Don
Sounds like a delicious meal Don!
Have you ever attempted to use this sauce for a green bean casserole?
I haven’t although I bet it would be delicious (I can’t say for sure how thick it would be)! I use this from scratch green bean casserole when making from scratch.
Very flavorful, easy to make and thick as you want it. We made to go over pork and rice but I imagine that over beef, chicken, pasta or green beans would work well too. Takes a little time and fussing but well worth the investment. Try and enjoy!
Hi, if I use this sauce for pasta, can I use Parmesan cheese on top ?
Parmesan would be great with this.