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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I didn’t have wine so used extra chicken broth and a wee bit more corn starch. DELICIOUS! Family loved it!
Awesome recipe! So flavorful and delicious!
Would this be good over pasta with ground beef? Also, I can’t have the wine so how much extra broth should I use? Can’t wait to try this out!
I think that sounds delicious, Nicole!
Made exactly as recipe said and it it phenomenal! I loved the tip on the mini wine, now I have a little box of pinot for cooking.
Absolutely delicious. I could eat them just by themselves! No need for a meat. I’ll definitely make this again.
This was delicious, could have eaten this all by itself. I paired it with steak and bacon wrapped asparagus. The leftovers will most likely go into an omelet.
I made this mushroom cream sauce to go over grilled tenderloin. I made a big batch so there would be left overs. I mixed the left over sauce with chopped up left over steak and mixed with pasta. It was such a great tasting left over dish! This will be my go to mushroom sauce.
Oooh, those sound like such yummy ways to use this sauce! Thanks for sharing, Paula.
Hi Holly….gotta say that his is really a rich and tasty sauce. I had to make some substitutes only because I didnt have a few things. I used about a half a package of cream cheese as a thickener, and at the end, topped the dish with freshly grated Parm.
I had Mushroom and cheese Ravioli that need a sauce and this was amazingly perfect!! I have saved this recipe and it will be my go to!!!
Love so many of your recipes!!!
Curious, , if you amend the original recipe- fine but it’s NOT the same. Recipe, so why comment on original.
I get being creative in the kitchen, I do. Creating new recipes great food etc. again its not the recipe being used or commented on so again why would you think your version is worth commentary? Its your version now the recipe at hand.
Thanks. I made the original recipe no substitutions no additives it is fantastic. Thanks for the original recipe.
We love hearing about how other readers adapt the original for your preferences. But we are so happy you enjoyed it exactly as written, Jon!
I make this sauce all the time, it’s simple and delicious!!
I’m on the stage 4 CKD diet and can’t have any dairy so what would I replace the heavy cream with? I’m afraid coconut milk would give it to much of a coconut flavor, yuck.
Hi Michelle, I would take a look at your local grocery store. I have seen Dairy-free heavy creams before like Silk or other brands. I am not sure how they would alter the flavor though. We would love to hear how it turns out for you!
Really a great tasting sauce! Served over egg noodles and with salad. My family loved it, thank you for the recipe.
Can I use red wine instead of white? Look like this is a great sauce!
Hi Frank, red wine will change the color and flavor of this dish but it should turn out fine. You can also sub the white wine for additional chicken broth if you prefer.
This recipe sounds absolutely delicious! Would it work to make the sauce a day ahead of time, refrigerate, then reheat the next day?
Hi Laurie, that should work well. When reheating you may need to add some additional liquid to help it reach the right consistency.
Hey, this is perfect.
I am going to make it now with my steak I thawed..
Could you consider adding metric units
Only USA 2 other countries have not gone metric, but the more than 90% of the world is already metric.
Hi Glyn, Thank you for the suggestion of including metric conversions. I always appreciate the feedback. There are many conversion tools available online. I hope that helps.
Even though Canada is one of those “metric” countries now, I still use imperial measurements, too. The only thing I have totally converted to is the weather; now I have to look up Fahrenheit, lol.
tried this recipe, not knowing how it would taste, It was delicious. You could put this sauce on an old shoe and it would taste great. Instead of adding broth and heavy cream used half & half and made a roux instead of using corn starch. have been bragging to friends how great this sauce tasted.
Thank You for sharing
Worked well used Campbells mushroom soup instead of the corn starch and cream yumlicious
Best Mushroom Sauce ever. So easy to make too. This will be my go to Mushroom sauce recipe for now on.
Delicious. I used half & half. Next time I will reduce the amount of cornstarch.
Glad you enjoyed it, Tom!
We’ve recently adopted and adapted your recipe to be served overtop our steak tips for a dinner special. Everyone loved the sauce! Will definitely be sharing this site and recipe with others! Thank you!
You’re welcome! So glad you love it!
I want to learn from you how to cook differently
We have so many delicious recipes you can find here! Have fun cooking!