51 Mushroom Recipes That’ll Get More Umami Into Your Life
Looking for some new mushroom recipes? Welcome to Fungitopia. We’ve rounded up all of our favorite ways to cook these hearty, savory jewels of the earth. There’s no denying a crimini turns crispy yet tender and delicious when sizzled in butter, but that’s only one variety of mushroom—and only one way to prepare it. Below you’ll find dozens of recipes for roasting, sautéing, and stewing mushrooms into satisfying umami-packed dishes, including pastas, soups, salads, and burritos. Stuff some pulled fried oyster mushrooms into tacos. Mince a pile of button mushrooms into a mouthwatering burger. Stack an array of wild mushrooms into a cheesesteak-inspired vegetarian sandwich. Ready to dive into the fungus among us? Read on for Epi’s best mushroom recipes.
Photo by Joseph De Leo, Food Styling by Rebecca Jurkevich1/51Pulled Mushroom Tacos With Salsa Guille
The best mushroom recipes let the fungi shine, and these tacos do just that. In this taco filling, they become both tender and crisp—similar to carnitas. Top them with a creamy, savory salsa guille made with peanut butter and serrano chiles.
Photo by Joseph De Leo, Food Styling by Micah Marie Morton3/51Open-Face Mushroom Sandwiches With Pecorino Salsa Verde
Photo by Joseph De Leo, Food Styling by Rebecca Jurkevich4/51Double-Stack Mushroom and Chicken Cheeseburgers
There’s a lot to love about blended burgers–ones made from a combination of ground meat and vegetables (usually mushrooms) for sustainability’s sake—but once you realize just how much flavor and juiciness mushrooms impart to the mix, there’s no reason to look back.
Photo by Chelsea Kyle, Prop Styling by Beatrice Chastka, Food Styling by Kate Schmidt6/51Chicken and Mushroom Quesadillas With Carrot and Mango Slaw
A tangy cilantro-lime yogurt dipping sauce and pretty slaw made from carrot and mango ribbons add a refreshing brightness to this crowd-pleasing dinner that’s perfect for back-to-school days.
Photo by Chelsea Kyle, Prop Styling by Sophie Strangio, Food Styling by Ali Nardi7/51Polish-Style Pizza with Mushrooms and Chives (Zapiekanka)
A popular late-night snack throughout Poland, zapiekanka is a French bread pizza–like dish topped with mushrooms, cheese, and a variety of other toppings.
Photo by Joseph De Leo, Food Styling by Rebecca Jurkevich8/51Vegan Mushroom Menudo
Whether you serve this vegan menudo as a weekend family dinner or hangover cure, the earthiness of the hominy combined with the smoky chiles will make it a recipe you’ll crave for weeks to come. Bonus: If you double the sauce (which freezes beautifully), half the work is done for a future enchilada night.
Photo by Chelsea Kyle, Prop Styling by Astrid Chastka, Food Styling by Anna Hampton9/51Grain Bowl With Spiced Squash, Mushrooms, and Curried Yogurt
Feel free to make this bowl with any cooked grain you have on hand—rice, quinoa, or barley are all great options. Then add roasted mushrooms, acorn squash, and onions, and serve on top of curried yogurt.
Photo by Joseph De Leo, Food Styling by Micah Marie Morton10/51Vegan Mushroom Cheesesteaks
This recipe, deemed the best vegan cheesesteak in Philadelphia, is from chef Ari Miller’s pop-up, Frizwit. It includes a bounty of sautéed mushrooms and a way-better-than-Cheez-Whiz sauce you’ll want to keep in your back pocket.
Photo by Chelsea Kyle, Prop Styling by Beatrice Chastka, Food Styling by Olivia Mack Anderson11/51Pasta Carbonara With Cabbage and Mushrooms
In this easy recipe that’s more veg than pasta, you’ll start by sautéing mushrooms and bacon until crispy. Then you’ll cook ribbons of cabbage in the rendered bacon fat and toss it all together with tagliatelle, egg, and Parmesan.
Photo by Chelsea Kyle, Prop Styling by Beatrice Chastka, Food Styling by Anna Billingskog12/51Polenta Bites With Wild Mushrooms and Fontina
Store-bought tubes of polenta are key to this ultimate shortcut appetizer: just slice them into rounds, toast them in the oven, top with sautéed wild mushrooms and Fontina, and bake until melty and irresistible.
Photo by Chelsea Kyle, Food Styling by Anna Stockwell13/51Vegetarian Skillet Stuffed Shells
These vegetarian mushroom-and-spinach-stuffed shells are made entirely on the stovetop in one pan. This version turns classic stuffed shells into a quick and easy weeknight dinner, so go ahead and put them on your list of easy go-to dinner recipes, stat.
Photo by Joseph De Leo, Food Styling by Liza Jernow14/51Chickpea-Mushroom Veggie Burgers
This homemade veggie burger is one of the best mushroom recipes you can make. Simply mash mushrooms with chickpeas, quinoa, and umami-rich condiments, then form into patties. You can cook the patties right away or freeze them for anytime you need a quick, satisfying meal.
