Savory and Creamy Mushroom Sauce!

This savory and creamy Mushroom Sauce is rich, decadent and silky smooth. Ready in only 20 minutes, this mushroom cream sauce makes the best mushroom sauce for steak, pork, pasta or even potatoes.

Like mushroom dishes? Here are more mushroom recipes to check out: Sautéed Mushrooms, Roasted Mushroom or Instant Pot Mushrooms in Garlic Butter, Air Fryer Mushrooms and Marinated Mushrooms.

Caramelized Mushrooms

The foundation of this mushroom sauce is “caramelizing” the mushrooms until golden brown before adding the cream and balance of the ingredients. Do not skip or rush the browning process. It’s what develops the deep mushroom flavor in the cream sauce.

Ingredients

Here’s the main ingredients you need you need to make this mushroom cream sauce. The entire list is in the recipe card below:

• Mushrooms – Use whatever mushrooms you like or have on hand. We usually use baby bella mushrooms, but white button or cremini work as well. Have at it!
• Cream – The best cream to use is heavy cream, as it will create a thicker sauce, but half-and-half, light cream, or milk can all be used. If you find it too thin keep simmering until thicker or add a teaspoon of cornstarch slurry.
• Broth – Chicken broth is our go-to, but you could also use beef bone broth, or turkey broth.

How To Clean Mushrooms

Mushrooms act like a sponge and become water logged if soaked or drenched in water; this water will release when cooked watering down the mushroom sauce. The ideal way to clean mushrooms is to use a damp paper towel to wipe off any dirt.

How To Make Creamy Mushroom Sauce

As mentioned above, this mushroom sauce takes just 20 minutes to make, the majority of time is hands off simmering. All you need to do is brown the mushrooms and garlic in butter in a skillet over medium heat, add the rest of the mushroom sauce ingredients and simmer until thickened.

Variations

White Wine Mushroom Sauce

Replace the chicken broth with dry white wine. Think Sauvignon Blanc or Pinot Gris.

Mushroom Pasta Sauce

Mushroom Alfredo sauce is ah-mazing. No edits to the recipe are required – just boil a batch of your favorite pasta and toss to coat.

Parmesan Cream Sauce

Grate a 1/4 cup of fresh parmesan and throw it in when you add the cream. Don’t buy the pre-shredded stuff or else it won’t melt properly.

Mushroom Gravy for Steak

This mushroom sauce recipe doesn’t need flour or cornstarch adding to it to thicken. Just keep simmering until thickened. Keep in mind when you remove it from the heat it thickens up as it cools.

If you do want to go directly to making a mushroom gravy, add a tablespoon or two of flour when melting the butter. Keep cooking until the flour butter mix is golden brown.

Sautéed Mushrooms For Steak

Our favorite way to utilize this mushroom cream sauce is to use it as a mushroom steak sauce, however it works on top of many items, including:

Expert Tips

• After adding the cream, make sure the heat is set to medium so the sauce doesn’t split.
• Use unsalted broth and butter as to control the total sodium content. We prefer tasting it after reduced and add salt and pepper to taste.
• Instead of thyme, rosemary would also make a great addition.
• We’ve had great success making this mushroom sauce a day or two in advance. Just gently re-heat it over medium in a skillet until warm throughout.