Creamy Garlic Button Mushroom Toasts are a quick, savory meal featuring deeply browned mushrooms, garlic, and shallots in a rich cream cheese or heavy cream sauce, served over crisp toasted bread. Finished with lemon and fresh herbs for brightness, they make an easy and satisfying breakfast, lunch, or light dinner for two.
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Ingredients
- 200 g button mushrooms, sliced
- 1–2 tbsp butter or olive oil
- 2 cloves garlic, finely chopped
- 1 small shallot or 1/4 onion, finely diced (optional)
- 2 tbsp cream cheese OR 60 ml heavy cream (cream cheese makes a thicker spread; heavy cream creates a smoother, looser sauce)
- 1 tsp soy sauce or a pinch of salt (to taste)
- Black pepper, to taste
- 1 tsp lemon juice (optional, for brightness)
- 4 slices bread (sourdough, baguette, or any sturdy bread)
- Chopped parsley or chives (optional)
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Instructions
- 1
Slice mushrooms and pat them dry (helps them brown instead of steam).
- 2
Heat a skillet on medium-high. Add butter/oil, then mushrooms in a single layer. Cook 5–7 minutes, stirring occasionally, until deeply browned and most moisture has cooked off.
- 3
Add shallot/onion (if using) and cook 1–2 minutes. Add garlic and cook 30 seconds until fragrant.
- 4
Stir in soy sauce (or salt), black pepper, and cream cheese or heavy cream. Reduce heat to low and stir until creamy and glossy, 1–2 minutes. Add lemon juice if using.
- 5
Toast the bread. Spoon the creamy mushrooms over the toast and finish with herbs and extra pepper.
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