Go Back
–+ servings
A spoon putting mushroom sauce on a chicken breast.
Print
Mushroom Sauce
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
20 mins
Total Time
30 mins
 
This recipe for mushroom sauce is a perfect for a grilled steak, or air-fried chicken, sautéed fish, or even pasta. It's easy to make and you can customize how chunky it is.
Course: Sauces
Cuisine: French, American
Keyword: Sauces, Quick and Easy
Servings: 4
Calories: 166 kcal
Ingredients
  • 1 tablespoon unsalted butter
  • 12 ounces baby Bella cremini mushrooms, sliced ¼” thick
  • 1 shallot finely diced
  • 1 teaspoon fresh thyme leaves or ¼ teaspoon dried thyme
  • Salt and freshly ground black pepper
  • 1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
  • ¼ cup dry sherry
  • 1 cup chicken or vegetable stock
  • ½ cup heavy cream
Instructions
  1. Melt the butter in a 12-inch skillet over medium-high heat. Add the mushrooms and shallots to the pan. Stir to coat with the butter, then let the mushroom sit and start to cook without stirring. When they start to brown on one side, then stir the mushrooms.
  2. Add the thyme and season with freshly ground black pepper.
  3. Cook for a 3 to 5 minutes until the mushrooms are brown. Stir in the Worcestershire sauce. Add the sherry and deglaze the pan by scraping up all the bits on the bottom of the pan. Add the stock and the heavy cream.
  4. Reduce the heat and simmer for 5 to 10 minutes until the sauce has reduced and thickened. It should coat the back of a spoon. Remove the pan from the heat and season to taste with salt and freshly ground black pepper.
  5. Serve warm over chicken, pork, steak, fish or noodles.
Recipe Notes

If you reduce the liquid too much and your sauce needs thinning, just add a little more stock.

Nutrition Facts
Mushroom Sauce
Amount Per Serving (1 of 4 servings)
Calories 166 Calories from Fat 126
% Daily Value*
Fat 14g22%
Saturated Fat 9g45%
Trans Fat 0.1g
Polyunsaturated Fat 1g
Monounsaturated Fat 3g
Cholesterol 41mg14%
Sodium 270mg11%
Potassium 457mg13%
Carbohydrates 7g2%
Fiber 1g4%
Sugar 4g4%
Protein 3g6%
Vitamin A 675IU14%
Vitamin C 2mg2%
Calcium 43mg4%
Iron 1mg6%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.