Sauteed Baby Bella Mushrooms with Red Wine Sauce

Sautéed Baby Bella Mushrooms are cooked in a red wine sauce and are an easy side dish for vegetarians and meat lovers both. They are perfect mushrooms for steak but also great on pasta, toast and mashed potatoes.

If you don't like mushrooms, you can look away and move on to another recipe. But if you are a mushroom lover like me, you are going to love this sauteed mushroom recipe!

This is my favorite side dish recipe when making steaks. I love my steaks piled high with sautéed red wine mushrooms.

And if you are not a steak lover or even a vegetarian, you can still eat these mushrooms. Try them mixed in with pasta or eggs, or on toast and mashed potatoes. I like to make a good sourdough toast, spread some ricotta cheese on it then top it with mushrooms. So good for lunch!

Ingredients needed for Mushrooms in Red Wine Sauce

• olive oil - I always have some good quality olive oil in my pantry.
• baby bella mushrooms - Make sure they are fresh! I prefer these meatier mushrooms but you can also substitute white button mushrooms.
• chopped garlic - finely chopped is the way I use it. I don't like any big overpowering pieces of garlic in my mushroom side dish.
• red wine - It doesn't have to be super expensive wine but use whatever you might be drinking with dinner.
• butter - this will thicken the sauce just a little bit and give some great flavor.
• salt and pepper - I prefer sea or kosher salt. Also, fresh ground pepper always adds another dimension to food.
• parsley- fresh or dry is fine. When I can get fresh parsley I use it but I always keep dry parsley in my pantry.

What are Baby Bella mushrooms?

Baby bellas are a variety of mushrooms that are also known as Crimini mushrooms. They are somewhat similar to button mushrooms but are darker in color and a bit meatier. Baby bella mushrooms have a deep earthy flavor and their hearty taste makes them a perfect accompanient to beef.

Secrets to the Best Sautéed Mushrooms

These mushrooms in red wine sauce are very easy to make. They also can be prepared ahead of time and reheated in a pan or the microwave.

Here are the simple steps:

1. Sauté Mushrooms in olive oil with garlic.
2. Add red wine and deglaze the pan. Cook down the mushrooms until they are softened and liquid is reduced.
3. Season with herbs, salt and pepper.
4. Add a pat of butter to thicken the sauce.
5. Serve over or next to your favorite beef recipe. Also great with pasta, potatoes or another meat such as pork.

More Tips:

• Lightly rinse mushrooms before using and pat dry with paper towels. The less moisture on the mushrooms, the better.
• Substitute beef broth (or vegetable broth to keep this vegetarian) if you do not want to cook with wine or alcohol.
• Add herbs at the end of cooking. Fresh parsley or thyme are my favorite but if you don't have fresh herbs, dried ones are a great choice to flavor these mushrooms for steak too.

Steak and Beef Recipes to Complement these Mushrooms

• Grilled Prime Rib Roast
• Crock Pot Roast
• Grilled Flat Iron Steak
• Cumin Rubbed Steak Kabobs
• Ridiculously Tasty Roast Beef Via Cattleman's beef Association

Baby Bella Mushroom Recipes

• Tenderloin Beef Tips and Mushrooms
• Mushroom Pasta Parmesan via A Couple Cooks
• Stove Top Chicken Thighs with Mushrooms

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