Creamy Mushroom Sauce For Steak, Pork, Pasta and More!

It’s salty and creamy Mushroom sauce Rich, decadent and silky smooth. Ready in just 20 minutes, this cream of mushroom sauce makes the best mushroom sauce for steak, pork, pasta or even potatoes.

Do you like mushroom dishes? Here are more mushroom recipes worth checking out: Sauteed Mushrooms, Roasted Mushrooms or Instant Pot Mushrooms in Garlic Butter, Air Fryer Mushrooms and Marinated Mushrooms.

Caramelized mushrooms

The basis of this mushroom sauce is to “caramelize” the mushrooms until golden before adding the cream and balancing the ingredients. Do not skip or rush the tanning process. This is what develops the deep mushroom flavor in the cream sauce.

Component

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

• mushrooms – Use whatever mushrooms you like or have on hand. We usually use baby bella mushrooms, but white button or carmine also work. There is in it!
• cream – The best cream to use is heavy cream, as it will make a thicker sauce, but half-and-half light cream or milk can be used. If you find it too thin, continue to cook until it is thicker or add a teaspoon of cornstarch solution.
• meat soup – Chicken broth is our choice, but you can also use beef bone broth, or turkey broth.

How to clean mushrooms

Mushrooms act like a sponge and become water if absorbed or immersed in water; This water will be released when cooking and watering the mushroom sauce. The ideal way to clean mushrooms is to use a damp paper towel to wipe away any dirt.

How to make creamy mushroom sauce

As mentioned above, this mushroom sauce only takes 20 minutes to make, most of the time is hands off the boil. All you have to do is brown the mushrooms and garlic in butter in a pan over medium heat, add the rest of the mushroom sauce ingredients and cook until done.

Variations

White wine mushroom sauce

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

Mushroom pasta sauce

The alfredo mushroom sauce is amazing. No need to edit the recipe – just boil a batch of your favorite pasta and toss to coat.

Parmesan cream sauce

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

Mushroom sauce for steak

This mushroom sauce recipe does not need to add flour or cornstarch to thicken it. Just keep cooking until it thickens. Remember when you remove it from the heat it thickens as it cools.

If you want to go straight to making mushroom sauce, add a tablespoon or two of flour while melting the butter. Continue cooking until the butter-flour mixture is golden.

Sautéed mushrooms for steak

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

Expert advice

• After adding the cream, make sure the heat is medium so the sauce doesn’t split.
• Use broth and unsalted butter to control total sodium content. We prefer to taste it after reduction and add salt and pepper to taste.
• Instead of thyme, rosemary would also be a great addition.
• We have had great success making this mushroom sauce a day or two in advance. Just reheat it gently on medium in a pan until it’s hot all the way through.