Best Mushroom Recipes for Vegetarian

Mushrooms are well known as a substitute for meat. For vegetarians, this plant is such a life-saver when they want steak as dinner for example. In fact, mushrooms have a meaty texture though there is no protein in them. Even so, this veggie has other important contents such as vitamins for instance vitamins B1, B2, B5, B6, and B12, and minerals for instance selenium and zinc. In specific ways, there are some benefits you can gain by consuming mushrooms. First, the experts found that mushrooms may decrease the risk of cancer as it contains ergothioneine thus preventing cellular damage. Second, it is studied that mushrooms can be advantageous for brain health, especially for those who suffer from Alzheimer’s. Third, consuming mushrooms may lower your cholesterol as some particular mushrooms contain complexes that prevent the production of cholesterol. Lastly, you may have a healthier gut by consuming mushrooms as it has beta-glucan which is an important compound to grow good bacteria in our gut. By the benefits of consuming mushrooms mentioned, this article will help vegetarians even non-vegetarians to cook mushrooms as a meat substitute. Hope you love the recipes!

Mushroom cream soup

Ingredients:

• 550 gr button mushrooms
• 3 cloves of garlic
• 1 1/2 piece of Bombay onion
• 3 parsley stalks
• 200 ml of liquid milk
• 100 ml heavy cream
• 3 tbsp butter
• 1 tsp salt
• 1 tsp ground pepper

Instructions:

• Thinly slice button mushrooms then soak them in hot water.
• Finely chop the garlic and onion, then saute in butter until fragrant.
• Add the button mushrooms, then stir-fry again until lay.
• Lower the heat then add the broth and bring to a boil.
• Add milk, salt, and pepper and stir continuously until cooked.
• When the soup starts to boil, add the cream of soup and the finely chopped parsley. Wait until the soup thickens.
• Add parsley on top.
• The cream soup is ready to be served!

Mushroom Bolognese Pasta

Ingredients:

• 450 gr of pasta
• 2 tbsp olive oil
• 1 onion, peeled and chopped small
• Celery to taste, chopped
• 4 cloves of garlic, peeled and chopped
• 450 gr fresh any kind of mushrooms, cut into pieces.
• 1 carrot, peeled and cut into pieces, and stir-fried for a while before mixing with the other ingredients so it doesn’t smell rancid
• 1 2/3 cups vegetable stock
• 425 gr of tomato sauce
• 1 bay leaf
• 1/2 tsp dry oregano
• A pinch of ground pepper to taste
• Salt to taste

Instructions:

• Cook pasta in a large saucepan. While boiling the pasta, prepare the other ingredients.
• Sauté the garlic and mushrooms for 4 minutes.
• Add carrots, cook until cooked.
• Add the vegetable stock little by little.
• Add the tomato sauce, bay leaf, oregano, salt and pepper. If the texture is too thick, add the vegetable stock. Mix well.
• Let the mixture continue to cook until it boils for 10 minutes, or until the water starts to reduce.
• Serve the pasta with the bolognese sauce.

Mushroom Burger

Ingredients:

• 2 portobello mushrooms
• 2 hamburger buns
• 4 slices of cheese
• 1 large onion
• 4 lettuce leaves
• Olive oil
• Balsamic vinegar
• 1 clove of garlic
• 1 eggplant
• Mayonnaise

Instructions:

• Cook the onions until the color change to golden brown.
• Marinate portobello mushrooms in olive oil, balsamic vinegar, and minced garlic.
• Cook both sides.
• Spread mayonnaise on the buns and arrange the hamburgers according to taste.
• You can enjoy your burger!

Teriyaki Mushroom

Ingredients:

• 350 grams of mushroom champignons
• 2 tomato
• 4 bird’s eye chilies, roughly chopped
• 1 segment ginger
• 5 red onions
• 6 grains of garlic
• Sesame seeds and sliced scallions
• Sugar, salt, flavoring, and instant teriyaki sauce
• Water

Instructions:

• Sauté shallots, garlic, ginger, and cayenne pepper until wilted.
• Add mushrooms and enough water.
• Add sugar, salt, seasoning, sesame seeds, sliced green onions, and tomatoes.
• Stir and wait 5-10 minutes. Correct the taste if necessary.
• Food is ready to be served!

Crispy Mushroom

Ingredients:

• 300 grams of button mushrooms
• 5 tbsp flour
• 1/2 tbsp rice flour
• 3 cloves of garlic, crushed
• Salt
• Flavoring
• Ground pepper
• Baking soda
• Cooking oil
• Water

Instructions:

• Mix flour and rice flour.
• Add garlic, salt, flavoring and ground pepper and baking soda to taste.
• Add little by little water into the dough.
• Enter the main food ingredients into the flour mixture that has been made.
• Heat the oil, then fry the mushrooms until golden brown.
• Enjoy the food!