Hello, Creamy Coconut Garlic Mushrooms, you are one incredibly delicious, creamy, silky, garlic-y, side dish. Ok, let's get real, "side dish" makes this sound like it's this measly little thing, you just toss beside the main focus. Trust me, it absolutely not. Spoon this over mashed potatoes, Vegan Seitan Steak, or whatever sounds yummy to you, and don't be surprised when you go for seconds, and thirds, and lick the spoon, and your fingers, and the pan, and the stove... ok don't lick the stove.
I received a cast iron skillet for Christmas. Yay! I seasoned it with coconut oil, and am already deeply in love with it. It's natural non-stick surface is pretty great, and I hear cast iron just gets better with age.
And just look how pretty it is... A very photogenic pan if I do say so myself. Oh and mushrooms too!!
On to creamy, dreamy, mushrooms.
Slice the mushrooms and mince the garlic.
Sauté mushrooms for about 5 minutes until they soften and begin to release their juices. Stir in coconut milk, and spices.
Simmer for another 5 minutes until everything comes together. Serve as a side, or spoon over potatoes, tofu steaks, or other yummy dishes.
Creamy Coconut Garlic Mushrooms
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon coconut oil (or other light oil)
- 16 oz mushrooms, sliced
- 4 cloves garlic, minced
- ⅓ cup full-fat coconut milk (the kind in a can)
- ½ teaspoon dried thyme
- ½ teaspoon dried oregano
- Salt & pepper to taste
- 1 tablespoon nutritional yeast (optional)
- 2 tablespoons cilantro or parsley
Instructions
- Heat the coconut oil in a pan over medium-high heat. When it's hot, add the mushrooms and garlic. Sauté the mushrooms for about 5 minutes until they soften and begin to release their juices.
- Stir in the coconut milk, thyme, oregano, salt and pepper. Reduce heat to a simmer. Continue to cook for about another 5 minutes.
- Stir in nutritional yeast if using, and cilantro or parsley. If you feel it needs a bit more sauce, add a dash more coconut milk as desired.
Nutrition
Bon Appetegan
Sam.
Feature Ingredient: Mushrooms.
Wendy Munro says
Absolutely gorgeous. We're on lockdown and your recipes are making mealtimes a pleasure! Today we had this dish with salad, seitan tenders and home made foccacia. The creamy garlic mushrooms made a nice meal delicious!
Theresa says
This looks like a good swap for beef stroganoff.
Sam Turnbull says
I actually have a mushroom stroganoff recipe here 🙂 Enjoy!
Angel says
Still one of my staples!
I’ve made this recipe a million times and yet it’s still in heavy rotation for my week night meals! It’s so easy and delicious, perfect for a busy day! I usually roast some veggies and serve it on rice thank you!
Sam Turnbull says
Aww wonderful! So happy it's a favourite for you!
Peter says
Is this 104 calouries per 100grams or for the whole dish? Thanks
Sam Turnbull says
104 calories for 1/4 of the dish (one serving). Enjoy!
Katie Anne says
Snow storm today so I made this with added oyster mushrooms and my sun dried tomatoes. Served it over jasmine rice with baked tofu and carrots. Warmed our day! Thank you!
Sam Turnbull says
Oooooh that sounds amazing! So happy you enjoyed. Stay warm, Katie 🙂
Amy Lynn says
We made this with Chanterelles, added spinach, and put it over spaghetti squash. So good!
Sam Turnbull says
I love chanterelles! Sounds divine 🙂
Angela says
This was delicious, I loved it. I added the whole can of coconut milk though because hello- sauce. Definitely will make again. Mouth watering, hearty and so warming.
Sam Turnbull says
Hahaha! Love it!! SO happy you enjoyed 🙂
Maria William says
Oh my, my tummy started rumbling reading this! Love mushrooms, and love a rich creamy sauce to my pasta. Great recipe!
Sam Turnbull says
Thanks so much! Enjoy!
Adele says
Do you think this would be good over rice? Looking forward to trying it!
Sam Turnbull says
Absolutely! Enjoy!
Nikki Simmons says
This was INCREDIBLE. I put it on a vegan mozzarella burger with a side of sweet potato wedges. Thank you for this awesome recipe!
Sam Turnbull says
Yay! So happy you enjoyed it, Nikki 🙂
Lynne M says
Oooh, wow! I have done creamy mushrooms sauce before. But THIS recipe, with its coconut oil + coconut milk makes all the difference...
How delicious is it? Incredibly delicious + flavourful!
Your vegan recipes are amazingly easy + a delight for my taste buds.
Thank YOU Sam 🙂
Sam Turnbull says
I can see you're cooking up a storm, Lynne! So very happy you are enjoying my recipes so much 🙂
Cheryl Titcher says
Made this tonight. I added vegan chickensince I o my had 6 oz. of mushrooms. It was so good and so simple. Nice, quick dish that both my carnivore boyfriend and enjoyed it!
Sam Turnbull says
Yay! Glad you both enjoyed it 🙂
Tara says
This is a great quick little recipe. Turned out nicely. I added a pinch of tarragon along with the other spices. Will be using this for a topping on mashed potatoes later!
Sam Turnbull says
So happy you enjoyed it, Tara 🙂
Peace Oluwatobi says
Tried this today as a pasta bake. I also sprinkled some coconut based cheese on top before popping it in the oven. Amazzzzzing taste!!!
Sam Turnbull says
Sounds fab!!
Michelle says
Hubby and I can't get enough of this THANK YOU! It's the best ever and I'm not good at cooking at all so very much appreciated 🙂
Sam Turnbull says
So happy you and your hubby enjoyed it, Michelle 🙂
Ashley says
This was awesome!! I bumped up the amount of coconut milk to around 3/4 cup and added some coconut cream. It made a great sauce for pasta!! So glad I stumbled across this recipe. Will definitely make it again soon. It was so easy!!!
Sam Turnbull says
Yay!! So happy you enjoyed it, Ashley 🙂
Bea says
Thanks for sharing! It was delicious! Just made this adding chicken strips and thickening the sauce.. Had it with a toasted baguette. So good, I'd totally make this again!
Sam Turnbull says
So happy you enjoyed it!
Jay says
Do you think this would work well served mixed with pasta? Or would the sauce not be thick enough?
Sam Turnbull says
I have seen a couple people in the comments said they served it with pasta and very much enjoyed it so I think that would be a-ok! Enjoy!
Claire Shields says
Thank you for a delicious recipe.
I am loving cooking it and looking forward to eating it.
It tastes devine .... cooks prerogative to test, hey?
Sam Turnbull says
Yay! So happy you are enjoying it Claire 🙂
Katarina says
Hi! I tried this recipe and it was fantastic! The results were a little thin, so I added a touch of flour to thicken it and it was so good! Thank you so much 🙂 Definitely adding this to my repertoire of recipes.
Sam Turnbull says
Yay! So happy you loved it Katarina. 🙂
Jennifer says
Yum! Will make again. We used ours as a topper for baked potatoes.
Sam Turnbull says
Ohh sounds delish!
Dee Dee says
Could you use almond milk in this recipe?
Sam Turnbull says
Coconut milk is very rich and creamy which almond milk isn't. If coconut milk isn't your thing, you could try a soy cream. Hope that helps!
Kristy says
I'm so glad I came across this recipe!! I actually added some "chicken" seitan cubed up and coconut flakes and WOW! I served them over zucchini "noodles" and I am in love!!! Thank you for posting! 🙂
Sam says
Oh wow that sounds so yummy! So happy you loved the recipe Kristy 🙂
Sammy says
Yum! Soooo easy, really tasty 🙂
I quartered all for a single serve and added a quarter of a yellow onion and some curry powder for a little something extra.
Will definitely make again!
Sam says
Yay! So happy you enjoyed it Sammy!
Holly says
This is the second recipe I've made from this site (the first was the cauliflower hot things) and HOT DAMN, another winner!!
I threw spinach in the pan and served it over pasta. Ah-MAZING. Thanks!
Sam says
Yay!!! So happy you are continuing to enjoy my recipes Holly. You are so super welcome. 😀
Cecilie @A Story of Freedom says
I love mushrooms, garlic and coconut milk! This can only a be good combo! 😀
Sam says
Haha, I totally agree!! It's a super scrumptious combo.
Luis Lopez says
Hey! I love your blog, I recently went vegan and this it was very exciting to find a place that had clear instructions on making good food!
My question is about the nutritional yeast, some of your recipes call for and in my area there is only 1 store that cells it, and it is a bit far.
So what do I do?
Thank you so much for the inspiration!
Sam says
Hi Luis,
Welcome! Thank you for your lovely compliments 🙂
Nutritional yeast can easily be ordered online on Amazon from all sorts of different brands. This one is the best deal I found.
Otherwise if you don't have it, it's really just for flavour. It provides a nutty cheesy type flavour, so you could always try to substitute it with other spices knowing the recipe won't taste the same.
I hope that helps!
Tabitha says
I found your awesome blog when I was looking for my standard coconut milk mushroom recipe. I am glad I didn't find the original. I used the hand blender on this (the kids are convinced they don't like mushrooms...), stirred in a bag of baby kale and tossed with medium shell pasta. Dinner! I am very delighted to make more from your site, first being the spinach artichoke dip and mozzarella. I am the vegan mama to a house of five omnivores, I think this is going to bring us together 🙂
Sam says
Ohh that pasta dish sounds delicious! so happy you like my site Tabitha! I hope your family likes my recipes too 🙂
Heidi says
I just tried this recipe and melted about a tablespoon of one of Miyoko's vegan cheeses into the sauce. It's a cultured nut product that I'm addicted to - the flavor I used is Loire Valley but probably several of her cheeses would also work. I served it over Eden spinach ribbons and it was incredible. Thank you for the recipe! I also used oyster mushrooms instead of button mushrooms.
Sam says
Oh! I want that cheese!! I haven't tried any of Miyoko's cheeses yet, but I am eager too. So happy you loved the recipe and that you were able to kick it up a notch.
Monique says
I had this the other night with rice and loved it! I only made it with 8 oz of mushrooms on the off chance that I hated it! 16 oz of mushrooms will definitely be going on the next grocery list!
Sam says
Haha! That's awesome Monique! So happy you loved the recipe, and 16oz is the way to go. Haha.
Lemons says
I absolutely love this one! I made it last week after a very long work day, when I wanted something warm and fast and super-easy before I fell into bed -- I ended up just pouring it over a really thick slice of crusty bread and eating with a knife and fork, haha. So good!
Sam says
Why haven't I put this on crusty bread yet!? That sounds perfect. So happy you loved the recipe!
Maddi says
Yum! Made this for dinner tonight and can't wait to have the leftovers tomorrow morning for breakfast, with some coconut bacon! Thank you for such an inspiring blog, you have helped me make the leap from vegetarianism to a fully fledged vegan and I couldn't be happier 🙂 keep doing what you're doing Sam, you're amazing!
Sam says
Wow! That's awesome Maddi!!! You just put some pep in my step 😀
So happy you enjoyed the recipe, and congrats on your new fully fledged vegan adventure!
Andrev says
This is really outstanding - forget take-out! I added red & green bell pepper, zucchini & 1/2 onion to make it a complete meal. OH - and the sauce was a little thinner than I'd like, so I just added a little corn starch/water to thicken. Will definitely make again and again - with whatever veggies I have on hand.
Samantha Turnbull says
Haha! I love how you have been going through my recipes one after the other Andrev. I love even more that you seem to be enjoying them all so much! Thank you for coming back and leaving your reviews, I know other readers find it very helpful. 🙂
Gwen @ Delightful Adventures says
These look AMAZING! I love coconut, I love mushrooms but I never thought of combining them. Now I can't wait to try. Thanks for sharing!
Samantha Turnbull says
Haha me too! I also do a similar combination with my Ooey Gooey Vegan Pizza: https://itdoesnttastelikechicken.com/2013/07/05/ooey-gooey-vegan-pizza/
Hannah says
This recipe is THE bees' knees! Thank you for sharing. So so so very delicious! And too easy. Mmm mm!
Samantha Turnbull says
Haha! I never knew bees knees were so delicious 😉 You're so so so welcome Hannah. Really glad you loved it so much!
Anonymous says
OOOOW I have all the ingredients in my kitchen right NOW and I am totally making this tonight. Absolutely LOVE all your recipes!
Samantha Turnbull says
Oh thank you so much!! I hope you like the mushrooms as well. Makes me feel good when I know other people are enjoying my recipes 🙂
Kathy Sturr says
Ooooh, over pasta here I come! I love cast iron. We have "Grandma's" old pan - awesome. Can't wait to use it for this dish.
Samantha Turnbull says
I bet you Gradma's old pan is amazing! Would be so great with all that use. I'M going to try this over pasta too. I love that idea!
Kate says
Oh that looks amazing. Thank you! I think I'm going to try it over pasta. 🙂
Samantha Turnbull says
Ooh over pasta! Yes please.