15 Plant-Based Creamy Mushroom Recipes

These creamy mushroom recipes are bursting with cheesiness and savory umami flavor. From mushroom stroganoff to risotto to hand pies, we’ve got you covered with some amazing vegan comfort food. Enjoy!

1. Creamy Mushroom Lentils with Barley and Spinach

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These Creamy Mushroom Lentils with Barley and Spinach by Julie Zimmer are so delicious, all made in one pot or a deep skillet! Completely plant-based and filled with nutritious ingredients such as mushrooms, lentils, barley, and loads of fresh spinach, one bowl is a complete immune-boosting and energizing meal.

2. Creamy Mushroom Stroganoff

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This Creamy Mushroom Stroganoff by Julie Zimmer can be served with pasta or rice. However, for an even more nutritious and complete meal, try substituting the pasta or rice with cooked red quinoa and lentils mixer. It’s delicious.

3. White Bean and Oat Omelet With Creamy Mushroom Filling

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On the hunt for healthy and nutritious breakfast options? This mushroom spinach omelet might just be what you’ve been looking for! The omelet itself is made from white beans and oats and is jam-packed with nourishing ingredients like fresh spinach — and the creamy mushroom filling couldn’t be any tastier! This White Bean and Oat Omelet With Creamy Mushroom Filling by Kirsten Kaminski is the perfect breakfast option, but also fits amazingly for lunchtime as it only takes about 15 minutes to make. How great is that?

4. Creamy Mushroom Vegan Risotto

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This Creamy Mushroom Vegan Risotto by Hannah Sunderani brings all the umami flavor. It’s simple enough to make for a mid-week dinner, yet decadent enough for entertaining.

5. Creamy Mushroom and Herb Pasta

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This Creamy Mushroom and Herb Pasta by Hayley Canning makes a quick and delicious dinner or lunch. Packed full of flavor and so rich and creamy. It’s an easy way to get in a serving of greens.

6. Creamy Mushroom Skillet with Pumpkin

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This Creamy Mushroom Skillet with Pumpkin by Deniz Kilic is the perfect dish for autumn and winter! Here there are both savory and sweet aromas, to warm the heart and soul. For this recipe, you need no complicated ingredients: mushrooms, (dried) porcini mushrooms, Hokkaido pumpkin, plant-based cream for the creamy base, and fresh sage leaves, which harmonize perfectly with the mushrooms and pumpkin.

7. Creamy Mushroom Hand Pies

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Great as an appetizer at a party or as a lunch you can grab on the go, these Creamy Mushroom Hand Pies by Trine Rask are delicious. A creamy, garlicky mushroom filling is sealed within a flaky puff pastry pie crust. The best thing about these little hand pies, other than their portability, is that once you perfect the art of making them, you can try them with different types of fillings like tofu scrambles for breakfast or fruit for dessert.

8. Creamy Mushrooms with Zucchini Noodles

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These Creamy Mushrooms with Zucchini Noodles by Taryn Fitz-Gerald are not only quick and easy to make, but also relatively minimal. This has so much flavor, it’s quite surprising! Mushrooms are set to be the next big trend in the health and wellness scene. You could pair the mushrooms with some gluten-free pasta of your choice if you’re not accustomed to zucchini noodles, or even on a slice of toast.

9. Pumpkin Gnocchi With Creamy Mushroom Sauce

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This Pumpkin Gnocchi With Creamy Mushroom Sauce by Kirsten Kaminski is delicious! Perfect for the colder seasons, and with a creamy mushroom sauce poured on top, you’re in for a delightful, satisfying dinner.

10. Creamy Mushroom and Dumpling Soup

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This Creamy Mushroom and Dumpling Soup by Caroline Doucet is the result of the cold temperatures we’re currently experiencing. Think of it as a cross between a creamy mushroom soup and a French onion soup, topped with dumplings! It’s filled with all the good stuff yet prepared in under an hour.

11. Creamy Mushroom Polenta

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Rich and creamy polenta topped with sautéed mushrooms is the ideal, comforting meal on a rainy or chilly day. This Creamy Mushroom Polenta by Yana Chistyakova is naturally gluten-free and can be made in under 20 minutes!

12. Spinach Crepes With Creamy Mushrooms

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Think light, fluffy, and tender crepes lovingly wrapped around the most amazing creamy mushroom mix, flavored with punchy hints of garlic, shallot, and thyme. These Spinach Crepes With Creamy Mushrooms by Buffy-Ellen Gill are so easy to make, 15 minutes in total (after soaking the chickpeas the day before), and miraculously don’t fall apart or stick to the pan despite the absence of eggs and oil. You will fall in deep mad love with this creamy, crepey mushroomy creationOnene to put on your to-do list this week!

13. Creamy Mushroom Fricasse

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This Creamy Mushroom Fricasse by Josephine Watmore is so versatile. Wine is included in the ingredients … but if you’re not big on cooking with alcohol, it still tastes awesome without the wine, just add extra olive oil before you add the flour to create the roux. It also works well if you add tofu or seitan chunks when you add the mushrooms.

14. Creamy Mushrooms and Spinach with Turmeric Quinoa

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Whenever you crave something nutritious and quick, these Creamy Mushrooms and Spinach with Turmeric Quinoa by Annabelle Randles are for you! Mushrooms and spinach are cooked with a light yet creamy sauce. This dish is delicious when served with fresh coriander and cashews sprinkled on top.

15. Creamy Portobello Mushroom Arancini

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Arancini are Italian bread crumb-crusted risotto, often stuffed and deep-fried for that beautiful crispy texture. These Creamy Portobello Mushroom Arancini by Rosie Newton and Dillon Sivyour are a must-try! The creamy texture of risotto combines with a crispy exterior for a perfectly pleasing crunch to bite into. You could just leave them as plain and delicious, but these are stuffed with a creamy, herby mushroom filling for a meaty texture and decadent flavor. Serve with vegan mayonnaise or a tomato-based sauce.

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