Weekly Spotlight: Using Mushrooms in Entrees, Sides, and Sandwiches!

With the upcoming holidays, you might still be wondering what to serve as your main entree. You may not realize it, but mushrooms make an amazing entree to serve during the holidays. There are a variety of mushrooms to choose from, from trumpet mushrooms to baby bellas to portobellos, which means there are a variety of recipes you can create with mushrooms. If you didn’t want to do an entire entree, you could even have an appetizer of mushroom soup or serve crackers with this mushroom pate!

Plus, because mushrooms take on lots of flavors and hold a bit of water, once they’re cooked down, they take on flavors well and can create a wonderfully meaty entree.

If you’re looking for how to use mushrooms in side dishes, we’ve got you covered. From amazing stuffings to garlic mushrooms, these side dishes will do wonderfully on your holiday dinner table. And, if you’ve got a few extra mushrooms on hand from these recipes, you can even make a few sandwiches that feature mushrooms. Think savory, delicious, burgers and pita pockets!

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This week, we’re bringing delicious, fully vegan, and plant-based ways to enjoy mushrooms in entrees and sides for the holidays!

Entrees

Source: Garlic Butter Mushroom Scallops

These mushroom entrees are not only full of flavor, but they showcase mushrooms in an amazing way! Depending on what you’re aiming to serve and what mushrooms you want to use or have on hand, these entrees work well for any occasion.

• Mushroom Butter Masala by Kushi
• Garlic Butter Mushroom Scallops by Romy London
• Beer-Battered King Trumpet Mushrooms by Robin Coarts and Jules Schnedeker
• Cranberry Bread Dumplings With Red Wine Mushroom Sauce by Melina Kutelas
• Breaded Portobello Mushroom Steaks by Emilie Heck
• Mushroom Wellington by Fraiche Food by Jillian Harris & Tori Wesszer

Sides

Source: Show Stopper Mushroom and Sage Stuffing

These recipes also use a variety of mushrooms to create delicious side dishes! These Healthy Balsamic Mushrooms use cremini mushrooms, a white mushroom that is perfect for piling on toast or in salads. For this Show Stopper Mushroom and Sage Stuffing, you can use white or brown mushrooms for it and it’ll turn out excellent!

• Healthy Balsamic Mushrooms by Hannah Sunderani
• Shredded Mushrooms by Lenia & Dimitra
• Mushroom Sage Stuffing by Taavi Moore
• Tofu Puffs with Asian Vegan Mushroom Sauce by Adriana Zifarelli
• Air Fryer Garlic Mushrooms by Adriana Zifarelli
• Rosemary Stuffed Mushrooms by Natalie Martin MS, RD and Lexie Staten MS, RD
• Show Stopper Mushroom and Sage Stuffing by Adam Merrin and Ryan Alvarez

Sandwiches

Source: Next-Level Mushroom Bean Burger

If you’ve got some extra mushrooms around, have you ever thought of adding them to a sandwich? Mushrooms are amazing flavor vehicles, and that is no different when it comes to sandwiches. You can either have mushrooms be the star of the sandwich, or you can have mushrooms compliment the flavors. Or, like in this Mushroom Bean Burger, you can use mushrooms both in and on top of your burger!

• High-Protein Mushroom Sandwich With Spicy Aioli by Rachel Carr
• Black Garlic BBQ Mushroom Sandwich by Rachel Carr
• Southern-Style Pulled Mushroom Sandwich by Ksenia Prints
• Greek Mushroom Pita Sandwich by Pavani Nandula
• Marinated Tomato Mushroom Bagels by The Rose and Bean
• Next-Level Mushroom Bean Burger by Andrea Soranidis

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