There are recipes that you try and, after the first bite, you wonder why you hadn’t made it sooner. For me, these are easy to prepare dishes that usually consist of the following: a vegetable, butter, and some form of acid (either lemon juice or vinegar). With just these ingredients, and a touch of seasoning, a robust dish is created.
Over the summer, I shared my love for such a recipe… a wonderful caramelized shallot dish that came from Deb of Smitten Kitchen. To avoid having a heart attack, I have only made it a handful of times, but I adored it’s simplicity and richness. When you’re in the mood for a decadent meal, I can’t think of anything better.
Well, that was until now.
Back in December, Deb had an entry on garlic butter roasted mushrooms, which she, herself, called “perfect as can be”. And boy did she get that right. Not only that, but it’s much healthier than the shallot recipe (which called for six tablespoons of butter, versus the four here).
One thing you should know before I delve into the recipe is that I used to hate mushrooms as a child. It was the one and only thing I wouldn’t eat. When we’d order mushroom pizza, I’d pick off each one and give them to my sister to eat (because I was a good little brother).
That feeling has most definitely changed over the years. Now, I can’t get enough.
What I love so much about this ridiculously simple recipe is how complex the flavors are. The fat from the butter, the brine from the capers, the lemon juice that cuts between those two. It’s one of those dishes that makes you swoon. And did I mention how easy it is? Oh, yeah, I did.
Garlic Butter Roasted Mushrooms
From Gourmet.com, via Smitten Kitchen
1 pound mushrooms such as cremini or white, halved lengthwise if large
2 tablespoons capers, rinsed and chopped
3 large garlic cloves, minced
2 tablespoons vegetable oil
3 tablespoons unsalted butter, cut into pieces
2 teaspoons fresh lemon juice
1/4 cup chopped flat-leaf parsley
Preheat oven to 450°F with rack in middle. Toss mushrooms with capers, garlic, oil, 1/8 teaspoon salt and several grinds of pepper in a 1 1/2- to 2-qt shallow baking dish. Top with butter and roast, stirring occasionally, until mushrooms are tender and golden and bubbly garlic sauce forms below, 15 to 20 minutes. Stir in lemon juice and parsley. Serve immediately, with crusty bread on the side for swiping up the juices.
Wow! I absolutely love mushrooms – always have. I just bought a bunch of little ones yesterday so will give this recipe a try tonight. I usually just fry them up in a bit of butter, garlic and soy sauce so will try something different tonight. Thanks!
Oh GOOD! I do something similar but never added capers! I can’t wait to try this
So appropriate that put a hunk of bread beside the dish. That is exactly how I would want to eat it. This sounds lovely.
I’ve always enjoyed mushrooms, but lately I’ve become a real mushroom freak! I could make a meal out of this, but I’d want to indulge in another “latest obsession”: a drizzle of white truffle oil. Swoon!
Any recipe that starts with the words garlic and butter already has me swooning! These sound amazing.
I hated mushrooms as a child as well! Now I’m more in the ambivalent side of the fence…but I have a feeling this recipe could push me over to the LOVE category. Capers, garlic, butter, and lemon have that effect on me.
Butter/ Garlic with anything is great. Love the idea of capers being added to it.
You can’t go wrong with garlic, butter and a single paragraph instruction. Added bonus: swiping with crusty bread. It’s a winner.
I love mushrooms plain so I can only imagine how delicious they are with butter garlic and capers! I will find out though!
Perfect as can be…it certainly seems so! Yum.
Agreed. I also saw and tried this recipe. I am forever in Deb’s debt for bringing it to surface! Glad to see you are also spreading the fungus gospel.
Oh my gosh – I can’t wait to try this one! Garlic, mushrooms, butter – these are a few of my favorite things. Thanks for sharing.
This lookslas delicious and simple. I will definitely give these mushrooms a try.
Any recipe with mushroom is a good one to me! I’ll keep this in mind next time I have a good amount of ‘em sitting in my fridge
So many things I love in this recipe. I too was a mushroom hater as a child. It’s so sad when i think of all the years I missed out on eating them. Making up for that now.
I am already wondering why I haven’t tried this, and I haven’t even tasted it yet! Sounds so super delicious!
Brian, any combination of butter and garlic and roasted anything is bound to be good. I’m a big mushroom fan, any variety, and this recipe sounds great!
I love the combination of garlic butter and mushrooms. I cannot wait to make this! Thanks for sharing
Like I said yesterday, Julia would be proud. Simple dishes like this make me happy! Thanks for sharing darling…
This sounds wonderful, and looks rustic yet fancy. I love it.
You can’t miss with that combination! Roasted mushrooms with garlic and butter (and a few extras thrown in)…that’s all it takes.
Ohmylord. This looks heavenly. Had to bookmark this tasty dish. I too had an intense hatred for all things fungus when I was younger and in fact, only started eating mushrooms about a year ago. All that wasted time! Le Sigh.
Thanks for sharing
Oh this sounds fantastic. I’m a mushroom lover and I just found my steaks next side dish!
These are fabulous! Love your site as always
These mushrooms look so good, with all that butter
Fabulous recipe and great pics too!
I don’t think I have ever had a mushroom recipe like this one. Capers and lemon juice? Interesting, I will have to give these flavor combos a try
what could be better than those butter baked beauties, sizzling to perfection! I;m so glad you showed bread with that dish, because drinking the butter just wouldn’t be right, but I certainly wouldn’t let it go to waste…more like to my waist!
cheers
Dennis
This looks great Brian! Love mushrooms roasted. YUM! Thanks for teasing us for what felt like DAYS!
Farmgirl xx
Heather
You really can’t go wrong with something that calls for butter and garlic, can you?! I make garlic butter roasted potatoes, but this one with mushrooms with capers and lemon juice has the promise of a great meal…I can almost smell it!
Perfection. I can’t decide if I would eat them as-is with some bread, or toss with pasta.
Or…both. Gluttony, thy name is me.
My mom made mushroom EXACTLY like this when I was a kid. She called them “steak house mushrooms” because they were a common side dish in those restaurants! Thanks for the blast from the past. GREG
Simple yet fabulous! I could eat this as my dinner!
YUM! I love roasting mushrooms like this… add a nice baguette for dipping in all that butter! I will often throw in some fresh rosemary & thyme…
- Brittany
Check out how easy pease this is! Even I wouldn’t be able to get this wrong
Delicious stuff, Bri. How I wish you weren’t so far away…
Jax x
I’m in love!
Oh so good! probably the best way to have the mushroom..
Garlic, butter and parsley have been my mushroom trifecta for some time, but hadn’t thought of throwing capers into the mix!
I remember seeing these on Smitten last fall and thinking how I needed to try them…thanks for reminding me!
This sounds absolutely delicious! And you’re right its really easy to make. Can’t wait to try it….
These are gorgeous! I am mesmerized by the list of ingredients and this mouthwatering photo.
That looks amazing
That is a great side dish. Simple but delish.
I am so loving these gorgeous buttery mushrooms! I agree with Dennis that it’s nice you show the chunks of bread to scoop up the yumminess!:)
Gorgeous! I love those hefty, unashamed pats of butter…and anything with capers.
I make a garlic-butter-mushroom dish that reminds me of this, but I never thought of adding capers! This sounds ridiculously good, and yes perfect with some crusty bread.
Times like this I just want to stop. Working that is and go get out the mushrooms and get some sizzling on the stove. LOVE this flavor combination. Who needs steak anyhow?
Tomorrows plan: Wake up. Have coffee. Go to store for mushrooms… I love this recipe! Thank you for sharing!
Is there a better combination than garlic, butter and mushrooms? I don’t think so. Oh, wait! Roasted garlic and butter mushrooms! Thanks for the idea, Brian. I’ve grilled and sauteed mushrooms but haven’t roasted them this way. Lovely!
My husband, Matt, is a huge mushroom fan, so I’m always looking for a great recipe. Garlic and butter? Can’t go wrong with that!
MMnnn. . . I LOVES me some fungus, especially when it’s hecka garlicky!
Hongos son muy divertidos.
O.M.G. This looks incredible.
I bet these smell and taste amazing! Too bad my head is all stuffy- no sense of taste or smell.
This just looks like crack – once you have some you want it all! A must try!!!
Thanks, Brian!
These mushrooms look amazing and my husband would love them!
This dish sounds delicious! You’re right based on your description, very easy!
Exquisite, you read my mind! I am in a mushroom mood after all this rain. Thank you for the fabulous recipe and inspiring recipe!
DeLacy
These garlicky, buttery mushrooms are simple comfort food at it’s finest!
yep – the simpler the dish, the better IMHO – absolutely perfection and i would eat the entire dish all. by. myself.
I made these wonderful mushrooms last night and they were fabulous!! We had them with grilled chicken, lightly steamed asparagus and sautee’d summer squash and onions. Thank you for the incredible recipe. My whole house smelled amazing. Next time, I will have crusty bread in the house when I make them. We definitely missed the bread with that yummy garlic butter sauce.
I saw these on Smitten Kitchen and filed it away on my “must try” list. Thanks for the reminder! Your version looks terrific!
Congratulations on the Top 9. I already buzzed and it won’t let me do it again.
Thank you so much Judy! Very much appreciated!
I’m so glad you enjoyed them! Your description is making me crave them again.
I adore mushrooms in just about any form but garlic and butter and lemon is heaven! Simply perfect!
I always loved mushroom. So my sibling never had enough when I was around. This is so simple and yet flavorful dish. Mushroom, parsley, garlic and butter they are made for each other.
Sometimes the simplest recipes are so deceptively complex in their taste – I definitely agree! I could probably eat that whole baking dish by myself! Congrats on the Top 9 post.
Hello! I just made your recipe.
Instead of a pound of small mushrooms I used a huge portobello.
I also included some onions.
When it was done, I put it on a kaiser bun and enjoyed. Next time though I will cook three or four portobellos and put them all on the same bun.
Great marrying of tastes!
A recipe for my “To Keep” file :~))
Thank you so much for sharing.
I was exactly like you as a kid…the best way to ruin a recipe for me was to add mushrooms…yuck! But as they say, with age comes wisdom. My husband loves them so I would make them for him, and over the years I recognized that the “fungus among us” (as I used to call them) was pretty good. I now realize it was my mom’s use of canned mushrooms that was the yucky stuff! Your recipe is “simply” delicious!
Mmmm . . . mushrooms. I definitely need to try this now. It’s such a perfect vegetarian dish.
Brian – I saw the same post and fell in love with the simplicity and flavors. I made it one night for my husband and I and it was an instant hit. Your photos are beautiful. Congratulations on today’s Top 9! Well deserved!!
I love the earthiness and texture of mushrooms. so simple yet so delicious. This recipe looks great! I will try it soon.
Brian, great minds think alike; we had mushrooms last week as well. I have been tossing around the idea of making a steak dinner with garlic mushrooms … yum yum yum. I have not tried baking them before, but heck, why not? I bake all my other veggies. Thanks for the inspiration!
Perfect trifecta ! Nice.
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Would love to know what he thinks of them!
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Those look amazing!
Your pictures are beautiful, and those mushrooms look to die for. I don’t usually like mushrooms but butter will change my mind about anything
I found you through Chef Pandita’s delicious links post, and I am glad I did. Have a wonderful week!
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Thanks to ChefPandita for directing me here. How good do these look? This is a perfect side dish that looks good, tastes good and is easy to make – what’s not to love?
And I’m officially hooked! We made them last night and I could have easily eaten the whole dish by myself.
Thanks, Brian!
Oh… I so want this for dinner! Lovely!
Oh, how I wish I’d seen this before I made my dinner tonight! These would have been a perfect complement to our fillets. Will save for next time!
Brian, I served these lovely mushrooms with roasted chicken for Easter dinner. They were superb.
So simple yet so delicious! Now I need to pick u some mushrooms my next visit to the grocery store.
Indeed this looks like a beautiful meal. Mushrooms and butter with a little herb just go so well!
These mushrooms look so good! I will have to make them soon. I was picky as a kid but have always loved mushrooms.
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Lucky I love mushrooms…baked, broiled, sauteed. In risotto, mashed potatoes and even raw. I’ve roasted them before but not with capers…interesting addition that I will have to try.