Thursday, January 12, 2012

Roasted Mushrooms

Here's another winner from the book All About Roasting by Molly Stevens. Quick-Roasted Mushrooms with Pine Nuts and Parmesan. Usually I stuff mushrooms or saute them but this time I roasted them, it gave plain old white button mushrooms a lot of flavor. A little something different. This was outstanding.

Of course the recipe called for something I didn't have on hand, cremini mushrooms. But white buttons worked out so well in this, I'd use them again. The whole dish took less than twenty minutes using the high heat method. Funny but high heat usually means burnt in my case. Not these, they came out perfectly fine, there were no leftovers, and the smoke alarm never went off. You can also serve on toasted baguette slices, just chop it a bit.  And it would be nice chopped on top of some whole wheat pasta.




Roasted Mushrooms with Pine Nuts and Parmesan
Source: All About Roasting by Molly Stevens
adapted by There's Always Thyme to Cook
Printable Recipe

1 tablespoon pine nuts (I used a bit more)
1 pound cremini or button mushrooms, cleaned and trimmed
2 tablespoons butter, melted
1 tablespoon olive oil
1 tablespoon chopped fresh thyme, or use less dried thyme
salt and pepper, to taste
Parmigiano-Reggiano

Preheat the oven to 425°F.

Toast the pine nuts in a small, dry skillet over medium-low heat for about 2 minutes, until lightly golden brown. Watch them carefully, they tend to burn rather quickly. Transfer to a plate to cool. Chop them if you like. I left them whole.

Put the mushrooms in a mixing bowl and drizzle with melted butter and olive oil. Sprinkle with the chopped thyme. Season with salt and pepper to taste. Toss the mushrooms to coat. Spread the mushrooms in a single layer on a rimmed baking sheet. Place in the preheated oven and roast for about 10 minutes. Turn them and then roast for another 5 to 10 minutes.

Transfer the mushrooms to a serving dish and toss with the pine nuts. Grate the cheese over and serve. 


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36 comments:

  1. Easy and absolutely delicious!I love this recipe!xxx

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  2. You are getting a lot of use out your new cookbook :-)

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    1. yes, I have a ton of recipes bookmarked, so more to come!

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  3. I'd love some, right now! I've been known to make an entire meal out of mushrooms. It can be done, you know.

    Unfortunately, my thyme's up (I know. And I'm sorry. But only on this blog would such a lame zinger make any sense).

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  4. Roasted mushrooms are the BEST! I love that you used pine nuts in this dish. YUM.

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  5. I always love easy recipes! Love your photo from yesterday's post!!!

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  6. Yum, especially with melted butter.

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  7. I've never tried roasting mushrooms before, but these look great.

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  8. They sound wonderful, Carol! I don't make stuffed mushrooms that often just because of the labor involved but these sound easy and delicious. Glad they didn't burn :)

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  9. I love roasted mushrooms! I only recently discovered them, but now I can't get enough. You're right, they are really good with pasta. :)

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  10. Oh these look amazing!! I love roasted anything. My new stove has a convection roast setting which makes roasting even better.

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  11. This looks lovely, Carol. I sometimes grill mine with butter and a touch of paprika!

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  12. These look fabulous, Carol. I think I'm going to have to put this book on my wish list....Pam from Sidewalk Shoes did grapes from the same book.
    Wouldn't this be marvelous in an omelet? Thinking about my breakfast right now :)

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  13. Oh yum! Some of my favorite ingredients, looks amazing!

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  14. There's nothing I love more than mushrooms I used to hate them but ever since I tried mushroom soup I can't stop eating them, this recipe sounds amazing I will sure try it

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  15. Carol, you always find the simple and best tasting recipes! I like that "no left over" statement.

    Pine nuts is one of my favorites!

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  16. Mushrooms usually don't appeal to me very much but those look like roasted-to-perfection heaven! I love the italian mix-ins.

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  17. This mushroom recipe looks like a real winner :) I just love mushrooms, so I will be trying this!

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  18. I opened your blog and my mouth began to water. Those mushrooms look so good and so easy and I just so happen to have bought a basketful yesterday - you know what I going to do with them. Thanks for sharing this recipe.

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  19. Yum, I could make a meal of these mushrooms alone. I've never tried roasting them. They would be delicious over a toasted slice of brioche.

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  20. Looks delicious. I like the combination of pine nuts and parmesan.

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  21. OOoooh. Also good over polenta or rice. And these are so dang easy. I love mushrooms too. I *must* try this.

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  22. hmmm...I love mushrooms. But that love is not shared and I would be making this for myself.

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  23. I wish I had grabbed some mushrooms this morning. Those look so tasty!

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  24. Oh, boy, these sure do look good. I love mushrooms, and I love how quick this is to make.

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  25. These mushrooms look wonderful, what a great way to cook them. I like the idea of putting them over whole wheat pasta too. I just bookmarked this recipe, thanks for sharing.

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  26. Great recipe! We also tend to just always saute our mushrooms so I'm looking forward to trying this. Thanks!

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  27. I love roasting mushrooms, it's just brings out this wonderful flavor and sweetness. It's a wonderful side or thrown into pasta

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  28. I don't generally like mushrooms, but we had roasted mushrooms as an appetizer at a restaurant recently and I liked them just fine. I tend to like cremeni better than other mushrooms, so I think I'd go for that.

    Thanks!

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  29. Hubby and I both love mushrooms, this receipt sounds delicious too. Thanks for sharing.

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  30. Looks so good, but we don't eat mushrooms anymore :(
    Here's Mine

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  31. from what I can tell, mushrooms and thyme came to be for each others pleasure

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  32. Carol, thanks for linking this in. Have a good one.

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