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White skillet filled with creamy cashew mushroom sauce, stirred with a wooden spoon, on a light marble surface.

Creamy Mushroom Sauce with Cashews

Yield: 4 servings
Prep Time: 5 minutes
Cook Time: 20 minutes
Total Time: 25 minutes
Cremini mushrooms browned until deeply golden, then a scoop of them blended with soaked cashews and garlic into a silky sauce and poured back over the rest. Six ingredients, 25 minutes.

Ingredients

Instructions 

  • Add the olive oil to a large frying pan over medium-high heat. Add the mushrooms and cook, stirring occasionally, until browned, about 15 minutes.
    1 tablespoon olive oil, 1 ½ lb crimini or button mushrooms
    A frying pan with sliced mushrooms being stirred by a spatula on a white marble surface, perfect for preparing a rich cashew mushroom sauce.
  • Drain the cashews then add them to your food processor or blender. Add the garlic, sea salt, pepper, water, and a scoop of the cooked mushrooms, and blend on high until smooth.
    1 cup cashews, 1 large garlic clove, 1 teaspoon sea salt, ¼ teaspoon black pepper, 1 ½ cup water
    Overhead view of a blender with a light beige cashew mushroom sauce inside, showing bubbles on the surface. The blender is on a white marble countertop.
  • Pour the sauce into the pan with the rest of the mushrooms. Bring the sauce to a boil then remove it from the heat.
    A hand stirs creamy cashew mushroom sauce with a wooden spoon in a white pan on a marble surface.
Serving: 1 serving = ¼ of the recipe, Calories: 248kcal, Carbohydrates: 16g, Protein: 11g, Fat: 18g, Saturated Fat: 3g, Polyunsaturated Fat: 3g, Monounsaturated Fat: 10g, Sodium: 594mg, Potassium: 759mg, Fiber: 3g, Sugar: 5g, Vitamin A: 1IU, Vitamin C: 4mg, Calcium: 19mg, Iron: 3mg