Slow Cooker Garlic Herb Mushrooms
The best and EASIEST way to make mushrooms. In a crockpot with garlic, herbs and butter! Just 5 min prep.
I know. It’s 90 degrees here in California and I’m here with a slow cooker recipe. But that’s exactly why you need to dust off that slow cooker from storage. There’s no need to turn on that oven or stovetop since it will just add to this summer heat.
With the crockpot, it really does all of the work for you. You can throw your mushrooms, garlic and herbs right into the slow cooker. Set it and forget it.
You just need to stir in half and half (you can also substitute heavy cream and/or milk) and some butter because, well, butter makes everything just a little bit better.
If you really want to take it a step further, you can stir in a little bit of cornstarch (mixed with water) for a thicker, creamier sauce, although you really won’t need it. These mushrooms are just packed with so much flavor, and you’ll want to slurp down that sauce like it’s mushroom soup!
Slow Cooker Garlic Herb Mushrooms
Ingredients
- 24 ounces cremini mushrooms
- 4 cloves garlic, minced
- ½ teaspoon dried basil
- ½ teaspoon dried oregano
- ¼ teaspoon dried thyme
- 2 bay leaves
- 1 cup vegetable broth
- Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste
- ¼ cup half and half*
- 2 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley leaves
Instructions
- Place mushrooms, garlic, basil, oregano, thyme and bay leaves into a 3-qt slow cooker. Stir in vegetable broth; season with salt and pepper, to taste.
- Cover and cook on low heat for 3-4 hours or high heat for 1-2 hours, or until browned and tender. Stir in half and half and butter during the last 15-20 minutes of cooking time.
- Serve immediately, garnished with parsley, if desired.
Notes
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I’m not very crock pot savvy (give me a stove/oven and I’m fine) but really want to make this.
If I doubled the recipe and added chicken breasts (BNLS/SKNLS), does anyone know if the chicken be done in 3-4 hours on low?
I love me some ‘shrooms!!! Considering it’s going to be 97 degrees today and our a/c just went out, I’ll definitely be utilizing my slow cooker more often! Thanks for this gem 🙂
You are one amazing cook. I’ve tried countless recipes which you posted and every single one is a winner! My husband will go crazy over these. Keep up the great work!
Just found your site and glad I did. I use my slow cookers for cooking lots of chicken. I’ll have to give a try at cooking mushrooms now.
Hey… love the crockpot and I love mushrooms. These look so delicious. I always just revert to sautéing them but I will have to try this recipe. I am going to sub half and half with coconut milk.Even though it only takes a few minutes to sauté mushrooms, there’s something so cool about throwing everything in a pot in the morning, pushing a button, and walking away until dinner time. Thanks for another great recipe!
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These look delicious. Mushrooms are my favorite and even better if you can make it in the slow cooker! By the way, did you know that your StumbleUpon button is gone? The same thing happened to me-I switched to Sumo.Me. Just wanted to let you know…I love stumbling your posts!
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Can I just triple the recipe in a large crockpot, or are other adjustments needed? Thanks! This will be a perfect side for a holiday prime rib.
Yes, you can triple the recipe.
Any non dairy alternatives to cream?
You can omit it as needed.
Thank you for posting this delicious, easy to make recipe! I had some leftover herb and white wine chicken broth in the fridge and used that to cook the mushrooms. It gave them a nice flavor. When the mushrooms were done, I reduced the liquid by boiling it down on the stove and it made a fabulous gravy.
Is this actually suppose to be a soup? Or what would you pare it with? I love mushrooms but don’t know what to put it with.
Audrey, this is meant to be a side dish.
Although this is a side as written, I suspect if you chucked a couple of chicken breasts in the cooker with all the ingredients, cooked for around two hours before adding the mushrooms and cooking for the full four hours, it’d be AMAZING! However, the extra juice from the chicken would probably mean you would have to add some kind of thickening agent. Maybe served with wild rice and greens? Unfortunately my other 1/2 loathes mushrooms…
We’re doing a family steak night and I’m making this recipe to serve with/over the steak.
This recipe sounds delicious and looks scrumptious from the picture. I am going to have to go and purchase a few ingredients and give this recipe a try. Thanks for sharing and have a wonderful day!
GONNA’ do this !! GONNA’ add wine !!
Yessssss!!! 🙂
Family cannot partake of cream/half and half. Would this work with milk instead?
Yes, absolutely.
You had me at mushrooms. I love mushrooms, and cooking them in a crockpot sounds perfect right now in this CA heat.
I HATE Basil, can I substitute another herb?
Yes, you can omit the basil or add/substitute another herb that you prefer.
I make these often always easy, always a hit.
No. You must use Basil !!!!! Lol
You can use beef instead of basil.
Or beef with basil
Even though it only takes a few minutes to sauté mushrooms, there’s something so cool about throwing everything in a pot in the morning, pushing a button, and walking away until dinner time. Thanks for another great recipe!
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Yummy!!! I love mushrooms more than I probably should, ha! I’ve never thought about using the crock pot for them. Brilliant!! I feel ya on the heat. I’m in Texas, and it’s been over 100 deg every day for a few weeks now. All the more reason to use the crock pot!
I’m going to the co-op first thing tomorrow to get the ingredients for this!