Mushrooms au Gratin

Always in season, mushrooms take the starring role with a light cream sauce and toasty crumb topping in this easy oven-baked side dish. Serve it as a side to roast beef, pork or chicken for your next family gathering.

Preparation time

10 minutes

Ready in

45 minutes

Cooking Time: 35 minutes

Makes

6 servings

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Ingredients

  • 1-1/2 lbs (750 g) Ontario Mushrooms (any mixture of Crimini, White, Portabella, Oyster and Shiitake)
  • 1 small Ontario Onion, minced
  • 2 tbsp (25 mL) vegetable oil
  • 1/2 tsp (2 mL) each salt and dried marjoram or oregano leaves
  • 1 tsp (5 mL) all-purpose flour
  • 1/4 cup (50 mL) Ontario VQA White Wine or chicken broth
  • 1/4 cup (50 mL) 35% Ontario Whipping Cream or 10% Ontario Table Cream
  • 2 tsp (10 mL) Ontario Honey

Topping:

  • 1/2 cup (125 mL) fresh breadcrumbs
  • 1 tbsp (15 mL) chopped fresh Ontario Parsley 
  • 1 tbsp (15 mL) butter, melted
  • Additional chopped fresh Ontario Parsley
     

Instructions

Cut large mushrooms into chunks; leave small mushrooms whole. Place in 13- x 9-inch (3 L) baking dish or 12-cup (3 L) cast-iron pot. Add onion and oil; toss to coat. Sprinkle with salt and marjoram; toss again. Roast in 400°F (200°C) oven for 20 minutes, stirring once. (Leave oven on.)

Sprinkle flour evenly over mushrooms. Combine wine, cream and honey in measuring cup; pour over mushrooms. Stir well until no trace of flour remains.

Topping: Combine breadcrumbs, parsley and butter in small bowl; sprinkle evenly over mushrooms.

Bake for 15 minutes or until bubbling and topping lightly toasted. Sprinkle with parsley.

Nutritional Information

1 Serving:

  • Protein: 6 grams
  • Fat: 11 grams
  • Carbohydrate: 15 grams
  • Calories: 173
  • Fibre: 1 gram
  • Sodium: 307 mg