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Baked Parmesan Garlic Mushrooms

These Baked Parmesan Garlic Mushrooms are seasoned to perfection with garlic, basil, and Parmesan cheese. Easy to prepare and even better to eat, you will be making this side dish all the time!

These Baked Parmesan Garlic Mushrooms are seasoned to perfection with garlic, basil, and Parmesan cheese. Easy to prepare and even better to eat, you will be making this side dish all the time!

**June 2017 Update!** This recipe was originally posted in June 2014. I decided that the photos desperately needed updating, so I reshot the recipe (but still kept the ingredient list and directions the same). I also kept the original post/story below that I wrote three summers ago!**

When I was in college, my friends teased me about my lack of domestic skills in the kitchen. Although I knew the basics of cooking, I often took the easy route of preparing packaged meals or having a friend help me with a recipe.

Because I lived in my sorority house during my junior and senior years of college, I had to fend for myself, thus the teasing about my cooking took place. No more cafeteria food at the dorms, I was on my own. My sorority had our meals catered during the week, but on the weekends, it was up to you to prepare your own food. 

You see, I didn’t always know what I was doing in the kitchen. Although I didn’t mind cooking for myself, I never really took the time learn new techniques or tried and true recipe staples. It wasn’t until after I graduated college that I really found my passion of trying out new recipes and creations.

But rewind back to college…one recipe that I loved making for myself was mushrooms. Sounds weird, doesn’t it? But I loved mushrooms back then (and love them even more now)! Growing up, mushrooms were never really prepared in my house because most of my family didn’t like them. So if I wanted mushrooms, I had to order a dish at a restaurant. So when I had the freedom to make whatever I wanted for myself, I often times chose mushrooms.

These Baked Parmesan Garlic Mushrooms are seasoned to perfection with garlic, basil, and Parmesan cheese. Easy to prepare and even better to eat, you will be making this side dish all the time!

There was nothing fancy about these mushrooms. I simply sauteed them in a skillet with butter, salt and pepper. But man, were they delicious! I would saute a whole container of mushrooms, thinking I would never eat that many. But once they wilted down, I devoured them. And I hardly ever shared, either! My sorority sisters knew that when I was making mushrooms, they were all mine.

Fast forward years later, and I still have the same love for mushrooms. I simply can’t get enough of them! On pizza, in pasta, or simply as a side, mushrooms are one of my favorite vegetables to prepare. But now that I’ve been out of college for a while and have many more cooking skills under my belt, I decided to jazz up my standard mushroom recipe.

This time, I decided to bake the mushrooms in a variety of spices, instead of sautéing. Thus, enter these Baked Parmesan Garlic Mushrooms. Garlic goes with everything, right? You betcha, it’s my favorite spice to bake with, so of course it had to go into this dish.

These Baked Parmesan Garlic Mushrooms are seasoned to perfection with garlic, basil, and Parmesan cheese. Easy to prepare and even better to eat, you will be making this side dish all the time!

And the beauty of this recipe? It takes about ten minutes to prepare. No sauteing, no flipping, no watching a skillet. These Baked Parmesan Garlic Mushroom are ready in less than a half hour for you to enjoy.

So let’s talk specifics. I used two cartons of mushrooms in this recipe, which ended up being around four cups of mushrooms. Any type of mushrooms will do for this recipe. I used one carton of baby bellas, and one carton of regular, white ones. I roughly chopped the bigger mushrooms, keeping the smaller pieces whole. Feel free to chop them into tiny pieces, or just leave them whole.

Once they’re baked, they will shrink a lot!  I then tossed the mushrooms in a large bowl with some olive oil, salt, pepper, garlic powder, basil, and Parmesan cheese. It may sound like a lot of spices, but trust me, it creates a tasty seasoning for these mushrooms. But if you don’t like these spices, or want to leave something out, feel free. This recipe is easily adaptable to suite your tastes.

Once the mushrooms were combined with the spices, I layered them onto a baking tray and popped them into the oven for about 15 minutes. When the mushrooms turned golden, I removed from the oven and patiently waited to try a bite.

The verdict? Pure mushroom perfection! The garlic, basil, and Parmesan cheese created a delicious seasoning without overpowering the mushrooms. Right then and there, I vowed to always make mushrooms in the oven from now on. These Baked Parmesan Garlic Mushrooms were so easy to prepare and required very little clean-up, too. The perfect combination, right? And since the hubster doesn’t like mushrooms, I had these babies all to myself…which made me a happy girl! Now if only I knew about this method back in my college days…

So if you’re looking for a new twist on a classic favorite, why not try these Baked Parmesan Garlic Mushrooms? Easy to prepare and even better to eat, you won’t want to share this dish with anyone else!

These Baked Parmesan Garlic Mushrooms are seasoned to perfection with garlic, basil, and Parmesan cheese. Easy to prepare and even better to eat, you will be making this side dish all the time!

Looking for more mushroom recipes? I’ve got you covered!

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Baked Parmesan Garlic Mushrooms

These Baked Parmesan Garlic Mushrooms are seasoned to perfection with garlic, basil, and Parmesan cheese. Easy to prepare and even better to eat, you will be making this side dish all the time!

10 minPrep Time

15 minCook Time

25 minTotal Time

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Ingredients

  • 16 ounces fresh, sliced mushrooms (I used baby bellas and white mushrooms, but any kind will work)
  • 3 tablespoons olive oil
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1/4 teaspoon pepper
  • 1 teaspoon garlic powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon dried basil
  • 2 tablespoons grated Parmesan cheese

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 350F.
  2. Roughly chop mushrooms or leave whole, if desired.
  3. In a large bowl, combine mushrooms, olive oil, salt, pepper, garlic powder, basil, and Paremsan cheese.
  4. Toss to combine, ensuring that mushrooms are evenly coated.
  5. Spread mushrooms in an even layer on a large baking tray.
  6. Bake for 15-18 minutes, or until mushrooms turn a golden brown color.
  7. Remove from oven and let cool for 5 minutes.
  8. Enjoy!

Notes

Mushroom will keep refrigerated, in an air tight container, for up to 5 days. This recipe is easily adaptable to fit your tastes. Feel free to swap in different seasonings or types of mushrooms, if desired.

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    • I love how easy these are to bake! The mushrooms actually stay pretty moist and don't bake up with a crust, but the seasonings coat them just as well!
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  2. OMG these look good! I was also not so handy in the kitchen during my uni days, but I did make my own "special" creations lol. I love the taste of mushrooms, sometimes I actually crave them! Like, I will NEED them. So savoury. I've never tried them this way and I must!
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    • I'm glad you share my love of mushrooms, Allison! I think I could eat them just about everyday! And I think you would love this baked version!
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    • Baby bellas are my favorite, too! And this is a very easy and tasty side dish to prepare, and so easy to customize depending on your tastes!
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    • Not everyone is a mushroom fan, but if you do like them, then I'm sure these baked ones will be right up your alley! :)
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  6. It is so fun to try out new recipes, but it is always nice to have some oldie goodies that you just keep coming back to! My husband loves mushrooms, but I never seem to cook them for him, I bet he was absolutely love these! I've never thought to bake them before, and I'm sure the Parmesan and garlic doesn't hurt either :)
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    • I'm sure your husband would love these, Isadora! And it's easier to just bake them, rather than sauteing! And of course the Parmesan and garlic makes it so tasty!
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  7. Garlic = <3!! It's definitely one of my favorite flavors to cook with, too. And I LOVE mushrooms! My boyfriend really doesn't like them (...for reasons I don't understand), so sometimes I face opposition when I'd like to make them. I'd be happy having all of these babies to myself, though! :)
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    • My husband doesn't like mushrooms either, so I actually don't make them too often, because I end up eating the whole bunch all by myself! I need to develop more self control with these babies! :) The garlic makes these mushrooms so delicious, I think you would love them!
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    • I like your thinking, Laura! That is very true...although in my house, my husband doesn't like mushrooms and I love them. Weird, right? But yes, everybody loves garlic...how can you not?! :)
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  10. This will sound crazy, but I don't think I have ever baked mushrooms. I actually don't think I have ever even thought of it! We always just cook them in the skillet or grill them. I love this idea, right up my alley! I can't wait to try them!
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    • I was the same way until just recently, but now that I've tried baking mushrooms, I don't think I'll ever go back to the skillet method. So much easier and just as tasty!
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    • Thanks, Christin! I'm sure you will love the baked version just as much as sauteing them! And they're so easy to whip up, too!
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  13. Oh man oh man do I love mushrooms! Every time I make about a pound and think I'm making too many, turns out I always need more because we eat them too fast. Great idea to bake them! Add in some Parmesan and garlic? Amazing!
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    • I'm so glad you like them too, Natalie! I think mushrooms are very underrated! :) These baked ones are delicious and so easy, I'm sure you'd love them!
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