Marinated Grilled Mushrooms

Kristen from Dine and Dish shares a recipe for Marinated Grilled Mushrooms that proves the most gourmet meal can be served right in your own home.

When my husband and I first graduated college and got our first jobs, we would live for pay day. Like most new grads, we didn’t have a lot of extra cash so going out to eat then was really special. Once a month on pay day, we would head out to our favorite steak house and enjoy a nice dinner out. Yes, we were excited about a nice, juicy steak but the one thing we would always splurge on was a side of mushrooms.

The mushrooms at our favorite steak house were grilled and were cooked in the most flavorful marinade… it was such a treat and I always knew my husband loved me because he’d always let me have the last one.

Now that we’ve grown and are a little more experienced, our favorite restaurant / steak house is at home. As two people who love to cook, we’ve discovered it’s much more enjoyable to have a nice meal in and to be able to cook what we want and how we want it cooked. One thing I have missed from our monthly date nights out were those amazing marinated grilled mushrooms! Until now…

These marinated mushrooms can be cooked on the grill in a foil packet or can be sautéed on the stove top. This recipe is a great for a side dish to steak, chicken, fish… or even as an appetizer before a meal. Leftovers could even be diced up and blended into your favorite burger, taco or pizza. Simple, delicious and worth the splurge… I hope you’ll enjoy our Marinated Grilled Mushroom recipe!

Marinated Grilled Mushrooms

Ingredients:
1 Tablespoon butter, diced
1 8oz packaged fresh whole mushrooms, cleaned and patted dry
1/2 cup reduced sodium soy sauce
1 Tablespoon minced garlic
1 teaspoon fresh ginger, grated
1/4 cup fresh Romano cheese, grated

Directions:

1. Whisk together soy sauce, garlic and ginger in a medium bowl. Add mushrooms and stir around. Cover and refrigerate for 30 minutes.
2. Prepare a large piece of foil by spraying with cooking spray. Add diced butter.
3. Remove marinated mushrooms from the bowl with a slotted spoon. Place mushrooms in the foil and fold the packet up and seal tightly.
4. Grill over medium high heat, turning the foil packet twice, for 7-10 minutes or until mushrooms are tender.
5. Carefully remove from foil packet and top the mushrooms with grated Romano cheese. Serve warm as an appetizer or side dish.
6. For stovetop method, simply sauté marinated mushrooms in melted butter for 7-10 minutes over medium high heat.