Most people are familiar with the classic closed cup or white button mushrooms, but there are many more delicious mushroom varieties to take advantage of, all with their own distinct flavour and texture. From soup and stir-fry to ragu and risotto recipes, get cooking with our simple mushroom recipes!
For a veggie starter on Christmas Day, try these simple chestnut-stuffed mushrooms. With a herby chestnut stuffing and crisp, nutty garlic breadcrumb topping, these are a great fuss-free way to start the festivities.
There's no need to miss out on your favourite dishes if you don't or can't eat gluten
Fancy making arancini but short on time? Try this cheat's veggie version using readymade risotto and arrabbiata sauce. Stuffed with mozzarella and deep-fried to crispy perfection, this Sicilian street food makes a delicious starter, snack or light meal.
Cosy up with a comforting twist on a classic! Packed with tender mushrooms, this rich French-style stew is topped with crisp puff pastry. Serve with steamed greens for an impressive veggie feast.
We've given a classic steak pie a spooky twist with this simple but totally delicious and fun recipe. Make your beef filling and let it simmer away while you prep the pastry lettering (use ready-rolled to keep things really easy). Serve this to the family after trick-or-treating or to guests at your next Halloween party – watch everyone tuck in!
Entertaining this festive season? This vegetarian lasagne, layered with mushrooms and crunchy sprouts, is the ultimate make-ahead traybake — creamy, comforting, and perfect for sharing with family and friends.
Try a cheesy festive twist on meaty stuffed mushrooms for a great vegetarian Christmas Day starter that's ready in under 30 minutes and totally gluten-free
This rustic veggie tart is perfect as a Christmas dinner main or Sunday roast show-stopper. Filled with roasted mushrooms and creamy leeks, it's lovely served with red onion gravy for even more flavour.
Liven up traditional roast turkey this Christmas with an easy lemon, garlic and sage twist, and serve with wild mushroom and pork stuffing for an extra special treat.
These vegetarian individual cheesy parcels are a main course that is sure to impress guests. Creamy camembert and flavoursome Portabellos, along with porcini mushrooms for depth make this a perfect hearty dinner.
All the components of a vegan cheeseburger are turned into an epic plant-based wellington
An absolute classic, succulent beef, gorgeous mushrooms and light, buttery pastry
Make this veggie wellington ahead of time, then freeze it to enjoy on the big day. Packed full with festive flavours, this is the perfect vegetarian centrepiece for your Christmas dinner.
This stunning vegan galette is topped with miso-glazed roasted mushrooms and chestnuts to make a delicious Christmas dinner main.
Poultry and white wine are a match made in culinary heaven. Here chicken breasts are gently poached, then the is liquor used to make a creamy mushroom white wine sauce. Serve with new potatoes and delicious tenderstem broccoli.
Swap out nut roast and serve up this vegan mushroom hotpot for an alternative Christmas main. Totally vegan and gluten-free, the intense veggie filling combines mushrooms, swede and lentils in a rich porcini gravy, topped with crispy golden potatoes.
This plant-based, freeze-ahead main is sure to wow your guests this festive season. Whip up some vegan gravy and you are all set, leftover pie keeps well too – perfect for a lazy Boxing Day dinner.
This rich vegan and gluten-free pâté derives its powerful flavour from a mix of dried porcini and fresh chestnut and wild mushrooms.
Impress your guests with this delicious bruschetta idea. Garlic and mushrooms are always a match made in food heaven, but particularly so when shiitake mushrooms and garlic come together. Serve on sourdough and drizzle with pesto.
Our savoury take on the traditional sweet, this mushroom and nut strudel is stuffed with all of the good stuff then rolled in deliciously light shortcut pastry before cooking for just over half-an-hour in the air-fryer. A great vegan centrepiece idea.
With all the flavours of classic nut roast, this vegan nut and mushroom roast tart with homemade pesto drizzle is the ideal easy vegan Christmas dinner.
For an easy vegan starter idea, try these Portobello mushroom tarts. Tender mushrooms are cooked in fragrant garlic oil and baked in buttery puff pastry until crisp and golden for a super simple starter with just five ingredients.
This chicken and mushroom pie is made festive with a tangy cranberry topping; it makes a great addition to the Boxing Day table, or serve it up as part of a festive buffet – it’s bound to go down a storm
Kids will love helping to make these cute animal-shaped pizzas, and you'll love the fact that these easy snacks are healthy too!
A great midweek meal to have up your sleeve, salmon is given an extra kick with a lime and sweet chilli marinade before joining tender stir fried veggies in this quick and healthy dish. Make sure you keep the veg crispy and serve with brown rice.
A coq-au-vin inspired chicken casserole with sweet shallots, rich red wine and buttery mushrooms, accompanied by a special mash: Perfect for a wintery, intimate dinner party. A whole bulb of garlic is roasted for the mash, making this meal as French as it comes.
Bring on barbecue season with these healthy burgers that have tons of meaty flavour despite using lean minced beef. The trick is to add mushrooms to the burger mix, as they have a deep, savoury flavour and help keep the meat moist without extra fat.
If you're after a fresh and tasty stir-fry you can have ready in just a few minutes, this spring greens and chicken stir-fry is certainly up for the job. Tinned water chestnuts are what help this recipe stand up to your favourite Chinese takeaway.
Spoil yourself and your guests with this mushroom and leek bake with home-made crêpes as the star. A cheese, leek and mushroom filling gives the dish real comfort factor and when served warm sprinkled with fresh chives it looks irresistible.
Impress your guests with this crowd-pleasing recipe and master the art of cooking a pizza on the barbecue. With its deliciously doughy homemade base and toppings of garlic mushrooms and fragrant red onions, it is sure to be a huge hit this summer.
This delicious lasagne has all the comforting flavours of the classic recipe, layered with a rich beef ragu, pasta sheets and a creamy white sauce. The only difference is it's completely dairy-free!
After an easy, tasty way to get more veg into your diet? This chicken and vegetable stir-fry uses a gorgeous medley of red onion, carrot, peppers, celery, broccoli, mushrooms and bean sprouts, cooked with garlic, soy sauce and oyster sauce.
A delicious and speedy sea bass dish, perfect for those weeknights when you need something bursting with flavour but ready in moments. The seabass is cooked in delicious foaming butter before being combined with mushrooms, cider, and cream.