cream of mushroom casserole
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My son, Kevin, loves all things "casserole", including ones with mushrooms. I made this a long time ago and he loved it. As long as you like mushrooms, it makes a nice side dish.
(1 rating)
yield
4 serving(s)
prep time
15 Min
cook time
25 Min
Ingredients For cream of mushroom casserole
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1 Tbspextra virgin olive oil
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2 Tbspbutter
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12button mushrooms, chopped
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2 Tbspall purpose flour
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1 cchicken stock, light
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1 cwhole milk or cream
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1/8 tspnutmeg, freshly grated or ground
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salt and pepper
- CASSEROLE
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2 Tbspolive oil, extra virgin
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1shallot, thinly sliced
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2portobello mushroom, halved and thinly sliced
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1/2 lbmixed wild mushrooms, thinly sliced
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1 Tbspfresh tyhme, 4 sprigs, finely chopped
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salt and pepper
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1/3 cdry white wine
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1 lbextra wide egg noodles
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butter
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3/4 lbgruyere or swiss cheese, shredded
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3 Tbspchives, chopped
How To Make cream of mushroom casserole
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1Bring a large pot of water to boil for the egg noodles. -
2Cream of Mushroom Sauce: heat a medium sauce pot over medium heat. Add extra virgin olive oil and butter. When butter melts, add in chopped button mushrooms and cook 5 minutes, until just tender. Sprinkle in flour and cook 1 minute. Whisk in chicken stock and bring to a bubble then stir in the whole milk or cream. Reduce heat to low and gently simmer. Season the sauce with nutmeg, salt and pepper.
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3Heat a nonstick skillet over medim high heat. Add 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil, then the shallots and mushrooms. Cook the mushrooms 8 minutes, until tender. Season with thyme, salt and pepper and deglaze the pan with 1/3 cup dry white wine. Reduce heat to medium low and let the liquid cook off. Preheat the broiler to high.
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4While the mushrooms cook, drop egg noodles in water. Salt the water and cook noodles to al dente. Drain noodles and return to hot pot. Add the sauce to the pot and toss noodles to coat in sauce.
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5Lightly cover a casserole dish with softened butter then transfer cream of mushroom noodles to the casserole dish and top with the wild mushroom mixture and the shredded cheese. Place the casserole under the broiler and heat until cheese is brown at the edges and bubbly. Garnish with chives, if desired.
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