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Mushrooms with garlic and butter

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Mushrooms with garlic and butter

Recipe highlights Serves: 2

  • Good source of fibre, folate
  • Suitable to freeze
  • Store covered in fridge (under 5°C)
  • Egg free
  • Nut free
  • Easy to swallow
  • Low salt
  • Vegetarian

Ingredients

  • 1 kg mushrooms
    1 onion, finely chopped
    4 cloves garlic, crushed
    1 tablespoon olive oil
    1 tablespoon butter
    pinch salt
    pinch pepper
    1/2 cup vegetable stock, salt reduced

Cooking method

    1. Wipe and roughly chop mushrooms.
    2. Heat butter and oil in a large saucepan. Add garlic and onions to oil and cook over medium heat until soft but not brown.
    3. Add mushrooms and cover.
    4. Cook over low heat for a further 8-10 minutes or until mushrooms have softened.
    5. Blend together until desired consistency. If necessary add vegetable or chicken stock to create desired consistency.
    6. Serve warm or at room temperature.

Nutritional facts

Average quantity per Serving
Average quantity per 100g
Weight (g)
631.70g
100.00g
Energy (kJ)
1246.90kJ
197.39kJ
Protein (g)
20.95g
3.32g
Total fat (g)
18.75g
2.97g
- Saturated fat (g)
6.51g
1.03g
- Polyunsaturated fat (g)
1.10g
0.17g
- Monounsaturated fat (g)
8.69g
1.38g
Cholesterol (mg)
24.58mg
3.89mg
Carbohydrate-available (g)
11.19g
1.77g
CarbohydrateSE (g)
4.94g
0.78g
- Sugars (g)
3.87g
0.61g
Water (g)
503.39g
79.69g
Dietary fibre (g)
14.18g
2.24g
Thiamin (mg)
0.17mg
0.03mg
Riboflavin (mg)
2.07mg
0.33mg
Niacin (mg)
17.70mg
2.80mg
Niacin equivalents (mg)
21.25mg
3.36mg
Vitamin C (mg)
8.78mg
1.39mg
Total folate (ug)
256.59ug
40.62ug
Total vitamin A equivalents (ug)
128.91ug
20.41ug
Retinol (ug)
92.16ug
14.59ug
Beta carotene equivalents (ug)
213.63ug
33.82ug
Sodium (mg)
391.16mg
61.92mg
Potassium (mg)
1619.66mg
256.40mg
Magnesium (mg)
48.92mg
7.74mg
Calcium (mg)
21.73mg
3.44mg
Phosphorus (mg)
723.77mg
114.58mg
Iron (mg)
1.29mg
0.20mg
Zinc (mg)
1.11mg
0.18mg

Contributed by:

RMIT - Department of Food Science
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Source: Recipe developed and tested by Consumer Science students studying Community Nutrition at RMIT University, 2003
This recipe was orginally published as:
Mushrooms with garlic and butter

Recipe publication date on: 10/02/2003
Last reviewed on: 11/06/2015


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