3 Ways To Cook Mushrooms For Breakfast

Mushrooms are one of the tastiest, healthiest and most versatile ingredients to work with. They are easy to cook, quick to prepare and absolutely delicious to eat. Along with all of this, mushrooms are also extremely healthy. Usually, white coloured food items like rice or pasta are considered to be nutrient-deficient but mushrooms are an exception. They are packed with nutrients and are very healthy to eat.

Health benefits of mushrooms 

• They are low in calories and are good to eat if you want to keep yourself full while on a diet to help you lose weight.
• Mushrooms boost your immunity and help you fight diseases. They also help improve bone strength due to Vitamin D in them.
• They might keep you young and aid in brain health because they are rich in polyphenols. 
• Mushrooms are very low on sodium and can be a great addition to your plate to improve your heart health. 
• Being rich in potassium, mushrooms might help keep your blood pressure in check. 

Now that we have seen the multiple health benefits of mushrooms, why not substitute canned food in your breakfast plates in favour of nutritious mushrooms? Let us look at 3 easy mushroom recipes that you can try for your breakfast. 

Sautéed mushrooms with broccoli 

Mushrooms and broccoli are a match made in food heaven. So, cook it for your breakfast in 10 minutes following our recipe.

• 1 cup roughly chopped mushroom
• 1 cup chopped broccoli
• 1 tbsp olive oil
• ½ tbsp chopped garlic
• ½ tbsp chilli flakes
• Salt and black as required

Method 

• Heat up the oil and add chopped garlic.
• When the garlic turns light brown, add your broccoli.
• Cover and cook the broccoli for 5 minutes.
• Open the lid and add mushrooms.
• Sprinkle the salt sauté till the mushrooms start leaving moisture.
• Cover with the lid for another 2 minutes.
• When the moisture dries up, add pepper and chilli flakes.
• Turn off the heat and serve alongside boiled eggs.

Creamy mushroom 

If you feel like having a heavy, but healthy breakfast, look no further than creamy mushrooms. Bonus point? They are very easy to make!

Ingredients 

• 1 cup mushroom
• 1 thinly chopped onion
• ½ chopped bell pepper
• 1 cup milk
• 1 tsp all-purpose flour
• Oregano seasoning
• 1 tbsp chopped garlic
• 1 tbsp butter
• Grated cheese

Method 

• Heat the butter and fry your garlic till light brown.
• Add onion and cook till they are soft.
• Add mushrooms and salt. Cook till mushroom loses its moisture.
• Add bell pepper and cook for 3 minutes on medium flame.
• Add the flour and cook till it's slightly golden.
• Add the milk and keep stirring till the sauce thickens.
• Add grated cheese and season with oregano leaves.
• Enjoy your creamy mushrooms with a slice of bread or an easy over egg.

Craving a sandwich but want to try something different? Try this garlic mushroom sandwich.

Ingredients

• 150 g mushrooms, chopped
• 2 tbsp garlic, chopped
• Thinly chopped tomatoes
• Thinly chopped onion
• 4 slices Multigrain bread
• 1 tbsp butter
• 1 tbsp olive oil
• 1 tbsp mayonnaise
• Salt and black pepper as required

Method

• Heat up olive oil and add garlic and onion in it. 
• Cook till the onions are golden and soft.
• Add tomatoes and cook till they are soft.
• Add mushrooms, salt and pepper.
• Stir till the mushroom filling is cooked. Switch off the gas and add the mayo.
• Spread the butter on a slice of bread and add the filling.
• Cover it with another slice and repeat the process for all the bread slices.
• Toast the sandwich in a pan or in a sandwich maker.
• Serve hot with a chilli dip. 

Enjoy all these simple mushroom recipes and start your day on the best note possible.