14 Best Ways To Use Canned Mushrooms

If you're here looking for ways to turn the handiest of mushrooms — the canned variety — into tasty meals, we've got you covered. Although canned mushrooms can be a bit more challenging because of the texture, they're also much easier to keep on hand. They're also incredibly versatile, and they're every bit as nutritious as the fresh variety — which is to say they're very nutritious. According to Healthline, they're packed with potassium, come with a side of the antioxidant selenium (per Medical News Today), and with that oh-so-important vitamin D.

Bottom line? You're not going to go wrong adding mushrooms to your diet, and that said, let's talk about some of the best ways to do that. Keeping a few cans in the pantry is a great way to start, because there are some amazing ways to prepare, use, and serve canned mushrooms that will not only get around the potential textural issues that can come with all mushrooms (and particularly canned ones) but will also turn even the biggest naysayer into a fan.

1. Add as a traditional ingredient in this soup

2. Sauté with white white for a delicious side

3. Mushroom gravy will win over any naysayers

4. Use as a burger or sandwich topping

5. Include in an updated casserole classic

6. Try something new with a moussaka

7. Dress up everyone's favorite pasta bake

 

8. Experiment with wild rice and risotto

9. Serve up a hearty stroganoff

10. Whip up a mushroom omelet

11. Slow cook some beef tips and mushrooms

12. Go old school with chicken a la king

13. Make your own cream of mushroom soup

14. Serve up a hearty lasagna