Mushrooms are pan fried until crispy, seasoned with balsamic vinegar, tossed with roasted pistachios and garnished with basil.

This sautéed mushrooms with pistachios and basil recipe is a simple, easy and delicious side dish recipe.

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Eat sautéed mushrooms with pistachios and basil as a side dish or serve over pasta, chicken, steak, or grains.

No Need to Use Oil or Fat With This Mushroom Recipe

First of all - use olive oil or butter or the fat of your choosing if you really want to.

Having said that, mushrooms will release liquid as they cook. What's left is a more crispy concentrated mushroom flavor. It's not better per se, it's just different than if you add a little fat while cooking.

Top down view of quartered raw mushrooms on a white plate thats on a wood cutting board. Pistachios and brown sauce, and chopped green garnish on the side.

Tips on Pan Fried Mushrooms with Pistachios

Mushrooms not browning or crisping up? Try not moving them in the pan too much. They need time to sear and make a crust so if you have to peek just look at one and don't stir the entire pan.

One pound of mushrooms is a lot. A 12" pan fits about ½ pound so the mushrooms in this recipe may need to be pan fried in batches.

Wipe out or rinse out the pan between batches to get the sticky vinegar out of there before starting the next batch.

Top down view of white oval bowl filled with cooked mushrooms with pistachios and chopped basil.

Make Mushrooms with Pistachios and Balsamic A Main Dish

This mushroom recipe is excellent as a side dish, but it can also be added to quinoa, farro, or pasta.

One of my favorite ways to use up mushroom leftovers from this recipe is to cook pasta. Add the pasta and a little pasta water, heavy whipping cream, and Parmesan cheese to a bowl. Stir and serve.

Side view of cooked mushrooms in an oval white plate with pistachios and chopped basil. Wood spoon in bowl.

Easy Way To Chop Pistachios For Mushroom Saute

Chopping nuts can be difficult because they want to "slip away". Instead of chopping the pistachios by hand try the method below.

Place pistachios in a sealed ziploc bag that is mostly closed and hit the bag/nuts with the back of a large spoon. Done!

Be gentle - the bag will break if you hit too hard.

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Sautéed Mushrooms with Pistachios and Balsamic Vinegar

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Crispy mushrooms, salty roasted pistachios, and fresh basil make this an easy and delicious recipe addition to any meal.

Author: beckie
Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 10 minutes
Total Time: 25 minutes
Yield: 4
Category: Side Dish
Method: Stovetop
Cuisine: International
Diet: Gluten Free

Ingredients

1lb button mushrooms (or baby bella), quartered
⅓ cup pistachios, shelled, roasted, & chopped
¼ cup basil, sliced
1 ½ tablespoon balsamic vinegar
pinch salt
pinch black pepper

Instructions

Bring a pan to medium high heat. No need to add any fat/oil/butter but feel free.
Throw the quartered mushrooms straight into the hot pan and fry them as is. Mushrooms let go of a lot of liquid so it will be fine. You may have to do this in two different batches as you want to try and crisp up the mushrooms on the outside and not steam them.
Add pinch of salt and a pinch of black pepper. Cook for ~3-4 minutes uncovered and undisturbed and flip when browned.
Cook again for 3-4 minutes undisturbed or until browned.
Add balsamic vinegar to the pan. The pan may "hiss".
Turn the pan off and cook the mushrooms for an additional 30-60 seconds or until balsamic vinegar is absorbed. Here is another good time to add oil or butter if you prefer.
Add the chopped pistachios.
Add salt to taste and top with sliced basil. Happy Eating! Beckie

Notes

Mushrooms not browning? Try not moving them in the pan to much. They need time to make the crust.
Chopping nuts can be difficult because they want to "slip away". Place in a sealed ziploc bag with no air and hit the bag/nuts with the back of a large spoon. Get some aggression out!
Wanna make this a main meal? Cool, add mushrooms to cooked pasta and add a little heavy cream and Parmesan cheese for a creamy sauce.

Things In My Kitchen:

12" PFOA free non stick pan - I use this non stick pan for cooking lots of scrambled eggs. PFOA free and comes with a glass lid.
Silicone spatula set - heat resistant, no BPA's, sleek & clean, won't scratch your pans.

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