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Mushroom Recipes: Risotto, Soup and Safe Prep Notes

Cook quick sautés, creamy risotto, and slow-simmered soups with mushrooms you can buy or identify with confidence.

Creamy Mushroom Risotto Recipe With Shiitake and Oyster

Four servings with browned mushrooms and a loose, creamy rice texture.

20 min prep 4

Cook safely. Only cook a wild mushroom you have identified with total certainty. Some prized species, like morels, are toxic raw and must be cooked through.

No foraging required. Every recipe here works with mushrooms you can buy safely, like shiitake and oyster.

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Simple, safety-aware dishes built on mushrooms you can identify or buy with confidence.

Creamy Mushroom Risotto Recipe With Shiitake and Oyster

Four servings with browned mushrooms and a loose, creamy rice texture.

20 min prep 35 min cook

Mushroom Soup Recipe with Browned Cremini and Dried Porcini

Fresh slices and filtered porcini liquid form a partly blended soup.

15 min prep 40 min cook

Before You Cook

Three rules for cooking mushrooms

Identify first, always. A recipe never makes a misidentified mushroom safe. When in doubt, throw it out.
Cook thoroughly. Most wild edibles should be cooked, not raw. Several are toxic until heated through.
Try one species at a time. With a new mushroom, eat a small amount first to rule out an individual sensitivity.