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Confession: I never thought I liked mushrooms… until I made these air fryer mushrooms. With garlic parmesan, they’re juicy, tender, and downright addictive. Even the mushroom skeptics at your table will be fighting over the last bite!
A Reader’s Review
Was Very Good! Will definitely be making again. Seemed like a lot of mushrooms at first but after cooking down just right for 2 to 4 people as a side.
Why You’ll Be Obsessed
- Perfectly Crispy: My method keeps mushrooms golden and crisp on the outside while staying juicy inside. No sad, rubbery mushrooms here!
- Simple, Everyday Ingredients: No fancy steps or hard to find seasonings. Just straightforward flavors that come together fast and taste amazing.
- Quick & Foolproof: Ready in minutes with easy-to-follow instructions for the best mushrooms you’ve ever had in your life!
Air Fryer Mushroom Ingredients
- Lower Sodium: For a lower sodium recipe, you can omit the salt and use low sodium soy sauce if you prefer.
- Thyme: You can use ¼ teaspoon of dried thyme in place of the 1 teaspoon of fresh thyme.
How to Make Air Fryer Mushrooms
Nothing complements a hearty dinner quite like mushrooms. They are so tender, meaty, and flavorful! That’s why they’re so popular served with steak! It’s the perfect combination. Here’s how to make them.
- Combine: Add the mushrooms, olive oil, soy sauce, parmesan, garlic powder, thyme, salt, and pepper to a medium bowl. Toss to coat the mushrooms evenly.
- Cook in Air Fryer: Add the mushrooms to the air fryer basket in an even layer without crowding them. *Air fryers need air flow, and mushrooms need a little room around them to cook evenly. Air fry at 380°F for 5 minutes. Shake the basket and cook for another 5-7 minutes, or until tender.
Alyssa’s Pro Tip
Avoid Soggy Mushrooms: Keep your mushrooms from turning soggy by wiping them clean with a damp paper towel instead of rinsing. If they do get wet, just dry them thoroughly so they don’t soak up extra moisture.
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Air Fryer Mushrooms
Equipment
Ingredients
- 16 ounces sliced mushrooms
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 2 tablespoons soy sauce
- 3 tablespoons grated parmesan
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1 teaspoon minced fresh thyme
- ½ teaspoon salt optional
- ¼ teaspoon ground black pepper
Instructions
- Add 16 ounces sliced mushrooms, 2 tablespoons olive oil, 2 tablespoons soy sauce, 3 tablespoons grated parmesan, 1 teaspoon garlic powder, 1 teaspoon minced fresh thyme, ½ teaspoon salt, and ¼ teaspoon ground black pepper to a medium bowl. Toss to coat the mushrooms evenly.
- Add the mushrooms to the air fryer basket in an even layer. Air fry at 380°F for 5 minutes.
- Shake the basket and cook for another 5-7 minutes, or until tender.
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Notes
Storage & Reheating
- Storage: Store leftover mushrooms in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 1 week.
- Reheating: Warm leftovers in the air fryer at 365°F for 3–5 minutes until heated through and crispy again.
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
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These are really yummy but they are salty. Next time I’ll make them with lower-salt tamari and not add the extra salt. Have to remember that the parmesan is also salty. Hubby really loved them! These are going into my regular side dish rotation.
These are AMAZING!!! I’ve made them many times, and in fact am making them for dinner tonight with some parmesan baked pork chops!
THANK YOU!!
I made this recipe tonight and it was very good! My husband and son said that this recipe was a keeper! Thank you
These were delicious! I do want to give feedback in regards to the olive oil.
Extra virgin oil has a low smoke point and should NOT be used in the air fryer. If used, the air fryer puts out a lot of smoke! Perhaps lite olive oil can be suggested, or another oil all together.
These were fantastic. However, next time I’m going to omit the salt and lower the soy sauce. They were very salty between the 3 salty ingredients.
Really yummy however next time I will eliminate the salt since I use regular soy sauce. Sometimes I follow recipes like a robot… didn’t really think about the salt in soy sauce??✌?
Was Very Good! Will definitely be making again. Seemed like a lot of mushrooms at first but after cooking down just right for 2 to 4 people as a side.
Very good!
Left out the salt!
Put in more mushrooms
Way too salty. You don’t need any salt and take it easy on the soy sauce. Mine were very wet and had to dab the excess moisture out of the mess with a paper towel. Like others have said these looked nothing like the picture. My wife tasted one and said YUK. She didn’t eat any more and I won’t be making these again.
I left out the salt, but this was still very very salty between the soy and Parmesan. These were also INCREDIBLY wet. At the 5 minute mark, I drained away all of the oil/soy sauce/excess mushroom moisture. My fimished mushrooms looked nothing like the pictured finished product.
We are huge mushroom lovers at our house. We are watching calories and carbs. 111 kcal. Confused. What is kcal?
Kilocalories are actually the correct term for what we tend to call “calories”. (I’m a retired science teacher, so I hope this makes sense.) Yes, you’ve been misled! Although this was certainly covered in your high school chemistry class. In the USA, whenever we talk about calories in our food, or calories that we consume during activity (“working off 300 calories”, etc) what we are really TECHNICALLY talking about are KILOcalories. Kilo = 1,000. Somewhere along the line, it was decided to shorten the terminology for convenience so that the “kilo” would be left off, and we would just say “calories” instead for both calories consumed, and calories used during activity. So yes, the terminology that we use is technically incorrect! For example, a cookie that has 200 calories cookie really has 200 KILOcalories or 200 X 1000 = 20,000 calories! The good news is that when you are working off 300 calories, you are actually working off 300 KILOcalories, or 300 X 1,000 = 30,000 calories. I believe in Europe they still use the correct terms, that is, kilocalories. Anyway, just disregard the “kilo” part and you will get the “calories” in the dish in US terms.
What size air fryer do you use?
I use a 6 qt air fryer.
This is very delicious but overwhelmingly salty. I topped my hamburger with them but having sampled the mushrooms decided to not salt the burger. Next time I’ll leave the salt out of the mushrooms and use only 1 tbs. Low sodium soy.
My air fryer has an optional crisper plate. Should I use it when cooking the mushrooms?
I haven’t tried that before but that sounds like it would work! Just be sure to watch them to make sure they don’t cook too quickly and get burned on that setting.
So what would the time and temp be for an oven with an air fryer mode be?
You would still cook it at the same temperature and for the same amount of time.
First time I made this dish. I split all the ingredients in half to match the mushrooms. The only recommendation I would make would be to not add the salt at all! The soy sauce will provide enough salt flavor to the mushrooms.