Creamy Mushrooms and Bacon Skillet

Name: Creamy Mushrooms and Bacon Skillet
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 30 min
Ingredients: 5 bacon slices; 2 tbsp 1 oz butter; 20 oz sliced white mushrooms (washed and blotted dry); 2 tbsp unsalted chicken stock; 1 tsp 5mL Italian seasoning; ¾ tsp garlic powder; ½ tsp dried thyme; ¼ tsp onion powder; ⅔ cup 160mL heavy whipping cream; ¼ tsp salt; ⅛ tsp pepper; 3 tbsp ~22g grated Parmesan cheese; 1 tbsp chopped fresh parsley; Freshly-cracked pepper

This Creamy Mushrooms and Bacon Skillet is an easy low-carb side dish you can have on the table in 30 minutes. Mushrooms cook down in the bacon fat and butter, then finish in a cream sauce with Italian seasoning, dried thyme, and grated Parmesan.

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Author:

Sara Nelson

Modified:

August 30, 2026

Prep Time: 10

Cook Time: 20

Total Time: 30

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How to make creamy mushrooms and bacon skillet

In a large skillet over medium heat, cook bacon until crisp.

Overhead shot of a large skillet with slices of bacon cooked until crispy using tongs.

Transfer cooked bacon to paper towel-lined plate to de-grease. Do not clean skillet out. Set plate of bacon aside.

To same skillet over medium heat, add butter and allow to melt.

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Using a wooden spoon, scrape up any browned bits from bottom of skillet. Add mushrooms and cook for about 2 minutes, stir, and cook for an additional 2 minutes until all mushrooms are golden on both sides.

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Stir in chicken stock and allow time for it to reduce, about 1 minute, stirring occasionally.

Reduce stovetop heat to low, sprinkle and stir in Italian seasoning, garlic powder, dried thyme, and onion powder atop mushrooms in skillet.

Overhead shot of a large skillet with bacon grease, melted butter, mushrooms, chicken stock, Italian seasoning, garlic powder, dried thyme, and onion powder.

Then, stir in heavy cream and allow cream to reduce and a sauce to form, which should take about 5 minutes, stirring occasionally.

Overhead shot of a large skillet with well-combined bacon grease, melted butter, mushrooms, chicken stock, Italian seasoning, garlic powder, dried thyme, onion powder, and heavy cream.

While sauce reduces, crumble cooked bacon. Keep crumbles on plate until sauce has reduced.

Once sauce has reduced, sprinkle salt and pepper into skillet. Then, stir in bacon crumbles and grated Parmesan.

Remove skillet from heat, garnish with fresh parsley and freshly-cracked pepper, then serve.

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