Active Time

　　20 minutes

　　Total Time

　　30 minutes

　　On their own, roasted mushrooms are golden, buttery, and delicious, but we've gone a step further and jazzed them up by showering them with a blanket of crunchy, chile-flecked breadcrumbs.

　　

Ingredients

Makes 2 servings

　　12 ounces mixed mushrooms (such as cremini, white button, portabella, king trumpet, and oyster)

　　3 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil

　　1 garlic clove, finely chopped

　　2 tablespoons unsalted butter, cut into tablespoon pieces

　　1 cup coarse fresh breadcrumbs (from 2 slices white bread)

　　1 tablespoon fresh thyme leaves, chopped

　　1/4 to 1/2 teaspoon hot red pepper flakes

　　1 tablespoon chopped fresh parsley

　　

Step 1

Preheat oven to 450°F with rack in middle.

　　

Step 2

For white button or cremini mushrooms, halve lengthwise. For larger mushrooms such as portabella or king trumpets, cut lengthwise into 1/2-inch slices. For oyster mushrooms, tear into small clumps.

　　

Step 3

Place mushrooms in a small roasting pan or rimmed sheet pan and toss with 2 tablespoons of the oil, garlic, 1/8 teaspoon salt and 1/8 teaspoon pepper. Top with 1 tablespoon of the butter, cut into pieces, and roast in oven, stirring occasionally, until golden and cooked through, about 15-20 minutes.

　　

Step 4

Meanwhile, melt remaining 1 tablespoon butter with remaining 1 tablespoon oil in a medium skillet over medium heat. Add breadcrumbs and cook, stirring frequently, 2 minutes. Add thyme and red pepper flakes and cook (there may be some popping), stirring frequently, until breadcrumbs are golden and crisp, about 2 minutes more. Remove from heat and stir in parsley.

　　

Step 5

To serve, transfer hot roasted mushrooms to a platter and sprinkle with crumbs.

　　Cooks' Notes:

　　•Breadcrumb mixture (without parsley) can be made 3 days ahead and kept chilled in an airtight container. To re-warm, sprinkle crumbs on mushrooms during last few minutes of roasting, then sprinkle with parsley.

　　•Mushrooms can be cut and tossed with seasonings 3 hours ahead and chilled in pan, covered with plastic wrap. Top with butter before roasting.