Name: Crock Pot {or Slow Cooker} Mushroom Asada
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 300 min
Total time: 315 min
Ingredients: 2 (24 ounce) containers mushrooms, cut in quarters; 1 cup water; 2/3 cup soy sauce; 4 scallions, finely chopped; Juice of 1 lemon or 2 limes; 6 tablespoons dark brown sugar; 1 teaspoon garlic powder; 1 teaspoon ground cumin; 1-2 teaspoon red pepper flakes

Crock Pot {or Slow Cooker} Mushroom Asada

These Crock Pot {or Slow Cooker} Mushroom Asada (or Hongos Asada in Spanish) are vegan, vegetarian, gluten-free (make sure you use GF soy sauce), and perfect for Cinco de Mayo or any Taco Tuesday!

We make Mushroom Asada all the time for our taco bar parties. And, it’s usually the first thing to be eaten up! People love it, and they always ask for more!

We have also turned this Marinade into a Crock Pot Carne Asada Recipe. Watch our video, and then grab the recipe here.

Since we recently made the carne asada into a crock pot recipe, we thought we’d try to do the same thing with the mushroom asada. And, it totally worked! I think I’ll be doing the mushrooms in the crock pot from now on. I mean, the crock pot is so easy! Throw it all in, and a few hours later it not only smells fantastic but it tastes fantastic!

I prefer brown mushrooms, also called baby portabellas or Italian mushrooms. White button mushrooms will be great too. And, of course, you could do a mix of special wild mushrooms like chanterelle, shiitake, or oyster mushrooms. Your choice, but the big tubs of brown or white mushrooms are so budget-friendly!

Cut the mushrooms in quarters, or if they are small, simply cut them in half.

When you first put the mushrooms and marinade in the slow cooker there’s a lot more mushrooms than liquid, but as they cook, the mushrooms will give off their liquid, and when cooking is complete, there will be a lot of liquid in the crock pot. Serve them with a slotted spoons so you can drain out the liquid. Though, I do like to add some of that liquid to my tacos; it’s so tasty!

That’s all there is to it! So easy, and so yummy! Serve this Crock Pot Mushroom Asada in tacos, burritos, nachos, sandwiches, anywhere you want tasty Mexican food. Oh, and check out our guide to hosting an Awesome Taco Bar Party here.