I have always wanted to try mussels. There have been plenty of times when I have seen photographs of dishes made with mussels, and they just looked so delicious. But I have never gotten around to making any of them. But I found a low fat recipe that looked intriguing, so I decided to make it. It turned out pretty good. It wasn’t hard, and didn’t take a long time to make. But when it came to eat, it was really messy. It was good, but I doubt I will make it again. I still have a pound of mussels in the fridge. I will have to find another recipe for them.

Mussels Marinara With Linguine

Ingredients:
1/2 pound linguine
1 pound mussels
2 cups pasta sauce (low fat, chunky)
1/8 tsp cayenne pepper
basil

Directions:
Throw away any cracked or open mussels (they are bad). Rinse the mussels in cold water, then scrub with a brush.

Bring a large pot of water to boiling. Break the noodles in half, drop into boiling water. Cook for 10 minutes.

Meanwhile in a large skillet, mix pasta sauce, mussels, and cayenne pepper. Cook over medium heat for 5 minutes or until mussels have opened. Discard any mussels that do not open.

Drain pasta, and divide between four serving bowls. Spoon pasta sauce and mussels over the pasta. Sprinkle with basil.

Posted by Rob in Recipes on March 8th, 2007 | No Comments