Linguine with Mussels

Name: Linguine with Mussels
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 2
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 473 milliliters hot cooked linguine (about 4 ounces uncooked pasta); 2 teaspoons cornstarch; 237 milliliters dry vermouth; 118 milliliters chopped fennel bulb; 3 Tbsps chopped fresh parsley; 1 teaspoon fresh thyme leaves; 2 garlic cloves, minced; 0 teaspoons ground red pepper; 28 fresh mussels, scrubbed and debearded; 2 teaspoons olive oil; 118 milliliters finely chopped onion; 0 teaspoons salt; 237 milliliters diced tomato; 1 Tbsp tomato paste; 2 Tbsps water

Linguine with Mussels might be a good recipe to expand your main course collection. This dairy free and pescatarian recipe serves 2. One serving contains 517 calories, 24g of protein, and 8g of fat. 1 person found this recipe to be delicious and satisfying. If you have mussels, cornstarch, parsley, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. To use up the salt you could follow this main course with the Apple Turnovers Recipe as a dessert. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 45 minutes.

Instructions

Heat the olive oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium heat.

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Add fennel, onion, and garlic; saute 5 minutes.

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Onion

Add tomato and next 6 ingredients (tomato through pepper); bring to a boil.

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Add mussels; cover and cook 3 minutes or until shells open.

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Mussels

Pasta Shells

Remove the skillet from heat, and discard any unopened shells.

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Pasta Shells

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Let mussels cool. Reserve 10 shells with meat intact.

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Meat

Remove the meat from remaining shells, and add meat to tomato mixture; discard shells.

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Combine water and cornstarch; add to tomato mixture. Bring to a boil over medium heat, and cook 2 minutes, stirring constantly. Spoon 1 cup pasta onto individual serving plates; top each with 1 cup sauce, and 5 mussels in shells.

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