Beer & Bacon Mussels Recipe

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Beer & Bacon Mussels
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Ingredients:

  • 2 lbs mussels
  • 200 ml beer (of your choice)
  • 1/2 small diced onion
  • 8 slices bacon
  • 2 tbsp butter

Directions:

  1. Prepare mussels (wash, discard opened/broken, debeard, etc).
  2. Chop bacon into large cubes.
  3. Cook bacon in large stock pot until, stirring occasionally.
  4. Drain bacon fat and remove bacon, placing in a bowl to use later (i like to blot the oil with paper towel as well).
  5. Put onion and butter in stock pot and saute onion for a few minutes.
  6. Pour in beer, add bacon.
  7. Dump in mussels.
  8. Put a lid on the pot and let the mussels steam, I like to toss them every couple minutes with the lid on to keep in the steam.
  9. Mussells are done when they are open - approx 5 to 7 mins (don't eat the closed ones!) add the whipping cream and slowly add the cheese and stir to evenly distribute.
  10. Dish out into bowls, and pour broth overtop (soak it up with french bread or serve the mussels over pasta).
  11. Enjoy!
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 413.41 Kcal (1731 kJ)
Calories from fat 261.47 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 29.05g 45%
Cholesterol 101.9mg 34%
Sodium 744.61mg 31%
Potassium 598.56mg 13%
Total Carbs 8.78g 3%
Sugars 0.33g 1%
Dietary Fiber 0.12g 0%
Protein 25.72g 51%
Vitamin C 12.6mg 21%
Iron 6.1mg 34%
Calcium 122.1mg 12%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 161.91 Kcal (678 kJ)
Calories from fat 102.4 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 11.38g 45%
Cholesterol 39.91mg 34%
Sodium 291.63mg 31%
Potassium 234.43mg 13%
Total Carbs 3.44g 3%
Sugars 0.13g 1%
Dietary Fiber 0.05g 0%
Protein 10.07g 51%
Vitamin C 4.9mg 21%
Iron 2.4mg 34%
Calcium 47.8mg 12%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Weightwatchers Points

  • 10.7
    Points
  • 11
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free,
  • sugar free

Bad Points

  • High in Sodium

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