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Ready In: 0 Minutes Servings: 5 |
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This mussels marinara recipe is a simple, yet elegant, pasta dinner. Serve with garlic bread and a green salad. Ingredients:
1 tablespoon olive oil |
1 cup finely chopped onion |
3 garlic cloves, minced |
2 cups chopped tomato |
1/2 cup dry white wine |
1/3 cup chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley |
2 tablespoons chopped fresh basil |
1/2 teaspoon salt |
1/2 teaspoon black pepper |
1/4 teaspoon crushed red pepper |
2 bay leaves |
5 pounds fresh mussels, scrubbed and debearded (about 100 mussels) |
5 cups hot cooked linguine (about 10 ounces uncooked pasta) |
basil sprigs (optional) |
Directions:
1. Heat oil in a large stockpot over medium-high heat. Add onion and garlic; sauté 3 minutes. Add tomato and next 7 ingredients (tomato through bay leaves); cook over medium heat 5 minutes. Add mussels; cover and cook 10 minutes or until mussels open. Discard bay leaves and any unopened shells. Remove mussels with a slotted spoon, and divide into 5 individual shallow bowls. Spoon tomato mixture over mussels. Serve over linguine. Garnish with basil sprigs, if desired.
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