Creamy Mussel Pasta Delight

Original, fragrant, spicy, a holiday every day! Pasta with mussels in creamy sauce is a real Mediterranean dish prepared according to all the rules of Italian cuisine. Seafood goes well with a creamy sauce, which softens its taste and makes the pasta silky.
cook time: 30 min
Ruby Colston
Creamy Mussel Pasta Delight

Nutrition Facts (per serving)

269
Calories
12g
Fat
26g
Carbs
8g
Protein

Ingredients (5 portions)

Basic:

Spaghetti 200 g
Mussels 150 g

For the sauce:

Cream 200 ml
Garlic 1 clove
Vegetable oil 1 tbsp
Butter 1 tsp
Ground black pepper to taste
Salt to taste

Recipe instructions

Step 1

Step 1
How to make pasta with mussels in creamy sauce? Prepare your food. Take any long or medium pasta (spaghetti, fettuccine, linguine, orecchiette, farfalle, etc.). Cream with 10-20% fat content is suitable. Mussels can be used either peeled or in their shells.

Step 2

Step 2
If the mussels are frozen, first defrost them by transferring them from the freezer to the refrigerator overnight.

Step 3

Step 3
Peel the garlic and chop coarsely. I usually cut the garlic into petals as they will be easier to remove from the pan.

Step 4

Step 4
Heat a mixture of vegetable and butter in a frying pan. In this combination, butter will not burn, since vegetable oil has a much higher combustion temperature. Make the fire not very strong.

Step 5

Step 5
Fry the garlic until golden brown.

Step 6

Step 6
And then take it out. Garlic is only needed to flavor the oil. Place the mussels in the pan. Fry them over medium heat for about 3 minutes. Seafood from long frying becomes rubbery and tasteless.

Step 7

Step 7
Pour the cream into the pan and bring it to a boil.

Step 8

Step 8
Boil spaghetti in salted water until al dente according to package instructions. Place the finished pasta in a colander and let the water drain. Spaghetti sauce cooks quickly, so itʼs best to start cooking the pasta at the same time as the sauce.

Step 9

Step 9
Place the spaghetti in the pan with the mussels and stir. Warm them up for just 1 minute and remove the pan from the heat.

Step 10

Step 10
Immediately divide the pasta with mussels into plates and serve. Bon appetit!

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