Spaghetti With Mussels In A Garlic, Butter & Chilli Sauce

Natalie Marten (Windsor__Foodie)
Natalie Marten (Windsor__Foodie) @NatalieMarten
Windsor, UK

This recipe is pure simplicity but packs some big flavour. This dish also works beautifully with tender and succulent prawns if you prefer them to mussels.

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Spaghetti With Mussels In A Garlic, Butter & Chilli Sauce

This recipe is pure simplicity but packs some big flavour. This dish also works beautifully with tender and succulent prawns if you prefer them to mussels.

#mussels #shellfish #pasta #garlic #spaghetti #butter #chilli #chilliflakes #italian #italianfood #prawns
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Ingredients

10 minutes
1 serving
  1. 75 g(dry weight) Spaghetti,
  2. 100-150 gcooked and prepared de-shelled mussels,
  3. 2 clovesgarlic sliced very finely,
  4. 2/3rds tbsp of salted butter,
  5. 1 pinchred chilli flakes,
  6. 1 tspdried parsley,
  7. Salt & pepper to season

Cooking Instructions

10 minutes
  1. 1

    Bring a pan of salted water to a boil for cooking the spaghetti. Once boiling add the pasta and begin to cook. Meanwhile in a large frying pan over a medium heat add the butter and allow to melt.

  2. 2

    Add the finely chopped garlic to the melted butter and a good pinch of chilli flakes. Gently fry until fragrant.

  3. 3

    Add the cooked mussels and simmer them gently in the butter to heat through. Add a grind of black pepper and a tiny bit of salt (the mussels are already salty so don't add a lot). Check on the pasta.

  4. 4

    Stir the mussels so that they are coated in the butter garlic and chilli sauce evenly. Turn down the heat to low.

  5. 5

    Drain off the spaghetti once nice and el dente, so it still has a good bite. Add the drained pasta into the frying pan with the mussels and using tongs gently toss everything together. Add the parsely and a touch more pepper. Toss until every strand is coated in the butter sauce.

  6. 6

    Serve up immediately and enjoy! :)

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Comments (3)

Meri Paul
Meri Paul @cook_27910609
Really delicious, but thought it would be better with a small teasp. chilli sauce instead of flakes. I cooked it for 2 people, and used pre packed supermarket mussels 175g for the two of us, and increased the other items accordingly. I also put the parsley in with the mussels and tossed it all around before adding the pasta. I used fresh basil leaves as garnish for serving. It made a nice change from the usual cheese pasta dishes. Thanks!

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