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Pasta with frozen mussels and cream

Pasta with Frozen Mussels in Cream Sauce

A simple, quick dish with terrific flavor! Pasta with mussels is a wonderful alternative to the usual pasta-and-ground-meat dinner — and it's so good you won't want to stop at one helping. The only thing holding you back is the calorie count!

Angel

Recipe author

Composition / ingredients

Servings:

Frozen mussels

400

Pasta

400

Onion (1 large onion)

100

Garlic (or to taste)

Vegetable oil

Cream (any fat content)

250

Soy sauce

Hard cheese

150

Salt

Pepper

Translation table of volumetric measures

Nutrients and energy value of the composition of the recipe

By weight of the composition:

Proteins 22 % 10 g

Fats 22 % 10 g

Carbohydrates 56 % 25 g

241 kcal

GI: 20 / 80 / 0

Cooking method

Cooking time: 30 min

Step 1:

Gather your ingredients. I'm using durum-wheat farfalle (bow-tie pasta). The amount of garlic is up to you.
Step 2:

First, cook the pasta according to the package directions. I cook it fully, not al dente, since I only warm it through in the sauce afterward.
Step 3:

In a deep skillet or sauté pan, heat the vegetable oil, dice the onion small, and cook until soft.
Step 4:

Now the garlic. A lot of people just warm whole cloves in the oil and then toss them, leaving garlic-flavored oil behind. I'd rather press the cloves, add them to the onion, and cook them in — cream and garlic together make for an amazing flavor!
Step 5:

Once the vegetables are soft, pour in the cream — any fat content you like. If it's light cream (10–12%), warm it for just half a minute so it doesn't curdle; if it's 20% or higher, warm it 2–3 minutes over low heat, stirring.
Step 6:

Stir in 2 tablespoons of soy sauce — it adds depth to the sauce and brings out the flavor of the mussels. Leave it out if you don't care for soy sauce. Warm everything together for another minute.
Step 7:

If your mussels are flash-frozen, there's no need to thaw them — add them straight to the sauce, stir, and cook for 7 minutes.
Step 8:

Add the cooked pasta to the mussel sauce, stir, and warm through for just 1–2 minutes so the pasta soaks up the sauce.
Step 9:

The dish is ready!
Step 10:

For extra flavor and texture, I like to sprinkle grated cheese over the pasta.
Step 11:

Pasta with mussels is ready! Serve it hot with fresh vegetables — a tasty, satisfying meal in no time.
Step 12:

Cook with joy, and enjoy!

Use whatever pasta you like for this dish — spaghetti or shells work too. We prefer durum-wheat pasta. Use cream of any fat content; the lower the fat, the lighter the dish. It's quick and simple to make, so even a beginner can pull it off. Enjoy!