Garlicky Mussels and Fusilli in Fresh Tomato Broth
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- Number of Servings: 4
Ingredients
36 PEI (blue) mussels, scrubbed and de-bearded1 lb fresh green beans, trimmed and cut into 1" lengths8 oz uncooked fusilli pasta10 garlic cloves, divided1/4 cup dry white wine1/4 cup water3 plum tomatoes, chopped1/3 cup V8 (or tomato) juice1 tbsp chopped fresh parsley1 tbsp fresh thyme leavesBlack pepper, to taste
In a large pot of boiling, salted water, cook fusilli 8-9 minutes, until al dente. Drain, reserving 1/3 cup of the cooking water.
Mince 6 cloves of garlic, set aside. Place the remaining garlic cloves, V8 juice, saffron, oregano and the reserved pasta water in a small food processor or blender and puree.
In a large non-stick (coverable) skillet coated with cooking spray, saute minced garlic just until fragrant.
Pour the broth into the pan and cook vigorously until most of the liquid evaporates.
Add tomatoes and beans and cook 1 minute longer, stirring occasionally, then add the pureed mixture and bring to a boil.
Add the mussels, cover and cook 4 minutes - until the mussels open fully (toss any mussels that do not open).
Uncover, add the drained pasta, parsley, thyme and black pepper and cook 2 minutes, tossing well.
Number of Servings: 4
Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user JO_JO_BA.
Mince 6 cloves of garlic, set aside. Place the remaining garlic cloves, V8 juice, saffron, oregano and the reserved pasta water in a small food processor or blender and puree.
In a large non-stick (coverable) skillet coated with cooking spray, saute minced garlic just until fragrant.
Pour the broth into the pan and cook vigorously until most of the liquid evaporates.
Add tomatoes and beans and cook 1 minute longer, stirring occasionally, then add the pureed mixture and bring to a boil.
Add the mussels, cover and cook 4 minutes - until the mussels open fully (toss any mussels that do not open).
Uncover, add the drained pasta, parsley, thyme and black pepper and cook 2 minutes, tossing well.
Number of Servings: 4
Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user JO_JO_BA.
Nutritional Info Amount Per Serving
- Calories: 365.9
- Total Fat: 4.9 g
- Cholesterol: 36.0 mg
- Sodium: 457.8 mg
- Total Carbs: 60.9 g
- Dietary Fiber: 10.7 g
- Protein: 26.2 g
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