Best Fettuccine With Mussels Recipes

PASTA WITH MUSSELS AND SHRIMP

Steps:

• Butterfly the shrimp: Peel the shrimp, then cut along the curved side with a small sharp knife, about three-quarters of the way through. Devein the shrimp and set aside.
• Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Heat the olive oil in a large pot or Dutch oven over medium heat. Add the onion and celery and cook until softened, about 4 minutes. Add the wine and cook until reduced, 1 to 2 minutes. Season with 1/2 teaspoon salt and the red pepper flakes. Add the tomatoes and bring to a simmer; cook until slightly thickened, 10 to 12 minutes.
• Meanwhile, add the pasta to the boiling water and cook as the label directs for al dente. Reserve 1/2 cup cooking water, then drain.
• Add the mussels to the tomato sauce, cover and cook until they just begin to open, 2 to 4 minutes. Add the shrimp, cover and cook until the shrimp is cooked through and the mussels have opened fully, 2 to 4 more minutes. (Discard any unopened mussels.)
• Add the pasta to the sauce and stir to coat, stirring in enough of the reserved cooking water to loosen the sauce. Divide among bowls; top with the parsley and celery leaves.

MUSSELS AND PASTA WITH CREAMY WINE SAUCE

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Cook linguine at a boil until tender yet firm to the bite, about 11 minutes.
• Place mussel meat in a fine-mesh strainer and rinse thoroughly with cold water.
• Melt 1 teaspoon butter in a medium skillet over medium-low heat. Gently warm the mussels until they release their water, about 3 minutes. Remove to a bowl and set aside.
• Wipe out the skillet with paper towels. Melt remaining 3 teaspoons butter in the skillet. Cut any large mushrooms into smaller pieces. Add to the skillet and sprinkle with pepper. Cook until starting to soften, 3 to 5 minutes. Add garlic and cook for 1 minute. Pour wine into the skillet, add red pepper flakes, and cook until wine has reduced by half, 2 to 3 minutes. Pour in cream and add mussels. Heat until warmed through, 1 to 2 minutes.
• Use tongs to lift linguine out of the pot and add to the skillet with some of the cooking water. Toss to coat with sauce. Plate and garnish with lemon zest.

MUSSELS AND LINGUINE WITH GARLIC BUTTER & WHITE WINE PASTA SAUCE

Steps:

• Rinse the mussels and remove beards if necessary, discard any that do not fully close when rinsing (these are dead).
• Bring a large pot of water to a boil, add a pinch of salt, and cook linguine until al dente.
• Meanwhile, heat butter and oil in a large covered saucepan on medium-high heat. Cook garlic and shallots until fragrant, about 1 minute. Add wine, basil, and red pepper flakes to the pan. Cover and simmer mussels in the white wine sauce until fully cooked and shells open up, about 5 minutes. Stir mussels to coat in the sauce.
• When linguine is finished, strain and stir into the mussels and white wine sauce. Now add cream and Parmesan cheese. Simmer for 5-7 minutes, covered, stirring occasionally until the sauce slightly thickens. Serve topped with a pinch of fresh basil, more Parmesan cheese, and 6-7 mussels.

PASTA WITH MUSSELS IN TOMATO SAUCE

Steps:

• Pulse tomatoes with juices in food processor just a few times to break down into a coarse purée; set aside. Bring large pot of water to boil for pasta.
• Meanwhile, in a wide skillet or saucepan with lid, combine crushed garlic clove and shallot with white wine. Bring to a boil and add mussels. Cover and cook, shaking pan from time to time, 2 to 4 minutes, or until mussels open up. Check mussels after 2 minutes; transfer open mussels to a bowl using tongs. Cover pan again, wait another minute, and repeat until all mussels have opened.
• Leave mussels to cool in bowl until easily removed from shells. Remove half from shells and leave other half intact. Taste a mussel; if it is sandy, give them all a very quick rinse and drain in a colander. Transfer to a bowl and keep covered while you make tomato sauce.
• Place a strainer over another bowl, line with cheesecloth and strain the liquid in the pan into bowl. Reserve 1/2 cup. Rinse and dry pan.
• Heat olive oil over medium heat in pan and add minced garlic and red pepper flakes. Cook, stirring, just until fragrant, about 30 seconds to 1 minute. Add tomatoes, thyme or marjoram (or both), and sugar.
• Turn heat up to medium-high and cook, stirring often, 5 to 10 minutes, until tomatoes have cooked down slightly. Add 1/2 cup broth from mussels, stir together and bring to a simmer. Taste and add salt as needed (you may not need to add any). Tip all mussels, shelled and unshelled, into sauce, cover and turn heat to very low or remove from heat if not serving right away. Keep warm while you cook pasta.
• Warm a large bowl for the pasta. When water for pasta comes to a rolling boil, salt generously and add pasta. Cook al dente, following the directions on the package. Drain and toss in the warm bowl with tomato sauce, mussels and parsley. Serve right away.

FETTUCCINE WITH MUSSELS

Steps:

• Place the olive oil, water, white wine and garlic in a large pot over medium heat. Add the mussels and steam according to the technique described in the basic steamed mussels recipe. Remove the mussels from their shells and set aside. Strain the cooking liquid and place in a medium-size saucepan. Cook over medium heat until reduced to 1 cup.
• Meanwhile, bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Add the fettuccine and cook just until al dente, about 10 minutes. Drain. Add the cream and the mussels to the sauce and cook for 1 minute. Season to taste with salt and pepper.
• Place the pasta in a large bowl. Add the sauce and the parsley and toss to coat well. Divide among 4 pasta bowls and serve immediately.

PASTA WITH SMOKED MUSSELS AND CAPERS

Steps:

• Bring large pot of water to a boil and boil pasta. Meanwhile prepare the ingredients: Coarsely chopping the mussels, sardines, capers and parsley and adding them to the bottom of a mixing bowl. Add lemon juice and olive oil and season to taste with salt and crushed red pepper.
• When pasta is done, drain and shake dry and add to the bowl; toss with scallions, reserving some for garnish. Serve warm.
• Refresh leftovers with vinaigrette.

FETTUCCINE WITH MUSSELS

Steps:

• Put mussels in a large pot along with parsley stems, white wine and broth and cover.
• Bring to a boil and cook, stirring from time to time, until the mussels just open, about 5 minutes.
• Remove with a slotted spoon.
• When cool enough to handle, remove from their shells.
• Strain broth through cheesecloth.
• Cook over high heat until reduced to 1 ½ cups, about 25 minutes.
• In a large frying pan, heat olive oil slightly and add onion.
• Cook, covered, until onion is soft, about 2 minutes.
• Add garlic and mushrooms and cook 2 minutes longer.
• Add red pepper and tomatoes and let stew for another 2 minutes.
• Add reserved broth and bring to a boil.
• Cook fettucine until al dente.
• Add pasta to skillet with sauce, top with basil and parsley and toss to coat with sauce.
• Cook for 1 minute so that pasta absorbs sauce.
• Add reserved mussels and cook another minute for mussels to heat through.
• Pour pasta onto hot platter and serve immediately.

FETTUCCINE WITH SHRIMP, SCALLOPS AND MUSSELS

Steps:

• Melt 1 1/2 tablespoons butter in large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Add breadcrumbs; sauté until golden, about 5 minutes. Mix in 3 tablespoons basil and thyme. Remove from heat.
• Combine mussels and 1 cup water in large pot. Cover; boil until mussels open, about 7 minutes (discard any mussels that do not open). Using tongs, transfer mussels to bowl. Tent with foil. Strain cooking liquid into small bowl.
• Heat 1 tablespoon oil in large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Add vegetables and sauté until crisp-tender, about 5 minutes. Transfer to bowl. Melt 2 tablespoons butter with 2 tablespoons oil in same skillet. Add garlic; sauté 30 seconds. Add shrimp, scallops and 1/2 cup basil and sauté 3 minutes. Add mussel cooking liquid; simmer until shellfish are cook through, about 3 minutes. Add vegetables; stir to heat through.
• Meanwhile, cook pasta in large pot of boiling salted water until just tender but still firm to bite. Drain.
• Pour vegetables and shellfish over pasta; toss to coat. Season with salt and pepper. Sprinkle with 1/2 cup basil. Top with mussels and breadcrumbs.