LOVE MUSSELS

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This is great as a light meal with a salad and crusty bread for dipping.

Provided by KitchenWitch

Time 45m

Yield 4

Number Of Ingredients 10

Ingredients

1 tablespoon butter
1 tablespoon olive oil
2 tablespoons minced garlic
2 tablespoons minced shallots
1 tablespoon capers
3 cups canned tomato sauce
1 tablespoon Italian seasoning
½ teaspoon red pepper flakes
1 pound mussels, cleaned and debearded
1 cup chopped green onions

Steps:

Melt butter in a skillet over medium heat. Swirl olive oil into melted butter. Cook garlic, shallots, and capers in oil and butter until shallots are translucent, about 5 minutes. Mix in tomato sauce, Italian seasoning, and red pepper flakes; stir until well incorporated. Cover and reduce heat to medium-low; allow to simmer for 10 minutes.
Add mussels to the pan and cover tightly. Raise heat to medium-high and cook until all mussels have opened, about 10 minutes. Remove from heat, garnish with chopped green onions to serve. Discard any unopened mussels.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 142.4 calories, Carbohydrate 15.8 g, Cholesterol 16.5 mg, Fat 7.1 g, Fiber 4 g, Protein 6.9 g, SaturatedFat 2.4 g, Sodium 1101.9 mg, Sugar 8.6 g