Whole Wheat Fusilli With Mussels Recipe


INGREDIENTS:

  • 5 oz. whole wheat fusilli
  • 1½ lb. mussels, cleaned
  • ¾ cup extra olive oil
  • 2 shallots, finely chopped
  • 4 garlic cloves, minced
  • ½ tsp. crushed red pepper flakes
  • 10 oz. cherry tomatoes, halved
  • 20 basil leaves, torn into pieces
  • Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste

INSTRUCTIONS:

  1. Fill a large pot with salted water and bring to a boil over high heat. Add the fusilli and cook 2 minutes less than indicated on the package, because you will continue cook the pasta a few more minutes in a saucepan. Drain pasta and set aside.
  2. In another large pot, bring water to a boil over high heat and add the mussels. Cook for approximately 3 to 5 minutes. Drain and set aside each opened mussel. Discard all mussels that have not opened.
  3. In a saucepan, add extra olive oil over medium-high heat. Add shallots and cook shallots until translucent. Add garlic, red pepper flakes and cherry tomatoes. Sauté everything together for few minutes (about 2-3 minutes). Add reserved fusilli and mussels and stir well for more 2 minutes. Add basil, salt and pepper to taste. Adjust seasoning if necessary.


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