Love Mussels

You will love these mussels cooked in a tomato sauce accented with garlic, shallots and capers.

• Preparation Time: 20 mins
• Cooking Time: 25 mins
• Total Time: 45 mins
• Calories: 142 Calories

Ingredients

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

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

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.

Step 2

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.