Mussel Linguine in Tomato Sauce

  • 1 onion sliced
  • 1 x 5ml spoon chopped garlic
  • 100g green beans, trimmed and halved
  • ½ x 5ml spoon dried chilli flakes (optional)
  • 100g cooked mussels (no shell)
  • 1 x 15ml spoon oil
  • 1 x 400g can chopped tomatoes
  • 200g linguine pasta

Serves: 4 

Prep: 7 min  ›  Cook: 20-25 min  

  1. Peel and chop the onion and garlic. (Adult help)
  2. Trim the green beans and cut in half.
  3. Fry the onions for 6 to 8 minutes, until softened.
  4. Add the garlic and chilli and stir for 1 minute.
  5. Pour in the tomatoes and green beans. Bring to the boil and then simmer for 5 minutes.
  6. Cook the linguine in boiling water, following the packet instructions. (Adult)
  7. When there are 3 minutes of the cooking time remaining, take a ladleful of the pasta’s cooking water and add to the tomato sauce.
  8. Bring the sauce to the boil, add the mussels and cook for 5 minutes.
  9. Drain the linguine. (Adult) Toss into the sauce, over the heat, until the pasta is well coated.

Recipe and image supplied by Fish is the Dish (a Seafish initiative): http://www.fishisthedish.co.uk

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