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Mussels in White Wine Sauce

Mussels in white wine sauce is a wonderful seafood dish that combines fresh mussels with a garlicky white wine and butter sauce tossed with fresh parsley. Best served with crusty bread to mop up the sauce!

Prep Time
15 mins
Cook Time
15 mins
Total Time
30 mins
Servings: 4
Calories: 387 kcal
Course: Appetizer
Cuisine: Italian

Ingredients

  • 3 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
  • 6 cloves garlic minced
  • 1/4 teaspoon crushed hot red pepper flakes optional
  • 1 cup dry white wine
  • 2 pounds mussels scrubbed and cleaned
  • 1/4 cup Italian flat-leaf parsley minced
  • 4 tablespoons butter
  • salt to taste

Instructions

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  1. Saute the minced garlic in the olive oil over medium-low heat until golden (about 2 minutes).
  2. Add in the hot red pepper flakes and cook for another 30 seconds. Add the white wine and bring to a boil for 2 minutes.
  3. Turn the heat to medium-high and add the mussels to the pan and cover.
  4. Once the mussels open (about 3-5 minutes) remove the lid.
  5. Turn the heat down to low and add in the butter and parsley and stir it all together to get all of the garlic and parsley into the shells. After 1 minute remove the pan from the heat. Taste test the sauce and season with salt and pepper. Serve with crusty bread to mop up all of the sauce. Enjoy!

Notes

  • Thoroughly clean and scrub the mussels.  Look them over and remove any beards with a kitchen towel.
  • Any mussels that do not open after 5-7 minutes of cooking time should be discarded as they are most likely dead.
  • This dish is best eaten right away.  Reheating leftover seafood in the microwave is not recommended.  If you must reheat mussels do so in a saucepan on low heat. 

Nutrition Information

Calories 387kcal (19%) Carbohydrates 7.9g (3%) Protein 20.4g (41%) Fat 25.8g (40%) Saturated Fat 9.5g (48%) Cholesterol 78mg (26%) Sodium 571mg (24%) Potassium 606mg (17%) Sugar 0.5g (1%) Calcium 52mg (5%) Iron 7mg (39%)

Nutrition Facts

Serving: 4Serving

Amount Per Serving

Calories 387

% Daily Value*

Calories 387kcal 19%
Carbohydrates 7.9g 3%
Protein 20.4g 41%
Fat 25.8g 40%
Saturated Fat 9.5g 48%
Cholesterol 78mg 26%
Sodium 571mg 24%
Potassium 606mg 13%
Sugar 0.5g 1%
Calcium 52mg 5%
Iron 7mg 39%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.