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Mussels Recipe with Blue Cheese
Steamy Mussels Recipe with Blue Cheese and Bacon. A heavenly combination you can make at home! Classic Moules Fromage Bleu with a twist.
Prep Time
5 mins
Cook Time
5 mins
Total Time
15 mins
Servings: 4
Calories: 342 kcal
Course:
Main Course
Cuisine:
French
Ingredients
- 2 1/2 pounds fresh mussels
- 6 tablespoons olive oil
- 3/4 cup chopped bacon
- 2/3 cup thinly sliced shallots
- 1/2 cup mild creamy blue cheese
- 3/4 cup white wine
- Juice of 1 lemon
- 1/2 cup baby spinach or arugula, cleaned and de-stemmed
- salt and pepper
Instructions
- Rinse and check all the mussels. If they are cracked, throw them out! If they are slightly opened, squeeze them. If they don't close back up within a few seconds, throw them out! One bad mussel can spoil the whole pot.
- Heat the oil in a saute pan over medium-high heat. Cook the bacon until the fat is rendered and it is slightly browned. Remove the bacon and set aside.
- Add the shallots and saute 1-2 minutes. Then add the mussels and toss together. Add the white wine and lemon juice and toss together.
- When the mussels start to open, add half of blue cheese, melting it into the broth. As soon as all mussels are open, toss in the spinach.
- Season to taste with salt and black pepper. Top with the rest of the blue cheese and the bacon. Serve with crusty bread to sop up the blue cheese broth!
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Nutrition Information
Serving
15ounces
Calories
342kcal
(17%)
Carbohydrates
3g
(1%)
Protein
10g
(20%)
Fat
28g
(43%)
Saturated Fat
6g
(30%)
Cholesterol
28mg
(9%)
Sodium
529mg
(22%)
Potassium
114mg
(3%)
Sugar
0g
(0%)
Vitamin A
315IU
(6%)
Vitamin C
0.4mg
(0%)
Calcium
114mg
(11%)
Iron
1mg
(6%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 4Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 342
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 15ounces | |
| Calories | 342kcal | 17% |
| Carbohydrates | 3g | 1% |
| Protein | 10g | 20% |
| Fat | 28g | 43% |
| Saturated Fat | 6g | 30% |
| Cholesterol | 28mg | 9% |
| Sodium | 529mg | 22% |
| Potassium | 114mg | 2% |
| Sugar | 0g | 0% |
| Vitamin A | 315IU | 6% |
| Vitamin C | 0.4mg | 0% |
| Calcium | 114mg | 11% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.