Mussels Marinara Recipe

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Mussels Marinara
Submitted Apr 3, 2004 by excitedmommy

Mussels in a spicy tomato sauce.

Ingredients

1 14 oz can chopped tomatoes
1 teaspoon oregano
1 teaspoon red pepper flakes
1/4 cup olive oil
2 lbs mussels (cleaned and debearded)
8 garlic cloves sliced
shredded fresh basil

Instructions

Serves 2 In a large skillet, heat olive, garlic and red pepper flakes. Saute approx 3 to 5 minutes being careful not to brown the garlic. Add tomatoes and oregano and simmer for 10 to 15 minutes. Add mussels and cover. Cook approx 3 to 5 minutes until mussels open. Add basil and serve.

Serve With

Serve with crusty bread. Or for a main course, serve over linguine.

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