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3-ingredient mussel pasta

2
Easy
1 minute
5 minutes

This three-ingredient recipe is perfect for throwing together before loadshedding. The smoked mussels infuse the dish with oodles of flavour. It’s rich, smoky and surprisingly complex for a three-ingredient recipe!

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Ingredients

Method
  • 250 g Woolworths fresh fettuccine
  • 1 x 115 g can Woolworths smoke-flavoured mussels in canola oil
  • 1 cup cream
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1. Cook the pasta according to package instructions.

2. Heat a pan and pour in a little of the oil from the mussels.

3. Add the cream, then the mussels. Stir and allow to simmer for 1–2 minutes.

4. Add the pasta and season to taste. You won’t need much salt as the mussels are already salty.

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Photograph: Katharine Pope

Abigail Donnelly

Recipe by: Abigail Donnelly

Nothing excites Woolworths TASTE's Food Director quite as much as the challenge of dreaming up recipes with innovative new foods – or the thrill of creating deliciousness on a plate with the humblest of ingredients. With Abi by your side, you’ll be a cooking expert in no time at all.

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