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Steamed Mussels in Garlic and Shallots

SUBMITTED BY: Cooking Light magazine 

"When time is of the essence, but you don't want to sacrifice taste and quality, this dish is perfect."

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INGREDIENTS

  • 1 teaspoon olive oil
  • 1/3 cup minced shallots
  • 2 cloves garlic, minced
  • 1 cup Riesling or other slightly sweet white wine
  • 12 mussels, cleaned and debearded
  • 2 teaspoons chopped fresh thyme

DIRECTIONS

  1. Heat oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium heat. Add shallots and garlic; saute 3 minutes, stirring occasionally. Add wine, and bring to a simmer. Add mussels; cover and cook 6 minutes or until shells open. Discard any unopened shells. Divide evenly between 2 shallow dishes, and sprinkle with thyme.

FOOTNOTES

  • Reprinted with permission of Cooking Light® magazine. All rights reserved.
  • CALORIES 132 (30% from fat); FAT 4.41g (sat 0.7g, mono 2.2g, poly 0.8g); PROTEIN 12.5g; CARB 10.7g; FIBER 0.3g; CHOL 27mg; IRON 4.2mg; SODIUM 189mg CALC 43mg
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REVIEWS

The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 5 star rating.
Reviewed on aug. 25, 2004 by CHERYLS1 
This is a great recipe! We served it over pasta. MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 5 star rating.
Reviewed on mar. 4, 2007 by WORKINGGIRL61 
I don't like mussels but my family does and they rated this recipe 5 with stars. MORE


 
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