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Mussel and Tomato Spaghetti

Name: Mussel and Tomato Spaghetti
Prep time: 25 min
Total time: 25 min
Yield: 1 serving
Ingredients: 150 g Mussels, cooked and shelled; 85 g dry Spaghetti; 150 g Passata; 50 ml Dry white wine; 3 cloves, about 9 g Garlic; A pinch Chilli flakes; 2 tsp (8 g) Olive oil; A handful, chopped Fresh parsley; For the water Salt

Spaghetti in a garlic and chilli passata sauce loosened with white wine, with shelled mussels folded in at the end. 38 g of protein for 617 kcal.

Calories: 617kcal
Protein: 38g
Fat: 13g
Carbs: 76g

Per serving, makes 1. 25 minutes of work. Published 8 September 2026.

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Sulphites

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Mussel and Tomato Spaghetti, plated and ready to serve. — The finished recipe. Mussel and Tomato Spaghetti

Ingredients 1 to 6 for mussel and tomato spaghetti arranged separately on a dark worktop. — Ingredients 1 to 6. 150 g Mussels, cooked and shelled (Shelled weight. In the shell, roughly three times this weight.). 85 g dry Spaghetti (Dry weight. Cooked, it is about 2.2 times heavier.). 150 g Passata. 50 ml Dry white wine (Some of the alcohol cooks off. The calories here are counted in full.). 3 cloves, about 9 g Garlic. A pinch Chilli flakes

Ingredients 7 to 9 for mussel and tomato spaghetti arranged separately on a dark worktop. — Ingredients 7 to 9. 2 tsp (8 g) Olive oil. A handful, chopped Fresh parsley. For the water Salt

Mussel and Tomato Spaghetti, preparation step 1: Put the spaghetti on in well-salted water and cook it a minute short of the packet time. — Step 1. Put the spaghetti on in well-salted water and cook it a minute short of the packet time.

Mussel and Tomato Spaghetti, preparation step 2: Warm the oil with the garlic and chilli flakes over a low heat for two minutes, then add the wine and let it bubble down by half. Add the passata and simmer for eight minutes. — Step 2. Warm the oil with the garlic and chilli flakes over a low heat for two minutes, then add the wine and let it bubble down by half. Add the passata and simmer for eight minutes.

Mussel and Tomato Spaghetti, preparation step 3: Add the mussels for the last two minutes, just to heat them through in the sauce. — Step 3. Add the mussels for the last two minutes, just to heat them through in the sauce.

The finished mussel and tomato spaghetti. — Step 4. Toss the drained spaghetti in the pan with a splash of pasta water for a minute, then the parsley.

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Ingredients

Mussels, cooked and shelled150 g
Shelled weight. In the shell, roughly three times this weight.
Spaghetti85 g dry
Dry weight. Cooked, it is about 2.2 times heavier.
Passata150 g
Dry white wine50 ml
Some of the alcohol cooks off. The calories here are counted in full.
Garlic3 cloves, about 9 g
Chilli flakesA pinch
Olive oil2 tsp (8 g)
Fresh parsleyA handful, chopped
SaltFor the water

Method

Put the spaghetti on in well-salted water and cook it a minute short of the packet time.
Warm the oil with the garlic and chilli flakes over a low heat for two minutes, then add the wine and let it bubble down by half. Add the passata and simmer for eight minutes.
Add the mussels for the last two minutes, just to heat them through in the sauce.
Toss the drained spaghetti in the pan with a splash of pasta water for a minute, then the parsley.

Worth knowing

Mussels from a pouch or a tub, already cooked and shelled, are made for this and take two minutes. Cooking fresh ones open in the sauce first works too and gives you their liquor as a bonus.
At 85 g dry the pasta is 297 of the 617. Drop to 70 g and the dish is under 570 with the same amount of mussel.

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