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Spicy Garlic Squid Ink Pasta with Steamed Mussels

This is the absolute perfect dish to make for Halloween — it gives v spooky, Medusa’s hair-style vibes — or honestly literally any other time, especially if you’re a pasta lover.
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 25 minutes
Total Time 35 minutes
Course Main Course
Cuisine Italian
Servings 6
Calories 513 kcal

Ingredients
  

  • 1 lb squid ink linguini or spaghetti
  • 2 lb mussels scrubbed/cleaned and beards removed (discard any that are already opened)
  • 3 tbsp EVOO
  • 3 tbsp butter
  • 4 large cloves garlic minced
  • 1/2 tbsp Calabrian chili pepper paste
  • 1 1/2 cup Sauvignon Blanc
  • Salt
  • Reserved pasta water
  • 1/2 C Fresh flat leaf parsley chopped, for serving
  • Lemon wedges for serving

Instructions
 

  • Melt butter and EVOO in wide, deep pan over medium/medium low heat, then add garlic and chili pepper paste and sauté for a minute.
  • Add your wine and season with salt. Bring to a simmer.
  • Add your mussels and cover, allowing them to steam, for about 5 minutes, or until all have opened (discard any that don’t open after cooking).
  • Transfer mussels to a separate bowl, leaving any liquid behind. Let that sauce simmer until reduced by half.
  • Add your spooky squid ink pasta, cooked just under al dente (according to package instructions) and toss.
  • Add some pasta water to emulsify your sauce and help the sauce stick to the pasta and continue to toss, until pasta has reached al dente.
  • Add mussels back to the pan and toss together.
  • Serve and top with a good squeeze of lemon and some fresh parsley and voila! Get ready for a scarily delicious meal muahahahahaha! 👻

Nutrition

Calories: 513kcalCarbohydrates: 62gProtein: 19gFat: 16gSaturated Fat: 5gPolyunsaturated Fat: 2gMonounsaturated Fat: 7gTrans Fat: 0.2gCholesterol: 37mgSodium: 274mgPotassium: 458mgFiber: 3gSugar: 2gVitamin A: 722IUVitamin C: 14mgCalcium: 48mgIron: 4mg
Keyword brown butter, Calabrian chili pepper, fettuccini, garlic, lemon, linguini, mussels, olive oil, parsley, pasta, sauvignon blanc, seafood, spaghetti, spicy, squid ink, steamed mussels, white wine
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