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Tagliatelle with saffron mussels
Photo: Dana DeVolk

Tagliatelle with saffron mussels

8 ingredients 10 min + 20 min Serves 2 openrecipes
Tagliatelle with saffron mussels

Low-fat, good-value seafood bulks up your bowl so you can use less pasta and keep the cals down

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

291
Calories
25g
Protein
14g
Fat
12g
Carbs

Counts 5 of 7 ingredients — the other 2 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 5 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Olive Oil 1 tbsp (14g) 119
Shrimp 100g cooked 99
Onion 1 medium (110g) 44
Wine 2 tbsp cooking wine (30ml) 25
Garlic 1 clove (3g) 4
Saffron not in our table 0
Water not in our table 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • 1kg mussels , cleaned
  • 100g tagliatelle
  • olive oil
  • 1 medium leek , trimmed and diagonally sliced (140g prepared weight)
  • 2 garlic cloves , thinly sliced
  • very good pinch saffron threads, soaked in 1 tbsp boiling water
  • 75ml white wine
  • 25g half-fat crème fraîche

Directions

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By bbcgoodfood · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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