Meal: Mussels Marinara with Linguine, Garlic Bread, and Tossed Salad

Mussels Marinara with Linguine: This reminds me of a great east coast Italian restaurant I once visited.

Ingredients
3 cups Basic Marinara
1/4 to 1/2 teaspoon crushed red pepper
4 pounds mussels (about 80 mussels), scrubbed and debearded
2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley

1 lb cooked linguine noodles
1 loaf frozen garlic bread, cooked according to package directions

Tossed Salad
1 head romaine lettuce, washed and torn into pieces
1 roma tomato diced
1 small cucumber, diced
favorite salad dressing

Bring Basic Marinara and pepper to a simmer in a large Dutch oven over medium heat. Add mussels to pan; cover and cook 5 minutes or until shells open. Discard any unopened shells. Sprinkle with parsley. Serve over hot linquine noodles.

Serve along side with warm garlic bread and tossed salad

Cookinglight October 2007