Spaghetti with chilli & parsley mussels

Name: Spaghetti with chilli & parsley mussels
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 1 tbsp Essential Olive Oil; 2 clove/s garlic, finely chopped; 2 red chillies, thinly sliced, deseeded if liked; 400 g can Essential Chopped Tomatoes In Natural Juice; 300 g essential spaghetti; 200 g pack cooked Scottish mussels; 25 g pack flat leaf parsley, leaves finely chopped

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HealthyLow in saturated fat1 of your 5 a day

Serves4
CourseMain meal
Prepare10 mins
Cook20 mins
Total time30 mins

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Ingredients

1 tbsp Essential Olive Oil
2 clove/s garlic, finely chopped
2 red chillies, thinly sliced, deseeded if liked
400g can Essential Chopped Tomatoes In Natural Juice
300g essential spaghetti
2 x 200g pack cooked Scottish mussels
25g pack flat leaf parsley, leaves finely chopped

Method

Heat the oil in a large saucepan, then cook the garlic and chillies for 2 minutes. Stir in the tomatoes and simmer for 15 minutes, until thickened and pulpy. Meanwhile, cook the pasta in a large pan of boiling, lightly salted water for 8-10 minutes until tender.
Five minutes before the pasta is done, stir the mussels and their juices into the tomato sauce and simmer for 5 minutes, until the mussels are piping hot. Check the seasoning.
Drain the spaghetti and return to the pan. Stir in the chopped parsley and a ladleful of the tomato sauce, then divide between serving bowls. Spoon the mussels (discarding any that remain closed) and remaining sauce over the spaghetti to serve.