Mussels with Risoni, Peas, and Bacon

For a delicious, budget-savvy meal choice, cast your net for some marvelous mussels. They’re succulent, sweet, and satisfying as well as being one the most affordable seafood options available.

Today’s outstanding dish is Mussels with Risoni, Peas, and Bacon. It packs a lot of flavor to savor with the créme fraiche that adds some luxury and big-bowl comfort to the meal. The sweet-fleshed taste of mussels tossed with risoni pasta, bacon, and peas is the perfect combination of rich flavor and healthy, omega-3 quantity that’s about as high as that found in salmon.

Treat your family and friends to this refreshing recipe, courtesy of Yummly.com:

Mussels with Risoni, Peas, and Bacon Mussles with Risoni, Peas, and Bacon courtesy of yummly.com

Calories: 480

Time: 35 minutes

Servings: 4

Ingredients:

  • 2 ⅕ pounds mussels (scrubbed)
  • 5 2/7 ounces risoni (or small soup pasta)/span>
  • ¾ pint frozen peas
  • 2 bacon (rashers, diced)
  • 11/13 cup white wine (or cider)
  • 2 ⅓ jiggers créme fraiche (or cream)
  • 3 tablespoons leaf parsley (flat-, chopped)
  • Cracked black pepper (for serving)

 

Directions

Rinse and debeard the mussels.

Cook risoni in simmering salted water for 8 minutes or until al dente, drain and set aside. Cook the peas in simmering salted water for 1 minute, drain and set aside. Fry the bacon in a small pan until crisp and set aside.

Bring the wine to a boil in a large-lid pan over high heat. Add the mussels, cover, and cook for 2 minutes. Give the pan a good shake, then remove any opened mussels, cover, and cook for 2 minutes. Give the pan a good shake, then remove any opened mussels to a lidded bowl, to keep warm. Cover pan again and cook for an additional 1 minute, removing mussels as soon as they open.

Add the risoni, peas, créme fraiche, sea salt, and pepper to the cooking juices remaining in the pan and simmer for 2 minutes, stirring, until hot. Return the mussels to the pan, scatter with bacon, parsley and pepper, toss once or twice, and serve in warm pasta bowls.

Serve up a steaming bowl of this yummy dish and pair it with a crisp white wine, some warm garlic bread and a tomato salad for a seafood dinner experience that no one will soon forget!