Clams and Mussels with Tortellini
Clams and Mussels in a red wine sauce.
Ingredients
- 2 Tablespoons olive oil
- 6 cloves garlic chopped
- 1 tablespoon butter
- 1 9 oz. pkg. cheese tortellini
- 1 and 1/2 teaspoon salt divided
- 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
- 1/2 teaspoon red pepper flakes
- 1 pound mussels fresh or frozen
- 1 pound clams fresh or frozen
- 1 and 1/2 cups red wine
Instructions
- You can use either fresh or frozen. Don't worry, it still works out real good either way and it's easy. But, if you use fresh clams and mussels rinse them off real good first and any that have opened after cleaned throw them away. And any that have not opened up after being cooked throw away. Put a pot of water big enough to handle the tortellini on to boil and add a teaspoon of salt. Put a large skillet or sauté pan on at medium high with two tablespoons of good extra virgin olive oil. When the tortellini water starts to simmer put in the tortellini and stir it up. Meanwhile coarsely chop up 6 cloves of garlic and put it in the pan. Let the garlic cook for a minute or so, but, don't let it get brown. Add the butter, salt, black pepper, the red pepper flakes, the mussels and the clams. Toss everything together and let things heat up a little.
- Add the red wine. Mix everything together. Stir often and simmer to let the wine reduce until it starts to thicken. By then the tortellini should be softened up some. Take one out and squeeze, poke, bite or whatever to see if is done the way you like it. Tortellini cooks quicker than dried pasta. Top the tortellini with the wine sauce and the calms and mussels. Then serve it up!
- Some chilled Pinot Grigio, of course. And some of poppop's easy homemade bread to dip in the sauce. Bon Appetito!
Nutrition
Calories: 472.7kcalCarbohydrates: 13.8gProtein: 19.7gFat: 22.8gSaturated Fat: 6.1gPolyunsaturated Fat: 2.5gMonounsaturated Fat: 12.3gTrans Fat: 0.2gCholesterol: 57.8mgSodium: 2158.4mgPotassium: 665.7mgFiber: 0.5gSugar: 1.3gVitamin A: 616.1IUVitamin C: 12.1mgCalcium: 80.4mgIron: 6.3mg
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