Recipe - Steamed Mussels With Tomato Sauce And Feta

1 tablespoon Olive oil
1 cup Finely chopped onion
1 md Clove garlic, peeled and
Minced
Three fourths cup Dry white wine
1 teaspoon Dried oregano, crushed
One fourth teaspoon Crushed red pepper flakes
One fourth teaspoon Salt
1 28oz can peeled and minced
Tomatoes, undrained
1 cup Water
1 pound Mussels, washed, beards
Removed
2 cup Rotelli pasta (8 oz)
One half cup Finely chopped parsley
Three fourths cup Crumbled feta cheese
Freshly ground black pepper
To taste

1. Heat the oil in a large pot over medium heat. Add the onion and
garlic; saute 5 minutes. Add the wine, oregano, crushed pepper flakes
and salt; simmer 5 minutes. Stir in the undrained tomatoes and water.
Bring to a boil, reduce the heat and simmer 15 minutes.

2. Bring a large pot of water to a boil for the pasta.

3. Prepare the mussels. Place on steamer rack and place over pot. (The
sauce should be cooking at a high simmer.) Cover and steam 20 to 25
minutes, or until mussel shells open (discard any that do not open).

4. Cook the pasta in the boiling water according to package directions;
drain. Remove the mussels from the steamer. Put the pasta into the
sauce with the parsley, adding pepper to taste. Transfer to plates or
large shallow bowls and sprinkle with feta cheese. Put mussels on top
and serve.

Data per serving: Calories....412 Carbohydrates....48g Monounsaturated
fat....4g Protein.....23g Sodium.........930mg Polyunsaturated fat....2g
Fat.........12g Saturated fat.....4g
Cholesterol..........51mg Submitted By CHERYL FEATHERS@ESKIMO.COM On
FRI, 2 JUN 1995 215204 ~0700 (PDT)

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