Description
These Stuffed Baked Mussels are a delightful appetizer featuring fresh mussels topped with a flavorful mixture of breadcrumbs, Parmesan, and herbs, baked to perfection. A perfect dish for seafood lovers!
Ingredients
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Ingredients for Stuffed Baked Mussels:
- 2 pounds fresh mussels (cleaned and debearded)
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 3 garlic cloves (minced)
- ½ cup breadcrumbs
- ¼ cup grated Parmesan cheese
- 2 tablespoons fresh parsley (chopped)
- 2 tablespoons lemon juice
- 1 teaspoon lemon zest
- ½ teaspoon red pepper flakes (optional)
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ¼ teaspoon black pepper
- lemon wedges (for serving)
Instructions
- Preheat Oven: Preheat oven to 400°F (200°C).
- Steam Mussels: In a large pot, steam mussels in 1 cup of water for 4 to 5 minutes until they open. Discard unopened mussels.
- Prepare Mussels: Remove mussels from shells, discard top shell, and place half shells with mussel meat on a baking sheet.
- Make Topping: Sauté garlic in olive oil, then mix with breadcrumbs, Parmesan, parsley, lemon juice, zest, red pepper flakes, salt, and pepper.
- Stuff Mussels: Spoon breadcrumb mixture over mussels.
- Bake: Bake for 8 to 10 minutes until golden and crisp.
- Serve: Serve hot with lemon wedges.
Notes
- For extra flavor, consider drizzling with melted butter before baking.
- These mussels are a fantastic appetizer choice for seafood enthusiasts.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
- Category: Appetizer
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: Italian
Nutrition
- Serving Size: about 5 mussels
- Calories: 160
- Sugar: 1g
- Sodium: 420mg
- Fat: 7g
- Saturated Fat: 2g
- Unsaturated Fat: 5g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 10g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 14g
- Cholesterol: 40mg
