Mussel and 'Nduja Tagliatelle

Fresh mussels meet spicy 'nduja in a firey flavour-bomb of a pasta dish. This my go-to dinner party dish (Anna here!); it's acidic, punchy and fresh and goes perfectly with a cold glass of wine. It also doesn't take hours to make so it's great when you're working on a quick turnaround. Simply prep everything beforehand so it's all ready to go and you can focus on spending time with your friends. We recommend serving with some crusty bread to mop up that delicious sauce at the end - just make sure you don't use your best white tablecloth 😅

Method

Based on 4 servings, adjust as needed.

Step 1

Chop the garlic, halve the tomatoes and chop the parsley.

Step 2

Set a heavy based casserole dish over a medium heat and pour in the olive oil. Fry the garlic in the oil for 1 minute before adding the 'nduja paste and halved tomatoes. Break up the nduja with the back of a spoon, letting it melt into the oil.

Step 3

Boil the pasta in salted boiling water for 3 minutes less than the packet states, it will finish cooking in the sauce.

Step 4

Once the tomatoes have begun to break down in the sauce, crank up the heat to medium-high and tip in the mussels along with the liquid in the packet. Quickly cover with a lid and cook for 5 minutes. Continue cooking while you drain the pasta, reserving a large cup of pasta water.

Step 5

Remove any mussels that haven’t opened. Transfer the pasta to the mussels and toss through the sauce. Add the parsley and butter and continue stirring to create a silky sauce. Finish with most of the lemon juice and zest and pile onto plates. Serve with a big green salad dressed in olive oil and extra lemon.

  • Ingredients
  • Based on 4 servings
  • 1 tbsp Extra Virgin Olive Oil 1x Sainsbury's Olive Oil, Extra Virgin 500ml
  • 4 Garlic Cloves, chopped 1x Sainsbury's Garlic
  • 30g Parsley 1x Sainsbury's Fresh Packed Flat Leaf Parsley 30g
  • 1 Lemon, juice and zest 1x Sainsbury's Lemons
  • 90g Baby Leaf Salad 1x Sainsbury's Baby Leaf Salad 90g
  • 325g Baby Plum Tomatoes 1x Sainsbury's Baby Plum Tomatoes 325g
  • 400g Tagliatelle 1x Sainsbury's Tagliatelle Pasta 500g
  • 1 kg Mussels 2x Sainsbury's Scottish Marine Stewardship Council MSC Mussels In White Wine 500g (Serves x2)
  • 4 tbsp 'Nduja 1x Sainsbury's Nduja Paste, Taste the Difference 85g
  • 25g Butter, cold and cubed 1x Sainsbury's British Butter, Salted 250g
  • Maldon Salt, to taste, 1x Maldon Sea Salt Flakes 250g
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