Mussel and 'Nduja Tagliatelle

    5m prep time
    20m total time
    Medium level
    11 ingredients

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