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Linguine with Mussels and Chorizo

January 20, 2015 by carey 77 Comments

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I love muscles mussels!  And I do mean all types.  But this has nothing to do with my New Year’s resolution to personally uncover or build more of them.  This has to do with one of the best and affordable shellfish out there.  Beautiful black and/or greenish shells.  When opened the plump yet tender mussels are full of flavor and enhanced by wonderful sauces.  So say hello to Linguine with Mussels and Chorizo!  Why not take it up a notch?!  Easy to cook and easy to eat – sometimes uncontrollably.  And always, always serve mussels with fresh baguettes or Italian bread.

Don’t you love it when you see mussels on the menu?  “Would you like the red or white sauce, ma’am?”  ABSOLUTELY one of my favorite questions because it means I’m not cooking 🙂 and I’m about to eat more seafood.  My husband John has nicknamed me “Surf and Surf”.  I think it’s funny and my family (haha) sure has caught on…but don’t read too much into it.  Literally, I can’t get enough shellfish.  So I’m not a cheap date…but at least I’m predictable (and still fun)!

Linguine with Mussels and Chorizo | WorldofPastabilities.com

 

Needless to say, when you want to eat a lot of mussels, it’s a great shellfish to make at home. I frequent Costco’s “traveling road show events”…excellent seafood and selection at a fair price.  But call ahead because it usually only happens around holiday weekends.

The presentation of a huge platter of freshly steamed mussels is a real crowd pleaser.  Very colorful with the bright tomatoes and fresh basil.  And mussels can make a family meal or gathering fun and quite interactive.  With the boys, it’s more like a race.  The vultures surround the table and hands start moving…watch out!  In fact, like any experienced cook, I’ve learned to keep a few aside for myself. 🙂

This recipe was inspired by Marie, an Italian food blogger over at Proud Italian Cook.  Her recipe for grilled clams is fabulous!  These clams are wonderful by themselves, but I thought, why not try a version of the sauce with mussels and serve it over some delicious linguine?  I can serve it as a meal and try to control the vultures!  At least for the first serving.  Results?  My family went crazy.  All was gone in a flash.  And if it seems like my 2015 is off with a seafood theme, beginning with Shrimp, Avocado, & Spinach Pasta with a Mango Vinaigrette, you are right!

Linguine with Mussels and Chorizo | WorldofPastabilities.com

And let me say RIGHT NOW that you cannot make enough of this sauce.  There is always leftover bread and pasta and the leftovers will be enjoyed and fought over as much as the meal itself! Fresh garlic, diced onion, chorizo, clam juice, wine, tomatoes, and basil…there is no better combination!  See the before and after below?

Linguine with Mussels and Chorizo | WorldofPastabilities.com

So shellfish lovers, get ready for a one-of-a-kind meal.  Linguine with Mussels and Chorizo – yum!  Enjoy the sauce with clams or mussels or frankly almost anything.  And don’t be shy about making too much sauce!

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Linguine with Mussels and Chorizo

Linguine with Mussels and Chorizo | WorldofPastabilities.com

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4.7 from 23 reviews

Fabulous Mussels and Chorizo over Linguine…a wonderful meal! Don’t forget the baguette! Note: I would double this recipe! I could have used more sauce!

  • Author: Carey | World of Pastabilities
  • Prep Time: 30 mins
  • Cook Time: 25 mins
  • Total Time: 55 mins
  • Yield: 6 1x

Ingredients

Scale
  • 1 lb. linguine (or other long pasta like angel hair or spaghetti) – note: you’ll use about 1/2 the pasta for one sauce recipe
  • 1 5 lb. bag of mussels
  • 1 lb. chorizo (can sub Italian sausage if you like)
  • 1 28 oz. can of whole Italian tomatoes
  • 1 onion, diced
  • 3 cloves garlic, minced
  • 8 oz. bottle of clam juice
  • 1 bottle dark beer (any brand will do)
  • 1 cup white wine (use something inexpensive and dry)
  • 1 ounce or more fresh basil, torn or chopped, plus more for garnish
  • 2 tsp. dried oregano
  • 1 1/2 t. salt
  • 1/2 t. sugar
  • 1/2 t. red pepper flakes
  • 3 T. butter
  • Fresh parsley for garnish

Instructions

  1. Cook pasta as directed on package. Drain, rinse and keep aside.
  2. For sauce, brown chorizo in large sauce pan. About half way until done, add onion, stir for a couple of minutes and then add garlic. To drain excess fat, remove pan from stove top, tilt pan, and use paper towel to soak up fat. Helps to have 2 sets of hands!
  3. Remove whole tomatoes from can and dice on a cutting board. Add tomatoes and all juice to sauce pan.
  4. Add clam juice, white wine, basil, oregano, salt, red pepper, and sugar to pan. Simmer on med-low for 20-25 minutes. You will add the butter to the sauce right before serving.
  5. In the meantime, rinse the mussels and remove any whose shells are cracked or open. (a very small opening is OK). Add beer to a large deep stock pot. Bring to medium high heat until beer is steaming. Add mussels to stock pot. Cover with lid. In about 3 minutes, open and stir mussels to move them around the pot. Cover again for approximately 2-4 minutes more. Mussels are ready when they are all open! Cooking time does vary because of heat and pot…but they are ready when opened!
  6. Add butter to sauce and combine thoroughly.
  7. On a plate or platter, add your preference of pasta. Top with sauce and plenty of mussels. Then add some more sauce and fresh basil and parsley. Serve with hot fresh bread!
  8. I had some pasta leftover and realized I needed more sauce – so please double for maximum enjoyment!

Notes

Double this recipe if you can…I wish I had! I used approximately half the pasta for one recipe of the sauce.

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Comments

  1. Marie says

    January 20, 2015 at 3:27 pm

    This is beautiful! I’ll be making this with mussels now! Looks wonderful.

    Reply
    • carey says

      January 21, 2015 at 7:39 am

      Marie! What a complement from my favorite Italian blogger! Thanks for inspiring me for years…and for anyone who wants to see delicious food and beautiful photos, be sure to check out Proud Italian Cook!

      Reply
  2. Kathy B. says

    January 20, 2015 at 5:24 pm

    Wow! This one sounds amazing!!! And, by the way, I’m loving your seafood twist to kick off 2015! Happy New Year.

    Reply
    • carey says

      January 21, 2015 at 7:40 am

      Thanks Kathy! Same to you…and I promise more seafood!

      Reply
  3. terri bollin says

    January 21, 2015 at 6:32 am

    Look delicious

    Reply
  4. jim bollin says

    January 21, 2015 at 6:32 am

    Love it

    Reply
  5. Helen Ingham says

    January 21, 2015 at 6:33 am

    Yummy 🙂

    Reply
  6. Kari Wagoner says

    January 21, 2015 at 6:37 am

    this sounds so good! Think I’ll try it today.

    Reply
  7. Becky Grayson says

    January 21, 2015 at 6:41 am

    YUMMY! I am also a Surf and Surf girl!

    ★★★★★

    Reply
    • carey says

      January 21, 2015 at 7:41 am

      We should start a dinner club! Only seafood…wouldn’t that be fun?!

      Reply
  8. Pauline Vrbanic says

    January 21, 2015 at 6:46 am

    mussels! What’s not to love?!

    Reply
    • carey says

      January 21, 2015 at 7:41 am

      Agreed!

      Reply
  9. Nancy Fiorenza says

    January 21, 2015 at 6:51 am

    hmm looks good never tried mussels now I want to

    ★★★★★

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  10. Cindy R Moore says

    January 21, 2015 at 6:52 am

    Hmm, I don’t think I would like this!

    Reply
  11. Amber says

    January 21, 2015 at 7:00 am

    Noooo seafood for me.

    Reply
    • carey says

      January 21, 2015 at 7:42 am

      Well, hopefully you’ll find some other recipes on the blog that you will like! 🙂

      Reply
  12. Jennifer Hedden says

    January 21, 2015 at 7:01 am

    This recipe looks amazing! I love mussels and I love seafood with pasta! Thank you for sharing this recipe!

    Reply
    • carey says

      January 21, 2015 at 7:42 am

      Please try it – you’ll really love it!

      Reply
  13. rochelle haynes says

    January 21, 2015 at 7:07 am

    This looks good like to try it

    ★★★★★

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  14. Kathleen Walsh says

    January 21, 2015 at 7:37 am

    I am getting hungry just looking at this pic! I have to try this recipe!!!

    ★★★★★

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    • carey says

      January 21, 2015 at 7:44 am

      Thanks Kathleen! I know you’ll love the way it tastes too!

      Reply
  15. Shirley Smith says

    January 21, 2015 at 7:40 am

    Looking delicious! Yummy

    ★★★★★

    Reply
  16. Heather Repik says

    January 21, 2015 at 7:53 am

    That looks very fancy! I’m not a fan of shellfish myself, but I would make this for my family!

    Reply
    • carey says

      January 21, 2015 at 9:03 am

      Looks fancy, but really isn’t! The sauce is wonderful too without the mussels – that is what we enjoyed the day after!!

      Reply
  17. Nicole Margrif says

    January 21, 2015 at 8:13 am

    I love Chorizo and looks very good.

    Reply
  18. carol n says

    January 21, 2015 at 8:19 am

    not for me, but I am sure others will love it.

    Reply
  19. Sabrina Price says

    January 21, 2015 at 8:22 am

    Looks so yummy my kids would be licking the bowls.

    ★★★★

    Reply
  20. Evans B. says

    January 21, 2015 at 8:43 am

    I never had mussels in a long time, love my mothers recipe–‘s my mother cooked it very well, and she’s 8,000 miles away from me. Going to try this 🙂 Thanks

    ★★★★★

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    • carey says

      January 21, 2015 at 9:02 am

      I hope this brings back some memories and joy! Please let me know! 🙂

      Reply
  21. Seyma Shabbir says

    January 21, 2015 at 8:47 am

    Love the recipe! Sounds amazing!! BIG to do is always rinse the mussels or you will get sand and shell pieces in your food!

    ★★★★★

    Reply
    • carey says

      January 21, 2015 at 9:02 am

      You are right! And the bags can really vary! Enjoy!

      Reply
  22. Sharon A says

    January 21, 2015 at 9:54 am

    I like Surf and Surf too! My preference is shrimp, but it would work with this sauce and linguine also.

    ★★★★★

    Reply
    • carey says

      January 21, 2015 at 11:45 am

      Shrimp would be fabulous – or just a combo of all seafood!

      Reply
  23. Gina Gallagher says

    January 21, 2015 at 10:30 am

    This looks fantastic! Mussels are not hard to cook once you get the hang of them!

    Reply
    • carey says

      January 21, 2015 at 11:45 am

      I think most people are intimidated by seafood…but honestly, seafood is one of the quickest cooking and easiest things to cook – and healthy too!

      Reply
  24. Sean Fiorenza says

    January 21, 2015 at 10:53 am

    looks good gotta try it

    ★★★★★

    Reply
  25. Nicole Ford says

    January 21, 2015 at 11:04 am

    looking good I never thought of this

    ★★★★★

    Reply
  26. Vicki Acreman says

    January 21, 2015 at 11:11 am

    This sounds delicious!

    Reply
  27. Mac W says

    January 21, 2015 at 11:33 am

    wow.. this is all me. I’m so addicted to shellfish when I go out to eat I don’t even bother to look at other items on the menu. Here in AZ it’s difficult to get good seafood but I try my best. Thanks for the chance to win. I gotta have my seafood with pasta most of the time

    Reply
    • carey says

      January 21, 2015 at 11:44 am

      I’m with you! I’m totally attracted to the seafood!

      Reply
  28. Kari Judd says

    January 21, 2015 at 11:38 am

    I have never tried Mussels, but the recipe sounds wonderful!! Think I will give it a go!!

    Reply
  29. Lisa says

    January 21, 2015 at 11:39 am

    That looks so good, my two favorite pasta, and seafood. Yum

    ★★★★★

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  30. Lisa says

    January 21, 2015 at 11:40 am

    That looks so good

    ★★★★★

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  31. Rachel DeMille says

    January 21, 2015 at 12:10 pm

    I have been looking for a great (and romantic) meal to make my husband on Valentine’s Day and this is it! He would LOVE it and it looks and sounds amazing! Thanks for sharing, can’t wait to try it out!

    ★★★★★

    Reply
  32. Pamela McReynolds says

    January 21, 2015 at 12:11 pm

    love idea

    ★★★★

    Reply
  33. Robert Fiorenza says

    January 21, 2015 at 12:44 pm

    wow yummy

    ★★★★★

    Reply
  34. Dana Matthews says

    January 21, 2015 at 1:21 pm

    This looks wonderful!

    Reply
  35. Amber Kolb says

    January 21, 2015 at 1:34 pm

    Wow, this looks delicious! My husband would love me even more if he came home and this was on the table. I think I shall attempt it!

    ★★★★

    Reply
    • carey says

      January 25, 2015 at 9:50 pm

      Thank you! You’d earn brownie points for sure!

      Reply
  36. Jodi says

    January 21, 2015 at 1:48 pm

    I love pasta but I have to say, mussels are not for me.

    ★★

    Reply
    • carey says

      January 25, 2015 at 9:50 pm

      Understood! It’s delish by itself too!

      Reply
  37. Tamie Tarbox says

    January 21, 2015 at 2:04 pm

    Anything Mussels~ I Love Mussels and this looks like another favorite I will add to my recipe file!

    ★★★★★

    Reply
  38. Amelia Drew says

    January 21, 2015 at 2:17 pm

    that looks delic!!

    Reply
  39. Kirsten says

    January 21, 2015 at 3:43 pm

    I love just about all pasta but can not handle seafood. I just don’t like it. Your presentation is beautiful.

    Reply
  40. Linda Rice says

    January 21, 2015 at 4:19 pm

    Looks delicious!

    ★★★★

    Reply
    • carey says

      January 25, 2015 at 9:49 pm

      Thank you!

      Reply
  41. Guss says

    January 21, 2015 at 4:53 pm

    I would love to try this dish!

    Reply
    • carey says

      January 25, 2015 at 9:49 pm

      Please do!! You’ll love it I promise!

      Reply
  42. Jennifer Essad says

    January 21, 2015 at 5:01 pm

    I’ve never prepared mussels for a meal at home, this recipe is one I’m sure our family would enjoy, thanks for sharing. I’m so looking forward to trying this love all the tomatoes and garlic

    ★★★★★

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  43. Candace Galan-Calderon says

    January 21, 2015 at 5:33 pm

    Sounds different and exotic, but surprisingly yummy!

    Reply
  44. JENNIFER AGUERO says

    January 21, 2015 at 5:47 pm

    You got my husband’s mouth watering. I’m allergic so I can’t try this recipe. But it does look inviting.

    Reply
    • carey says

      January 25, 2015 at 9:49 pm

      Love that! You can have it – just leave off the mussels! It is a great sauce alone too!

      Reply
  45. Barb Carlson says

    January 21, 2015 at 7:44 pm

    This just makes me flat-out hungry! YUM

    Reply
  46. alexandra dreyer says

    January 21, 2015 at 8:15 pm

    This sauce sounds soooooo good. I think I can skip the mussels and have the sauce with a loaf of crunchy Italian bread!

    Reply
  47. Wendy McBride says

    January 21, 2015 at 10:27 pm

    I know my family would love that recipe. I am experimenting with new pasta recipes each week.

    Reply
    • carey says

      January 25, 2015 at 9:48 pm

      I’d love to know if you come across any new pasta recipes that your family loves!

      Reply
  48. Tiffany Becker says

    January 21, 2015 at 10:30 pm

    This looks and sounds so good!!!! Thanks for sharing! #WackyWednesday

    Reply
  49. SHARON MARTIN says

    January 21, 2015 at 10:39 pm

    DEFINITELY WILL BE TRYING THIS RECIPE THIS WEEKEND. MUSSELS ARE MY FAVORITE….. ‪#‎ontheblog‬ #WackyWednesday

    Reply
    • carey says

      January 25, 2015 at 9:47 pm

      Awesome!! And let me know how you like it! 🙂

      Reply
  50. Alisson H. says

    January 21, 2015 at 11:14 pm

    Looks great! My husband is allergic to shellfish, but my daughter and me would love to try it!

    ★★★★

    Reply
  51. Thalia @ butter and brioche says

    January 29, 2015 at 12:17 am

    Anything with chorizo is an instant winner in my books. Craving a bowlful of this pasta now!

    Reply
  52. Tammy says

    March 22, 2016 at 4:49 am

    This was absolutely delicious, I cooked this tonight for my husband,3.5 yr old and I and we could not stop eating it. I’m looking forward to having friends over and sharing it with them☺ Thank you

    ★★★★★

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    • carey says

      March 22, 2016 at 10:59 am

      So happy you made this and enjoyed it…I too am addicted to the flavor! Last time I made extra sauce and still have it in the freezer – can’t wait to have it again! Try my Tuscan Clam Sauce as well…another home run! 🙂

      Reply
  53. Elizabeth Frey says

    May 27, 2017 at 1:53 pm

    Hi,

    This looks great but can’t you just steam the mussels in the tomato/wine sauce?

    Reply
    • carey says

      May 30, 2017 at 11:07 am

      Sure you can! I like to do them separately as to not reduce the sauce too much…but either way can work!

      Reply
  54. citizensbankmo com says

    May 29, 2017 at 6:21 pm

    I added diced red pepper for color, and it was delicious. I also served the sauce with fresh saffron pasta from Rafetto s. It was devoured.

    Reply
    • carey says

      May 30, 2017 at 11:08 am

      Great idea! Love the sweetness too of the red pepper! I’m in the mood to make this again soon! Thanks for sharing.

      Reply

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