Best 9 Pasta With Mussels And Chorizo Recipes

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The fusion of flavors in pasta with mussels and chorizo is a culinary journey that tantalizes the taste buds. This beloved dish, originating from the coastal regions of Spain and Portugal, is a symphony of salty, smoky, and briny flavors. Each ingredient brings a unique dimension to the dish, creating a harmonious blend that is both comforting and exciting. The mussels, plucked fresh from the sea, offer a briny sweetness that pairs perfectly with the smoky spice of the chorizo. The pasta, cooked al dente, serves as a sturdy base that absorbs the delectable sauce, a combination of olive oil, garlic, white wine, and tomatoes.

Check out the recipes below so you can choose the best recipe for yourself!

PASTA WITH MUSSELS AND SHRIMP



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Provided by Food Network Kitchen

Categories     main-dish

Time 30m

Yield 4 servings

Number Of Ingredients 11

12 ounces large shrimp
Kosher salt
2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
1 onion, sliced
3 stalks celery, thinly sliced, plus leaves for topping
1/2 cup dry white wine
1/4 teaspoon red pepper flakes
1 28-ounce can whole plum tomatoes, crushed by hand
12 ounces campanelle pasta (or other short pasta)
1 pound mussels, scrubbed and debearded
1/4 cup chopped fresh parsley

Steps:

  • Butterfly the shrimp: Peel the shrimp, then cut along the curved side with a small sharp knife, about three-quarters of the way through. Devein the shrimp and set aside.
  • Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Heat the olive oil in a large pot or Dutch oven over medium heat. Add the onion and celery and cook until softened, about 4 minutes. Add the wine and cook until reduced, 1 to 2 minutes. Season with 1/2 teaspoon salt and the red pepper flakes. Add the tomatoes and bring to a simmer; cook until slightly thickened, 10 to 12 minutes.
  • Meanwhile, add the pasta to the boiling water and cook as the label directs for al dente. Reserve 1/2 cup cooking water, then drain.
  • Add the mussels to the tomato sauce, cover and cook until they just begin to open, 2 to 4 minutes. Add the shrimp, cover and cook until the shrimp is cooked through and the mussels have opened fully, 2 to 4 more minutes. (Discard any unopened mussels.)
  • Add the pasta to the sauce and stir to coat, stirring in enough of the reserved cooking water to loosen the sauce. Divide among bowls; top with the parsley and celery leaves.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 560, Fat 11 grams, SaturatedFat 2 grams, Cholesterol 103 milligrams, Sodium 1322 milligrams, Carbohydrate 80 grams, Fiber 6 grams, Protein 32 grams, Sugar 9 grams

PASTA WITH MUSSELS AND CHORIZO



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Categories     Pasta     Sauté     Sausage     Mussel     White Wine     Spring     Cilantro     Gourmet

Yield Makes 6 main-course servings

Number Of Ingredients 10

1/2 cup extra-virgin olive oil
2 Spanish chorizo links (spicy cured pork sausage; 1/2 lb total), finely chopped
2 shallots, finely chopped
1 tablespoon minced garlic
1/2 cup dry white wine
1 pound dried pasta such as campanelli (bellflower)
4 pounds mussels (preferably cultivated),cleaned and steamed , then shucked
1/4 cup finely chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley
1/2 cup finely chopped fresh cilantro
2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice, or to taste

Steps:

  • Heat oil in a 12-inch heavy skillet over moderately high heat until hot but not smoking, then sauté chorizo and shallots, stirring, until chorizo is golden brown on edges, about 4 minutes. Add garlic and sauté, stirring, 1 minute. Add wine and simmer until liquid is reduced by half, about 5 minutes. Keep sauce warm, covered.
  • Cook pasta in a large pot of
  • Return pasta to pot and add sauce, mussels, parsley, cilantro, and 1/2 cup pasta cooking water. Cook over low heat, stirring, until mussels are heated through. Add more cooking water if pasta seems dry.
  • Toss pasta with lemon juice and salt and pepper to taste.

MUSSELS WITH CHORIZO



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Provided by Sunny Anderson

Categories     main-dish

Time 35m

Yield 4 servings

Number Of Ingredients 8

2 (5-pound) bags mussels
1 tablespoon olive oil
1 pound spicy Mexican chorizo, casing removed
1 Vidalia onion, chopped
4 cloves garlic, slivered
Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
1 bottle dry white wine
Parsley, chopped, for garnish

Steps:

  • Working, 1 at a time, scrub any grit from shells under running water. Discard open mussels that do not close with a few taps of the finger and any with cracked shells. Put the mussels in a bowl of cold water.
  • Heat the oil in a large wide pot over medium-high heat and add the chorizo. Using a wooden spoon or potato masher, mash the chorizo into chunks, so it resembles ground beef. Saute until brown, about 8 minutes. Remove chorizo to a bowl. In the same pot, add the onion and garlic and season with salt and pepper, to taste. Saute 3 minutes to sweat. Deglaze the pan with the wine. Pull the mussels from bowl and transfer them and the water to the pot, do not strain, leaving behind any sand and grit that has sunk to the bottom. Stir to coat. Add the chorizo back into the pot and cover. Cook over medium heat until the mussels open, 5 to 10 minutes. Transfer to a large serving bowl, sprinkle with parsley and serve immediately.

MUSSELS WITH CHORIZO



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Provided by Mark Bittman

Categories     dinner, easy, quick, main course

Time 15m

Yield 4 servings

Number Of Ingredients 6

2 tablespoons olive oil
1 medium onion, chopped
1/4 pound chorizo, or linguiça, chopped
4 pounds mussels, rinsed and debearded
1/4 cup white wine, optional
Chopped parsley for garnish

Steps:

  • Put the olive oil in a large pot that can later be covered, and turn the heat to medium. Cook the onion and chorizo, stirring occasionally, until the onion softens, about 5 minutes.
  • Put the mussels in the pot; cover and cook, shaking the pot occasionally, until mussels open, about 10 minutes. If they have not generated enough broth for you, add the wine and cook, uncovered, another 5 minutes. Sprinkle with parsley, and serve.

Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 590, UnsaturatedFat 17 grams, Carbohydrate 20 grams, Fat 28 grams, Fiber 0 grams, Protein 61 grams, SaturatedFat 7 grams, Sodium 1649 milligrams, Sugar 1 gram

SPICY CLAM CHORIZO PASTA



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Clams work their way into plenty of dishes in the Baja Peninsula of Mexico, which is where the chef Pati Jinich picked up this recipe for pasta con salsa picante de chorizo y almejas. The dish, which she featured on an episode of her PBS show, "Pati's Mexican Table," is a nod to the prized clams that are harvested in and around the coastal lagoons on Mexico's Pacific shores. It pays homage to the surf-and-turf dishes in Tijuana, where cooks find seemingly endless ways to mix meat and seafood on a single plate. The dish takes its aggressive heat from chorizo and chiles de arbol, but it can be dialed down by substituting 1/2 teaspoon or less of red-pepper flakes. The beer in the dish is Ms. Jinich's nod to the craft-beer boom in Baja.

Provided by Kim Severson

Categories     dinner, weeknight, pastas, seafood, main course

Time 45m

Yield 4 large servings

Number Of Ingredients 14

4 to 5 dozen small littleneck clams
4 tablespoons olive oil
1/2 pound chorizo sausage, casings removed and filling chopped
1 cup finely chopped white onion
5 garlic cloves, pressed or finely chopped
2 chiles de arbol, stemmed and chopped (keep the seeds), plus more to taste
1 cup light beer
1/2 teaspoon kosher or sea salt, or to taste
1 (28-ounce) can crushed tomatoes
2 tablespoons tomato paste
1 teaspoon honey
1 pound spaghetti
2 tablespoons chopped cilantro leaves, for garnish
2 tablespoons chopped parsley leaves, for garnish

Steps:

  • Rinse and scrub the clams under cold water, making sure they are closed and unbroken. Discard any that aren't closed. Drain well.
  • Heat 2 tablespoons of the olive oil in a large pot or casserole with a lid set over medium-high heat. Once hot, add the chorizo, breaking it into smaller pieces with 2 wooden spatulas or spoons, and fry until it begins to crisp and brown, about 4 minutes. Remove the chorizo with a slotted spoon and place in a bowl.
  • Add the 2 remaining tablespoons of olive oil to the rendered chorizo fat and reduce the heat to medium. Add the onion and cook, stirring often, for a couple of minutes until softened. Add the garlic and chile de arbol and cook for a minute, until the garlic is fragrant and the chile de arbol begins to toast. Pour in the beer, add the salt, and once it comes to a simmer, incorporate the drained clams. Let it come to a simmer again, cover with a lid, and cook for 6 to 7 minutes, shaking the pot occasionally to help distribute the clams, until the shells open.
  • Remove the lid and, using a slotted spoon, transfer the clams into a bowl, including the clam meat that may have fallen from the shells, and discarding those with closed shells. Raise the heat to medium-high and continue to cook the beer-clam liquid for 6 to 7 minutes, so it strongly simmers and a lot of the alcohol evaporates. Add the crushed tomatoes, tomato paste and honey. Stir well, reduce the heat to low, cover and cook for 10 to 12 minutes, stirring once in between.
  • Meanwhile, bring salted water to a boil in a large pot. Add the spaghetti and cook until al dente, about 9 to 10 minutes.
  • Remove about 3 dozen clams from their shells and discard those shells. Remove the lid from the pot with the sauce and incorporate the cooked chorizo, shelled clam meat and the clams still in their shells. Mix well.
  • Strain the spaghetti and add it to the sauce. Toss until it is coated. Transfer to a serving platter or individual bowls. Garnish with the parsley and cilantro, and serve.

Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 1034, UnsaturatedFat 25 grams, Carbohydrate 117 grams, Fat 39 grams, Fiber 9 grams, Protein 51 grams, SaturatedFat 11 grams, Sodium 1877 milligrams, Sugar 17 grams, TransFat 0 grams

MUSSELS AND PASTA WITH CREAMY WINE SAUCE



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I love seafood and always have a bag, or two, of mussel meat in the freezer. It's fairly inexpensive and is usually found in a case by the fresh fish. This cooks up really quickly, so have everything prepped before starting.

Provided by Bren

Categories     Seafood     Shellfish     Mussels

Time 30m

Yield 1

Number Of Ingredients 10

1 ½ ounces linguine pasta
4 ounces frozen mussel meat
4 teaspoons unsalted butter, divided
3 ounces cremini mushrooms
freshly ground black pepper to taste
1 large clove garlic, minced
¼ cup dry white wine
1 pinch red pepper flakes
⅓ cup light whipping cream (18%)
½ lemon, zested

Steps:

  • Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Cook linguine at a boil until tender yet firm to the bite, about 11 minutes.
  • Place mussel meat in a fine-mesh strainer and rinse thoroughly with cold water.
  • Melt 1 teaspoon butter in a medium skillet over medium-low heat. Gently warm the mussels until they release their water, about 3 minutes. Remove to a bowl and set aside.
  • Wipe out the skillet with paper towels. Melt remaining 3 teaspoons butter in the skillet. Cut any large mushrooms into smaller pieces. Add to the skillet and sprinkle with pepper. Cook until starting to soften, 3 to 5 minutes. Add garlic and cook for 1 minute. Pour wine into the skillet, add red pepper flakes, and cook until wine has reduced by half, 2 to 3 minutes. Pour in cream and add mussels. Heat until warmed through, 1 to 2 minutes.
  • Use tongs to lift linguine out of the pot and add to the skillet with some of the cooking water. Toss to coat with sauce. Plate and garnish with lemon zest.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 708.3 calories, Carbohydrate 44.9 g, Cholesterol 160.2 mg, Fat 43.6 g, Fiber 4.3 g, Protein 25.2 g, SaturatedFat 25.8 g, Sodium 389.4 mg, Sugar 2.4 g

SPICY MUSSELS AND CHORIZO



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Sweet, plump mussels are steamed in a sauce made with tomatoes, garlic, red chile flakes, and wine; chorizo, a Spanish sausage, adds extra heat.

Provided by Martha Stewart

Categories     Food & Cooking     Ingredients     Seafood Recipes

Time 40m

Number Of Ingredients 11

3 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil
1 large shallot, minced
2 garlic cloves, thinly sliced
1/4 teaspoon crushed red-pepper flakes
2 cups dry white wine
3 cups canned crushed tomatoes with juice
4 ounces dried, hot chorizo, cut on the diagonal into 1/4-inch slices
1 teaspoon coarse salt
Freshly ground pepper
2 pounds mussels, scrubbed and debearded
1/3 cup coarsely chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley

Steps:

  • Heat oil in a large, heavy stockpot over medium heat. Add shallot; cook, stirring occasionally, until soft, about 3 minutes. Add garlic and red-pepper flakes; cook, stirring occasionally, 3 minutes. Add wine; bring to a boil. Add tomatoes and chorizo. Reduce heat, and simmer, stirring occasionally, 15 minutes. Season with salt and pepper.
  • Add mussels. Cover, and continue to cook, shaking pot occasionally, until mussels open, about 10 minutes (discard any unopened ones). Add parsley; toss. Serve immediately.

MUSSELS WITH CHORIZO , TOMATO AND WINE



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This is an Emeril recipe that got rave reviews from my family. We love mussels, and here in Holland they are locally cultivated. So during the season we try to have them once a week. I try new recipes frequently to change the pace. This recipe is my husbands favorite and gets requested often. It has an amazing flavor. I have changed it a little to suit my family's taste from the original recipe. Have plenty of crusty bread, as the juice is oh sooooo good! This recipe serves either 2 meal portions or a first course for 4-6 people. Rule of thumb in Holland is to serve 1 kg of mussels per person, for a dinner portion.

Provided by Expat in Holland

Categories     Mussels

Time 45m

Yield 2-4 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 13

8 ounces chorizo sausage, casings removed & chopped
3 tablespoons unsalted butter
1 yellow onion, finely chopped
1 shallot, finely chopped
1/2 teaspoon fennel seed
1/2 teaspoon fresh ground black pepper
3 garlic cloves, minced
7 roma tomatoes, peeled, seeded and chopped
3/4 cup white wine
1/2 cup heavy cream
2 tablespoons finely chopped fresh parsley leaves
4 lbs fresh mussels, scrubbed & debearded
French bread

Steps:

  • In a large saute pan, cook the chorizo until brown over medium-high heat, about 4 minutes. Remove with a slotted spoon and drain on paper towels. Drain off all but 1 tablespoon of fat from the pan.
  • Add butter and when melted, add the onions, shallot, fennel seeds, and pepper. Cook, stirring, until veggies are tender.
  • Add the garlic and tomatoes, and cook, stirring, for 2minute.
  • Add mussels to pan. Add the wine, 1/4 cup cream, and parsley, and bring to a boil. Stir mussels, cover, and cook until the shells have opened, about 6-8 minutes.
  • Remove mussels from pan to serving bowls. Discard any shells that do not open.
  • In pan with juice, bring to a boil. Allow to boil for 3 minutes. Add sausage and cream. Bring to boil for 1 minute. Pour juice over mussels.
  • Serve immediately with hot French bread for dipping.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 1808.3, Fat 103.8, SaturatedFat 45, Cholesterol 481.7, Sodium 4049.2, Carbohydrate 57.2, Fiber 4.1, Sugar 9.1, Protein 140.3

CHORIZO LINGUINI WITH MUSSELS AND SHRIMP



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Fresh seafood, crusty bread, pasta, a rich broth, how much better can you get! Saucy, spicy, fresh and pasta. All of my favorites all in one. Make sure to serve this in a large bowl so you get plenty of sauce and good fresh crusty grilled bread to soak up all that great broth. Serve with a fresh salad and you have a perfect dinner.

Provided by SarasotaCook

Categories     One Dish Meal

Time 50m

Yield 6-8 Full Servings, 6-8 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 17

1 lb linguine (or spaghetti)
3 chorizo sausage links, approximately 1 lb (Mexican with the casing removed and sauteed, Mexican is soft with casing whereas Spanish is the hard)
3 lbs mussels, cleaned and rinsed (the mussels I get from either my grocery store or seafood store are already cleaned, I just rinse co)
2 lbs shrimp, peeled, tails removed and deveined
1 cup fennel, cut in half and then thin sliced
2 tablespoons garlic, minced
4 shallots, minced
2 (15 ounce) cans Italian-style diced tomatoes (I like the one with basil & oregano if possible or any Italian seasoning)
1 1/3 cups white wine
1 1/3 cups chicken broth
1/4 cup flat leaf parsley, finely chopped
1/2 cup cilantro, finely chopped
3 tablespoons lemon juice, fresh
1 tablespoon lemon zest
1 tablespoon salt
1 teaspoon pepper
1 teaspoon olive oil

Steps:

  • Chorizo -- In a very large saute pot heat to medium / medium high and add the olive oil and chorizo. Sauté until the chorizo is done and make sure to break it up as it cooks. It should take about 5-7 minutes. Remove to a plate lined with a paper towel to drain.
  • Vegetables -- After you remove the chorizo, reserve just 1 teaspoon of the drippings to cook your vegetables inches The rest, please discard. Add the shallots, garlic and fennel and cook 3-4 minutes, just until slightly tender and has absorbed the flavors from the chorizo.
  • Sauce -- Then to the same pot, add the wine to deglaze and cook just a minute. Then add in the chicken broth, tomatoes, the chorizo, salt and pepper and simmer 3-4 minutes.
  • Seafood -- To the rich tomato broth, add the mussels (don't forget, if the mussels are not closed, tap on the counter, if they don't close -- toss them out, they are bad), and cook until half way about 4 minutes. Then add the shrimp on top but make sure they are submerged in the broth, and cook another 3-4 minutes until they turn pink and begin to curl. Don't overcook.
  • Pasta -- As the seafood broth cooks, cook the pasta according to package directions.
  • Finish -- Once the pasta is done, drain and toss with the seafood broth, cilantro (save some for a garnish), parsley, lemon zest, lemon juice, salt and pepper (to taste).
  • NOTE: Go easy on the salt, mussels have a salty sea taste as does the chicken broth and tomato sauce, so taste as you go. You can always add more at the end of cooking.
  • Serve -- In a large bowl so you get plenty of the sauce - Good crusty grilled bread, topped with a little store bought pesto or with my anchovy butter to dip with the mussels and shrimp. Absolutely Heavenly!
  • Garnish with some fresh lemon wedges or lemon slices if you like.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 786.7, Fat 12.9, SaturatedFat 3.1, Cholesterol 368.2, Sodium 2735.5, Carbohydrate 80.9, Fiber 5.2, Sugar 7.6, Protein 73.7

Tips:

  • Use fresh, high-quality ingredients. This will make all the difference in the flavor of your dish.
  • Don't overcook the mussels. They should be cooked just until they open, or they will become tough and rubbery.
  • Be careful not to crowd the pan when cooking the mussels. This will prevent them from cooking evenly.
  • Use a good quality white wine. This will add flavor and depth to the sauce.
  • Don't be afraid to experiment with different types of chorizo. There are many different varieties available, so you can find one that suits your taste.
  • Serve the pasta with a side of crusty bread. This will help to soak up the delicious sauce.

Conclusion:

Pasta with mussels and chorizo is a seafood lover's dream. It's a simple, yet elegant dish that is perfect for any occasion. The combination of the briny mussels, smoky chorizo, and flavorful sauce is sure to please everyone at the table. So next time you're looking for a delicious and easy seafood dish, give this recipe a try.

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