Mussels with Wine Sauce

Two shallow white plates with mussels, spinach and mushrooms on polenta - square

This mussels with wine recipe is guaranteed to leave your mouth watering. Served with sautéed vegetables over a bed of creamy polenta, this mussels recipe is the ultimate dish to impress your guests.

Course Dinner

Cuisine Seafood

Keyword mussels with wine

Prep Time 5

Cook Time 30

Total Time 35

Servings cups

Calories 210kcal

Author Elaine Benoit

Equipment

Ingredients

Polenta

4 cups chicken broth
1 cup polenta
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 ounces goat cheese

Veggies

2 tablespoons chicken broth
10 ounces sliced portobello mushrooms
2 large portobello mushrooms sliced thinly
10 ounces baby spinach one package
1/4 teaspoon salt
2 teaspoons garlic paste or 2 cloves of garlic

Mussels

2 tablespoons butter
1/4 cup chicken broth
1/8 cup dry white wine
5 ounces mussels pre-packaged without shells
1 teaspoon dried basil

Instructions

Make it!

In a medium saucepan, set chicken broth to boil, add polenta and 1/2 teaspoon salt and let cook for 20 minutes, stirring every 5 minutes.
Add goat cheese and continue to cook and stir for 5 minutes until cheese is melted.
Meanwhile, put sauté pan on medium heat, add 2 tablespoons chicken broth, mushrooms, garlic paste and salt and sauté for 5 minutes.
Add spinach and stir until wilted.
Meanwhile put another sauté pan on medium high heat, add butter, chicken broth, wine and mussels and sauté for 5 - 7 minutes. If you are using fresh mussels in the shell, once the shells open, it's done.
Spoon polenta into two shallow bowls or plates.
Spoon some mushrooms and spinach mixture on the polenta.
Top it off with mussels and wine sauce.
Eat
Smile
Enjoy

Notes

I cook the polenta, mushrooms and spinach and mussels at the same time to cut down on the time it takes to cook! You will have lots of mushrooms and spinach leftover so, it's a great side dish!

Helpful tips

If you want to steam your own mussels, it's very easy. Here's how: place all chicken broth, wine, and butter in a big enough skillet with a lid. Add washed and rinsed mussels and bring to a boil. Steam for 8 - 10 minutes. Check to make sure all the mussel shells have opened. Discard any that didn't open during the cooking.
I love the convenience of already shucked and cooked mussels. I usually buy mine at Trader Joe's. Not only does it change the cooking method, it also shortens the time to make it.
Although this dish makes for a delicious meal, it also is tasty as an appetizer, with our without the creamy polenta.
I sometimes add shallots to the vegetable mixture to add more flavor.
Love lemon? Sometimes I add 2 tablespoons if fresh lemon juice to the wine sauce.
Use a dry white wine like Pinot Grigio, Sauvignon Blanc.
As garnish, you could use fresh flat-leaf parsley or even sprinkle some red pepper flakes on top.

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