# Spaghetti with Mussels

Recipe by [Inès Lambert](https://fridge.menu/en/u/ineslambert)

Spaghetti with mussels, a quick and fragrant pasta dish finished with garlic, white wine, parsley and lemon zest.

Servings: 4 · Cook 30 min · Pasta

Contains: gluten, fish and seafood

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## Ingredients

- 1 kg [Mussels](https://fridge.menu/en/i/mussels)
- 320 g [Spaghetti](https://fridge.menu/en/i/pasta)
- 2 clove [Garlic](https://fridge.menu/en/i/garlic)
- 125 ml [White wine](https://fridge.menu/en/i/white-wine)
- [Olive oil](https://fridge.menu/en/i/olive-oil) — to taste
- [Salt](https://fridge.menu/en/i/salt) — to taste
- [Black pepper](https://fridge.menu/en/i/black-pepper) — to taste
- [Parsley](https://fridge.menu/en/i/parsley) — to taste
- 1 [Lemon zest](https://fridge.menu/en/i/lemon-zest)

## Steps

1. Put the mussels in a pressure cooker with water, close the lid, turn the heat to high and wait for the whistle. (1 min)
2. Reduce the heat to minimum and cook for exactly 1 minute. Release the steam and discard any mussels that did not open. (1 min)
3. Remove most of the mussels from their shells, leaving a few whole for garnish.
4. Strain the liquid from the mussels through a paper towel into a bowl.
5. In a large frying pan, heat the olive oil, add the garlic, wine, strained mussel liquid, chopped parsley and mussels, and cook over high heat for 5 minutes. (5 min)
6. Transfer the mussels to a plate, leaving only the liquid and garlic in the pan.
7. Cook the spaghetti in salted water until very al dente (half the time on the packet), drain and transfer to the pan.
8. Add freshly ground black pepper, cover with a lid and finish cooking for about 4 minutes, stirring. (4 min)
9. Remove the garlic, add the mussels, parsley and lemon zest, and mix everything together.
10. Season with salt and pepper to taste, and add more olive oil if you like.
11. Serve the spaghetti with mussels immediately, while hot, garnished with a few mussels in their shells.

Published 2026-10-07

https://fridge.menu/en/r/spaghetti-with-mussels-p3g1oa4l

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