mussels marinara
Italian seafood dish
Mussels marinara is a dish of mussels cooked in marinara sauce—a tomato-based sauce with garlic, olive oil, and herbs.
The mussels steam open in the sauce, absorbing its flavors.
Typically served with crusty bread for soaking up the broth: We ordered mussels marinara as an appetizer.
- clamsEdible burrowing mollusks
- garlicPungent culinary bulb
- tomatoRed culinary fruit
- pastaShaped wheat dough
- linguineFlat, narrow pasta strands
seafood · broth · wine · crusty bread · bread basket · shells · steamed · steam pot · parsley · olive oil · Italian · bistro · saffron · shallots · coastal · briney · tender · simmered