Mussels and cannellini beans in white wine
This is a great recipe for those following a 5:2 diet, but equally makes a warming bowlful that everyone will enjoy. Serve with a fresh baguette to soak up the gorgeous wine sauce.
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Ingredients
- A few sprays of light olive oil
- ½ leek, thinly sliced
- 1 garlic clove, thinly sliced
- 60ml white wine
- 150ml reduced-salt fish or vegetable stock
- 200g fresh mussels, scrubbed, beards removed (discard any that don’t close when tapped sharply on the work surface) or 200g vacuum-packed cooked mussels
- 200g cannellini beans in water, drained
- 2 tbsp finely chopped fresh flatleaf parsley
- Small handful roughly chopped fresh dill to serve
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Method
- Spray the oil into a heavy-based saucepan (one with a tight-fitting lid) over a low-medium heat. Add the leek and cook, stirring, for 6–7 minutes until softened. Add the garlic and cook for another minute.
- Increase the heat to high, then add the wine to the pan and bubble for 1 minute. Add the stock, mussels, cannellini beans and parsley. Cover the pan tightly with the lid and simmer, shaking the pan occasionally, for 6-7 minutes until the mussels open. Remove from the heat and discard any unopened mussels.
- Season with ground black pepper, then ladle into a bowl and garnish with the dill to serve.
Nutrition
- 220kcals Calories
- 3.1g (0.6g saturated) Fat
- 21g Protein
- 18.6g (2g sugars) Carbs
- 7.1g Fibre
- 1.8g Salt
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