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Flex your mussels with these 30 recipes

In the words of Brain Food: You'll have heard it a dozen times before, if a mussel doesn't open when cooked don't chuck it out, pry the stubborn little mongrel open with a knife.

30 recipes
Remove half the mussels from their shells for easy eating.

Linguine with mussels, capers and cream

  • Adam Liaw
These stuffed mussels are worth the effort.

Stuffed mussels in tomato sauce

  • 30 mins - 1 hr
  • Andrew McConnell
Guanciale adds richness to this shellfish one-pot wonder.
EASY

Mussels, guanciale and cannellini beans

  • < 30 mins
  • Julia Busuttil Nishimura
Neil Perry's mussel omelette.
EASY

Mussel omelette with chilli sauce

  • < 30 mins
  • Neil Perry
Midweek mussels: Big bowls of mussels, risoni, peas and bacon.
EASY

Mussels with creamy risoni pasta, peas and bacon

  • < 30 mins
  • Jill Dupleix
Beer-steamed mussels.
EASY

Beer-steamed mussels with chorizo

  • < 30 mins
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Bulk-up your soup with some mussels.

Mussel and potato soup

  • 30 mins - 1 hr
  • Andrew McConnell
Portuguese mussel, prawn and chorizo cataplana.
EASY

Portuguese mussel, prawn and chorizo cataplana (like paella, without the rice)

  • < 30 mins
  • Adam Liaw
Chillies keep the chill at bay in this quick and easy feast.

Tomato chilli mussels recipe

  • 30 mins - 1 hr
  • Darren Robertson and Mark LaBrooy
Kylie Kwong's stir-fried mussels with black beans, chilli and native herbs.

Kylie Kwong's stir-fried mussels with black beans, chilli and native herbs

  • < 30 mins
  • Kylie Kwong
Macaroni with mussels, spring peas and toasted breadcrumbs.

Macaroni with mussels, spring peas and toasted breadcrumbs

  • < 30 mins
Onion, gruyere and sour cream tart with smoked mussels and dill.

Onion, gruyere, speck and sour cream tart with smoked mussels

  • 1-2 hrs
Green Thai curry mussels with cashew crumb.
EASY

Green Thai curry mussels with cashew nut crumb

  • < 30 mins
  • Jill Dupleix
Stir-fried mussels with red bean curd and chillies.

Stir-fried mussels with red bean curd and chillies

  • 30 mins - 1 hr
  • Neil Perry
Steamed mussels with fennel, garlic and chorizo.

Steamed mussels with fennel, garlic, paprika and chorizo

  • 30 mins - 1 hr
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Spaghetti

Spaghetti with mussels, prawns and chilli

  • < 30 mins
  • Neil Perry
Mussels with bechamel.

Bechamel pasta with garlic mussels

  • 30 mins - 1 hr
  • Adam Liaw
Serve the poached fish and shellfish with grilled bread.

Tomato poached fish and mussels with saffron and white beans

  • Julia Busuttil Nishimura
Anna Ugarte-Carral's soupy mussel pasta.

Anna Ugarte-Carral's fregola and mussels

  • Anna Ugarte-Carral
Mussels mariniere.
EASY

Classic mussels mariniere

  • < 30 mins
  • CAROLINE VELIK
Transport yourself to the seaside with this rich risotto made with homemade mussel stock.

Mussel and saffron risotto

  • 30 mins - 1 hr
  • Neil Perry
Neil Perry's mussel, fennel and chorizo soup.

Neil Perry's mussel, fennel and chorizo soup

  • < 30 mins
  • Neil Perry
Mussels with cider and bacon

Mussels with cider and bacon

  • < 30 mins
  • Jill Dupleix
Mussels with green garlic, coriander, kaffir lime and coconut milk

Mussels with green garlic, coriander, lime and coconut milk

  • < 30 mins
  • Stephanie Alexander
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Thai mussels with sweet potato

Thai mussels with sweet potato

  • < 30 mins
  • Jill Dupleix
Strode: The winter winner party thats not really a winter dinner party. Mussels, fennel and vermouth 4th June 2012. Photo: Steven Siewert Styling: Berni Smithies
EASY

Mussels with fennel and vermouth

  • < 30 mins
  • Jeremy and Jane Strode
Karen Martini's mussels fried with tomato, black pepper and fennel seeds.

Mussels with tomato, pepper and fennel seeds

  • < 30 mins
  • Karen Martini
Roast Mussels With Chickpeas

Roast mussels with chickpeas

  • 1-2 hrs
  • Steve Manfredi
Neil Perry's mussel, cherry tomato, pea and potato salad.

Potato salad with mussels, cherry tomatoes and peas

  • 1-2 hrs
  • Neil Perry
Mussels escabeche.

Mussels escabeche

  • 30 mins - 1 hr
  • Frank Camorra