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Mussels in tomato and vegetable sauce (Serves 4)

Ingredients:

1 kg mussels in shells
3 tomatoes (preferably Roma)
Diced fresh vegetables (e.g. carrot, zucchini, capsicum, spring onion, etc)

Method:

600g pasta sauce (either fresh or prepared Napoletana)
1 lemon cut into wedges Crusty bread.

1. Cook diced vegetables and tomatoes until just tender or microwave for 2 minutes.
2. Scrub mussels well and remove ‘beards’. Discard open or damaged mussels. Rinse well.
3. Place 1⁄2 cup water in a large saucepan and bring to the boil.
4. Add mussels to pot on high heatand cook for around 5 minutes,

   shaking pot continually.

5. When cooked, remove from heatand discard any unopened shells.
6. Return pan to stove, add pastasauce and vegetables/tomato mixture and simmer for around 3 minutes.
7. Serve in bowls with lemon wedges and crusty bread.