Spaghetti With Mussels and White Beans

Ingredients for Spaghetti With Mussels and White Beans

• 2 tablespoons (1/4 stick) unsalted butter

• 60ml olive oil, divided, plus more for drizzling

• 4 garlic cloves, chopped

• 1/2 teaspoons crushed red pepper flakes

• 1 800g can whole peeled tomatoes

• 450g spaghetti

• Kosher salt

• 1 425g can cannellini (white kidney) beans, rinsed

• 240ml dry white wine

• 900g mussels, scrubbed, debearded

• 1/4 cup chopped flat-leaf parsley

Heat butter and 2 tablespoons oil in a large heavy pot over medium-low heat. Add garlic and red pepper flakes and cook, stirring often, until beginning to brown, about 2 minutes. Add tomatoes with juices, crushing tomatoes lightly with your hands. Increase heat to medium-high. Cook, stirring often, until sauce thickens, 10-15 minutes.

Meanwhile, cook pasta in a large pot of boiling salted water, stirring occasionally, until al dente. Drain pasta, reserving 350ml pasta cooking liquid.

Add beans and wine to sauce. Cook, stirring often, until wine has almost evaporated, about 4 minutes. Add mussels and 60ml pasta cooking liquid. Cover; cook, stirring occasionally, until mussels open, about 4 minutes (discard any that do not open).

Add pasta and 60ml pasta cooking liquid to mussels and stir to coat. Reduce heat to medium and continue stirring, adding more cooking liquid as needed, until sauce coats pasta. Divide among bowls. Drizzle with oil; garnish with parsley.

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