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• Recipe Overview
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• Cuisine

  European >> Italian >> Italian

• Dietary Style

• Source

  Genius Kitchen(food.com)

| 1. In a large saucepan, heat 4 tablespoons of the oil over moderately low heat. Add the onion, bell pepper, garlic, chopped basil and oregano. Cook, stirring occasionally, until the onion is golden, about 10 minutes. | 2. Add the canned and fresh tomatoes, the broth, salt and sugar; bring to a simmer. Reduce the heat to low. Simmer, uncovered, until thick, about 30 minutes. | 3. Meanwhile, heat the oven to 350°F Put the bread on a baking sheet and toast in the oven until crisp, about 25 minutes. Remove. | 4. Add the bread and pepper to the sauce and bring to a simmer. Cook, stirring gently, until the bread absorbs all the liquid, about 5 minutes. | 5. Discard any mussels that have broken shells or that don't clamp shut when tapped. | 6. Put the wine, mussels, and 1 tablespoon of of the oil in a large stainless steel saucepan. Cover and bring to a boil over high heat. | 7. Cook, shaking the pit occasionally, just until the mussels open, about 3 minutes. Discard any mussels that do not open. | 8. Mound the bread soup in shallow bowls and surround with the mussels and broth, leaving any grit in the pan. Drizzle with the remaining 1 tablespoon oil and sprinkle with the sliced basil. | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

Estimated Nutritional Profile for Ingredients

Ingredient Name	Quantity	Unit	State	Energy (kcal)	Carbohydrates	Protein (g)	Total Lipid (Fat) (g)
olive oil	6	tablespoons		716.04	0.0	0.0	81.0
onion	1		chopped	64.0	14.944	1.76	0.16
red bell pepper	1		chopped	-	-	-	-
garlic clove	6		minced	26.82	5.9508	1.1448	0.09
basil	1/4	cup	chopped	1.38	0.159	0.18899999999999997	0.0384
basil leaf	2	tablespoons	sliced	-	-	-	-
oregano	1/2	teaspoon	dried	1.325	0.3446	0.045	0.0214
tomato	2	cups	canned crushed	82.8	18.36	4.32	0.72
tomato	1 1/4	1/4	ripened cut	82.8	18.36	4.32	0.72
chicken broth	1	cup	low sodium	78.12	1.89	11.1384	2.6208
salt	2 1/4	1/4		-	-	-	-
sugar	1	pinch		1.1471	0.2869	0.0	0.0
bread	1 3/4	cups	cut	3171.35	0.0	0.0	358.75
black pepper	1/4	teaspoon		1.4432	0.3677	0.0597	0.0187
mussel	2		scrubbed debearded	780.1938	33.4758	107.95700000000001	20.3213
white wine	1/4	cup		-	-	-	-

- Means that suitable USDA nutrition profile could not be mapped for this ingredient-unit combination.