Baked Mussels- Power Protein!

Here is a super quick, easy and very healthy dinner! I paired mine with some grilled scallops and an endive salad and it was fabulous!! If u like oysters and have never had these, you will love them! If you still haven't learned to love mussels, you should try them anyways! With a mere 9 calories per mussel and almost 2g of protein for each one, I don't know how you can beat that! Scallops have about 26 calories per one and 5g protein! Enjoy!

Ingredients:

-1 clove garlic

-1 diced shallot

-1/4 onion 

-4 tbs shredded Parmesan cheese

-olive oil

-breadcrumbs

-diced fresh parsley

-lemon

-mussels

In a boil pan, use olive oil and lightly sautee the minced garlic, shallot, and onion. While they are cooking, rinse and scrub the mussels- they have "beards" you want to rub off. Any mussels that are already open, discard in trash (hint: throw it in the trash outside!) 

Once onions& shallots are soft, add mussels and enough water to cover fully. Boil until they open. Remove from heat and rinse in cold water immediately. 

Pull them open and break half shell off. Put on baking sheet and top with a little fresh shredded parm (Parmesan cheese), diced parsley, and breadcrumbs. Total toppings should be less than 1 tsp.

Bale at 350 for a few minutes until mussels are hot! Serve with lemon and ENJOY!!