Skewered Mussels With Tangy Honey Glaze (For the Grill) Recipe

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Skewered Mussels With Tangy Honey Glaze (For the Grill)
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Ingredients
6
Count
Nutrition
481
Calories
Total time
45
Minutes
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Ingredients:

  • 2 tbsp honey
  • 2 tbsp tomato sauce (or bottled chili sauce for extra tang)
  • 1/4 tsp tabasco sauce
  • 1 kg mussels (2.2 lbs, should be a rough 48 ct)
  • 16 slices bacon

Directions:

  1. If using wooden skewers, soak in water at least 30 min prior to assembling skewers. Skip this step if using metal skewers.
  2. For the Glaze: Combine all ingredients, mix well & set aside.
  3. For the Skewers: Cook mussels in lrg saucepan of water, remove from shells & set aside.
  4. Cut ea bacon slice into 3 equal pieces, wrap ea mussel in a cut bacon piece & thread onto skewers.
  5. Using a pastry brush, brush all exposed surfaces of the bacon-wrapped mussels w/the glaze mix & turn skewers as needed to get full coverage.
  6. Place skewers in a dish lrg enough to hold them in a single layer & refrigerate for 1 hour.
  7. Grill skewers till bacon is crisp & mussels tender. Brush occ w/remaining glaze during cooking.
  8. NOTE: The pic showed the yield as 8 skewers w/6 bacon-wrapped mussels on ea skewer, so serve 1 skewer as an appy or 2 skewers as a main course.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 481.44 Kcal (2016 kJ)
Calories from fat 298.8 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 33.2g 51%
Cholesterol 95.95mg 32%
Sodium 1061.79mg 44%
Potassium 708.91mg 15%
Total Carbs 14.43g 5%
Sugars 6.33g 25%
Dietary Fiber 0.1g 0%
Protein 29.76g 60%
Vitamin C 14mg 23%
Iron 6.8mg 38%
Calcium 49.4mg 5%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 189.23 Kcal (792 kJ)
Calories from fat 117.45 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 13.05g 51%
Cholesterol 37.71mg 32%
Sodium 417.35mg 44%
Potassium 278.64mg 15%
Total Carbs 5.67g 5%
Sugars 2.49g 25%
Dietary Fiber 0.04g 0%
Protein 11.7g 60%
Vitamin C 5.5mg 23%
Iron 2.7mg 38%
Calcium 19.4mg 5%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
Find out how many calories should you eat.

Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Recipe Tags

Weightwatchers Points

  • 12.4
    Points
  • 13
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free

Bad Points

  • High in Sodium

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