Cook the pasta in a large pan of water with a pinch of salt according to the instructions on the packaging.
Lightly fry the onion and the garlic in the olive oil (optionally, with the red pepper). Add the contents of the cans of mussels and the tomato cubes and gently stir for 5 minutes. Add salt and pepper according to taste.
Drain the spaghetti and place on a decorative platter, spread the mussels and the sauce over the spaghetti and sprinkle with coarsely chopped basil.
An easy, yet tasty dish for when you’re in a hurry. Optionally, the spaghetti can be replaced by white basmati rice and the basil by fresh mint.
