Tiella cozze e riso – rice and mussel bake — Italy On My Mind

Ingredients

• 300g short-grain rice
• 1 clove garlic, finely chopped or minced
• 1 small white or brown onion, thinly sliced
• 600g potatoes, peeled and sliced (3-4 mm thick)
• 500g ripe cherry tomatoes (or other small tomato), quartered,
• 50g grated pecorino cheese
• 3 tablespoons parsley leaves
• 700g mussels (about 300g mussel meat)
• freshly ground pepper
• extra virgin olive oil