Spaghetti Alle Vongole
You can never have too many main course recipes, so give Spaghetti Alle Vongole a try. This recipe covers 19% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. This recipe serves 2. One portion of this dish contains approximately 21g of protein, 30g of fat, and a total of 646 calories. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 45 minutes. A mixture of cockles, flat-leaf parsley, olive oil, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so flavorful.
Instructions
Bring 3 quarts water to a boil in a 5 quart pot.Season lightly with salt; add pasta and cook,stirring occasionally, until about 2 minutesbefore tender.
Drain, reserving 1/2 cup pastacooking water.
Meanwhile, heat 3 tablespoons oil in a large skilletover medium heat.
Add garlic and cook,swirling pan often, until just golden.
Add redpepper flakes and continue cooking 15 moreseconds.
Add wine, then clams; increaseheat to high. Cover skillet and cook until clamsopen and release their juices, 3-6 minutes,depending on size of clams. As clams open,use tongs to transfer them to a bowl.
Add 1/4 cup of the reserved pasta water toskillet; bring to a boil.
Add pasta to pan. Cookover high heat, tossing constantly, until pastais al dente and has soaked up some of thesauce from the pan.
Add clams and any juicesfrom bowl to pan, along with parsley, and tossto combine. (
Add more pasta water if sauceseems dry.)
Transfer pasta to warm bowls anddrizzle with remaining oil.