Spaghetti Alle Vongole

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

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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.
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Drain, reserving 1/2 cup pastacooking water.
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Meanwhile, heat 3 tablespoons oil in a large skilletover medium heat.
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Add garlic and cook,swirling pan often, until just golden.
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Add redpepper flakes and continue cooking 15 moreseconds.
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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.
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Add 1/4 cup of the reserved pasta water toskillet; bring to a boil.
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Add pasta to pan. Cookover high heat, tossing constantly, until pastais al dente and has soaked up some of thesauce from the pan.
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Add clams and any juicesfrom bowl to pan, along with parsley, and tossto combine. (
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Add more pasta water if sauceseems dry.)
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Transfer pasta to warm bowls anddrizzle with remaining oil.
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Ready In45 m.
Servings2
Health Score39
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