Spaghetti alle Vongole (Clam Pasta)

Name: Spaghetti alle Vongole (Clam Pasta)
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 25 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients: 400g spaghetti; 2 lbs fresh clams, scrubbed; 5 cloves garlic, sliced; ½ cup dry white wine; ¼ cup olive oil; red pepper flakes to taste; fresh flat-leaf parsley to garnish

Simple Italian spaghetti with fresh clams, garlic, white wine and chilli. Adding a splash of the starchy pasta water to the clam liquid is what pulls the sauce together into a silky, clinging finish.

Total time

25 min

Prep

10 min

Cook

15 min

Difficulty

easy

Cuisine

Italian

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Ingredients

400gspaghetti

2 lbsfresh clams, scrubbed

5 clovesgarlic, sliced

½ cupdry white wine

¼ cupolive oil

red pepper flakesto taste

fresh flat-leaf parsleyto garnish

Instructions

Cook garlic in oil; add clams and wine.

Cover; steam 5 minutes until clams open.

Cook spaghetti al dente; add to pan with pasta water.

Toss; scatter parsley.

Nutrition (estimated)

Per serving, based on a standard 4-serving portion and standard nutrition references — not a lab or USDA-verified measurement.

Calories

704

Protein

Fat

55.5g

Carbs

34.1g

Fiber

1.9g

Sodium

51mg

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