Garden Basket Pasta with Clam Sauce Recipe

Directions

Drain clams, reserving 1 cup clam juice; set clams aside.
Heat oil in large non-stick skillet over medium-high heat. Add minced onion, carrot, and garlic; saute 3 minutes; add reserved clam juice, tomatoes, bell pepper, salt, red/black pepper and bring to boil. Reduce, heat and simmer 20 minutes or until slightly thickened.
Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Add pasta and cook for 8 to 10 minutes or until al dente; drain. Remove sauce from heat, stir in clams, parsley, and basil. Pour over pasta and gently toss.

Nutrition

Amount Per Serving (8 total)

Calories
289 cal
14%

Fat
3.8 g
6%

Carbs
49.1 g
16%

Based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Reviews (24)

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Steff

Aug. 4, 2009

"this is a great recipe, and even better with real clams. Use ~ 1 lb. per person, and soak the clams in cold water sprinkled with cornmeal. The clams will 'eat' the cornmeal and spit out any sand, so y..." See moreou are cleaning the clams and also adding a built-in thickener to your sauce."

SPEAK2LANG

Aug. 28, 2003

"It was wonderfully healthy and light but not very "clammy." We could barely find the clams in all the sauce. Next time I'll double the clams and reduce the liquid (to add flavor but keep the moistur..." See moree the same). Good one."

mmmdessert

Oct. 24, 2002

"A very delicious pasta dish that is also quite low-fat! Instead of olive oil, I used cooking spray. I cut the salt from 1/2 tsp to 1/4 tsp and used just a pinch of red pepper flakes instead of 1/4 t..." See moresp. I omitted the minced carrots, fresh parsley, and fresh basil because I did not have any. I added 2 teaspoons of dried parsley and 1/2 teaspoon dried oregano with the tomatoes. After turning off the heat, I added some fresh snipped chives. I will definitely make this pasta again because it is so healthy and delicious!"

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