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Spicy Clam Sauce
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"A very quick, simple clam sauce to serve with any light pasta. I always serve it with farfalle. This has been one of my family's favorite pasta recipes for years, and I always serve it with buttery garlic bread."
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Ingredients
30 m servings 232Original recipe yields 8 servings
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{{model.addEditText}} Print- Heat the olive oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add the garlic and drained clams; cook and stir for about 5 minutes. Season with oregano, pepper, and red pepper flakes. Pour in the reserved clam juice. Reduce heat to low, and simmer for about 20 minutes. Remove from heat and serve over pasta. Garnish with Parmesan cheese, if desired.
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Most helpful positive review
8/2/2006
Wow! What a nice change from those sauces loaded with butter and cream. This was great with a salad and garlic bread. Be sure you let the sauce reduce at a slow boil to let the flavors mingle. I...
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9/28/2005
This was awful! The dried oregano overpowered the other ingredients. The only way I could salvage this was to add melted butter and lemon juice. Only then was it passable. Perhaps fresh oregan...
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8/2/2006
Wow! What a nice change from those sauces loaded with butter and cream. This was great with a salad and garlic bread. Be sure you let the sauce reduce at a slow boil to let the flavors mingle. I...
8/28/2005
This sauce was great/I added some basil but I dont think it needed it. You didnt say when to add the garlic so I added it with the clams and sauteed them together. I used orecchiette pasta/
9/23/2005
Easy fast and most of all good. You need to go for it and add about a half of stick of butter.
9/28/2005
This was awful! The dried oregano overpowered the other ingredients. The only way I could salvage this was to add melted butter and lemon juice. Only then was it passable. Perhaps fresh oregan...
11/22/2010
This recipe was AWESOME but I made one mistake...I only had 2 cans of clams instead of 3 so the spices were a bit overwhelming at first. Fortunately I had some marscapone left over from another...
9/14/2013
Awesome and super easy! I also added a little lemon for some acidity. Will now become a regular on the dinner table.
5/11/2018
This is a very good sauce recipe!! My 12 yr old son made it and did not add all the clam juice and it was still very tasty, though the 3 tblsp of oregano was a little too much without the extra ...
8/14/2016
I cut the portions back to three servings and used 1/2 tsp dried oregano as I garnished the finished dish with fresh. Lots of flavour going on in this dish and I loved the kick form the red pepp...