Busy moms, I applaud you! Actually I bow down to you. I have no idea how you do it. I’m neither a mom, nor blessed with any innate organizational skills.
My own mother had six kids in eight years, and we had sit-down family dinners every night (couldn’t afford to go out!) When I ask her how she managed, she just shrugs and tells me she had a lot of energy back then.
This spaghetti with clams recipe is for busy moms and busy not-moms. It’s for those of us who sometimes (often) forget to plan, wait until we’re hungry to think about dinner, but have the foresight to keep a well-stocked pantry.
It’s easy and takes about 30 minutes or so to make, depending on how quickly you can bring a pot of water to a boil on your stove.
The recipe uses canned minced clams, the clam juice in the cans, some olive oil, white wine, lemon zest, parsley, and plenty of garlic to make the sauce.
You prep the ingredients while the water for the pasta is coming to a boil, and you make the sauce while the spaghetti is cooking. Toss everything together to serve.
If you want to get a little fancy, add some chopped olives or marinated artichoke hearts at the end.
My own mother had six kids in eight years, and we had sit-down family dinners every night (couldn’t afford to go out!) When I ask her how she managed, she just shrugs and tells me she had a lot of energy back then.
This spaghetti with clams recipe is for busy moms and busy not-moms. It’s for those of us who sometimes (often) forget to plan, wait until we’re hungry to think about dinner, but have the foresight to keep a well-stocked pantry.
It’s easy and takes about 30 minutes or so to make, depending on how quickly you can bring a pot of water to a boil on your stove.
The recipe uses canned minced clams, the clam juice in the cans, some olive oil, white wine, lemon zest, parsley, and plenty of garlic to make the sauce.
You prep the ingredients while the water for the pasta is coming to a boil, and you make the sauce while the spaghetti is cooking. Toss everything together to serve.
If you want to get a little fancy, add some chopped olives or marinated artichoke hearts at the end.
Spaghetti with Clams Recipe
Almost all of the alcohol will boil off from the wine in this recipe as you cook it, leaving just the flavor. If you want to sub the wine for something else, you can just add water with a teaspoon or two of lemon juice.
Do all of the prep work while the water is coming to a boil.
Do all of the prep work while the water is coming to a boil.
Ingredients
- 1/2 pound (8 ounces) spaghetti pasta (can up to 3/4 pound of pasta if needed)
- Salt for pasta water
- 3 Tbsp olive oil
- 3 to 4 cloves garlic, minced (about a heaping tablespoon)
- Pinch of red chili pepper flakes
- 2 6-ounce cans minced clams (including the liquid)
- 1/2 cup dry white wine
- 1 teaspoon lemon zest
- 2 Tbsp chopped fresh parsley
- Freshly ground black pepper to taste
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