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Pasta with Red Clam Sauce

The secret here is to add the clams last so that they don’t get over-cooked, which can produce extra chewy clams. Consider serving with baked rosemary loaves.

     16 ounces of pasta, such as linguine or spaghetti
     One 28-ounce can crushed tomatoes
     1 tablespoon olive oil
     1/4 cup dry red wine
     3 canned anchovy fillets, drained and finely chopped
     2 tablespoons tomato paste
     2 teaspoons dried basil

1 1/2 teaspoons onion powder
1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
1/4 teaspoon red pepper flakes
1/2 teaspoon sugar
1/8 teaspoon salt
Two 6.5-ounce cans chopped clams,
     not drained

Cook pasta according to package directions. Heat tomatoes, oil, wine, anchovies and tomato paste in a medium saucepan. When hot, stir in basil, onion, garlic, red pepper flakes, sugar and salt. Bring to a low boil and simmer about 3 minutes. Add clams, juice and all. Cook another minute to bring clams up to temperature, then remove from the heat. Pour clam sauce over pasta in bowl, then toss to coat. Serve immediately.

Serves 8
  

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