spaghetti squash served with a smooth, Greek yogurt-based pumpkin sauce. For a lighter option, Greek yogurt without fat and low-fat cheese can be used!
| Prep Time: | 15 mins |
| Cook Time: | 30 mins |
| Total Time: | 45 mins |
| Servings: | 4 |
| Yield: | 4 servings |
Ingredients
- ½ pound uncooked pasta
- ¼ cup butter
- ½ cup chopped onion
- 3 garlic cloves, peeled and chopped
- 2 (8 ounce) cans chopped clams, drained with juices reserved
- ¼ cup fresh parsley, minced
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- water
- 1 (3 ounce) package freshly grated Parmesan cheese
Instructions
- 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.
- Meanwhile, melt butter in a large skillet over medium-low heat. Stir in onion and garlic, and cook 5 minutes, or until onion is translucent. Add clams, stirring frequently for 3 minutes, or until clams are lightly browned. Stir in parsley, olive oil, and reserved clam juice mixed with enough water to equal 2 cups liquid.
- Increase heat and bring to a low boil. Reduce to a simmer, cover, and cook 15 minutes, stirring occasionally. Serve over pasta with freshly grated Parmesan cheese, if desired.
Nutrition Facts
| Calories | 558 kcal |
| Carbohydrate | 34 g |
| Cholesterol | 126 mg |
| Dietary Fiber | 1 g |
| Protein | 42 g |
| Saturated Fat | 13 g |
| Sodium | 540 mg |
| Sugars | 2 g |
| Fat | 28 g |
| Unsaturated Fat | 0 g |
Reviews
It was great. My husband loved it.
We love this recipe!! Light and yummy. We decided to add mussels to it as well.
Used fresh free-range littleneck clams from the flats near our house. Grilled them and retained the juice for the sauce.
I found this recipe very simple and quick. I used white wine rather than water, to make up the 2 cups of liquid with the clam juice. Added a touch of cream towards the end as well, and a few red pepper flakes. Served over linguine. I will definitely make this recipe again!
My husband liked it – I thought the sauce was too running – next time will gradually add the liquid
Tasty and a good way to use up about 1/2 a can of clams. Just cut recipe down for a single serving today, but still heavy on the garlic. No one likes me but me now 🙂
All I can say is this was wonderful, and so simple to prepare. I will always keep clams in the cupboard and use this as my go to meal in a crunch, Thanks for this recipe.
Awesome flavor!
Very good! I over did it w/the salt by salting the spaghetti water but I fixed it by rinsing it and adding a splash of milk, next time I will be more carefull, but good dish!
Very good and easy. Next time I would add a little more garlic but other than that it was great
I made this for my husband.It was like what we get in a restaraunt.Very tasty. I will be making it again and again.Only thing I didn’t do was add parmesan cheese because we don’t like it.Thankyou for the great recipe!
Delicious recipe and very easy. I couldn’t find 8 oz chopped clams, only the 6 oz can. Used two of these, would probably double recipe next time.
I would say this recipe is a keeper, however, I had to modify for what I had on hand, then still, I tweaked it a bit. First, I only used one 6.5 oz can of minced clams, but I chopped up about 3/4 cup mushrooms and added that for more “meatiness”. I didn’t have any white wine on hand (shame!), so I used the clam juice and chicken broth with a twist of fresh lemon juice and a splash of half-and-half to give the sauce some body. I also wanted a thicker sauce, so I thickened it with 2 tsp corn starch and 2 tsp cold half-and-half. The lemon gave it a great balance of acidity (replacing the wine). I also boiled my pasta in a broth/water combo for more flavor. Overall a very quick dish paired with a spinach salad! Perfect!
Absolutely Tastey. Easy and Fast to cook!I added some sliced fresh mushrooms. Thanks!
This one is excellent. Get out your clams and put away your heavy cream.
Very nice dish Cindy. I added a splash of white wine to the sauce.
This was a very quick and easy recipe to prepare and the taste was excellent. I’ve made other recipes of this dish but the clam broth made it lighter than a white sauce and healthier.
Very easy to prepare and everyone in the family cleaned their plates…even my 5 year old!
YUMMY! My husband and I LOVED it and threw it together in no time. It was easy, cheap, and very flavorful. Will make again, especiall on Fridays in Lent!