Marie's Spaghetti With Red Clam Sauce

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 3
• 1 small onion, diced
• 2 garlic cloves, chopped
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 (15 ounce) can fire-roasted tomatoes
• 1 (8 ounce) can tomato sauce
• 6 -8 fresh basil leaves
• salt and pepper
• 1 pinch red pepper flakes
• 3 (6 ounce) cans chopped clams
• 12 ounces thin spaghetti or 12 ounces linguine

Recipe

• 1 saute onion and garlic lightly in olive oil over medium heat, being careful not to brown.
• 2 add tomatoes, sauce and basil to blender and blend until fairly smooth.
• 3 add mixture back to saute pan and add salt and pepper and red pepper flakes to taste. (tomatoes have sodium, so be careful with how much you add.).
• 4 drain one can of clams and add liquid only to sauce.
• 5 stir and bring to boil, lower heat and simmer sauce for about 20 minutes.
• 6 drain other 2 cans clams and reserve liquid.
• 7 cook pasta and about 5 minutes before it is done, add clams to sauce.
• 8 if sauce is too thick add a little more of the reserved clam liquid.
• 9 add cooked pasta to sauce and stir for a few minutes, then serve.