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Primo Piatto
Photo: Dana DeVolk

Primo Piatto

7 ingredients 19 steps fandom
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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

256
Calories
25g
Protein
14g
Fat
4g
Carbs
What these numbers assume — 6 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Olive Oil 1 tbsp (14g) 119
Shrimp 100g cooked 99
Wine 2 tbsp cooking wine (30ml) 25
Chili 1 tsp (2.7g) 8
Garlic 1 clove (3g) 4
Parsley 1 tbsp chopped fresh (3.8g) 1

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • 50 littleneck clams
  • 6 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil, divided
  • 2 cloves garlic, chopped
  • ½ teaspoon red pepper flakes
  • 1 cup white wine
  • 1 box (16 ounces) Barilla linguine
  • ½ cup Italian parsley, roughly chopped

Directions

1

Soak clams in water and sea salt for one hour.

2

Scrub well and rinse with fresh water.

3

Bring a large pot of water to a boil.

4

Heat half of the oil in a large skillet; add chopped garlic, red pepper flakes and sauté.

5

Add clams, wine and cover with a lid.

6

Cook over medium heat until the clams are completely open.

7

Discard any closed clams and half of the shells.

8

Leave some clams in the shell as garnish.

9

Cook pasta in salted water for six minutes.

10

Drain reserving some of the cooking water.

11

Add pasta to the skillet with clams.

12

Toss well adding some of the cooking water if needed until the pasta is al dente and well combined with the sauce.

13

Stir in remaining oil.

14

Sprinkle with chopped parsley before serving.

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Category:World Recipes

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Category:Clam Recipes

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Category:Italian parsley Recipes

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Category:Linguine Recipes

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Category:White wine Recipes

Recipe sourced from fandom

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