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White Clam Sauce with Pasta and Asparagus
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White Clam Sauce with Pasta and Asparagus

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

599
Calories
55g
Protein
28g
Fat
38g
Carbs
What these numbers assume — 10 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Clam 100g cooked 148
Olive Oil 1 tbsp (14g) 119
Butter 1 tbsp (14g) 102
Shrimp 100g cooked 99
Cherry Pepper 1 cup (138g) 87
Asparagus 6 spears (90g) 27
Lemon juice of 1 lemon (48ml) 12
Garlic 1 clove (3g) 4
Parsley 1 tbsp chopped fresh (3.8g) 1
Salt 1 tsp (6g) 0

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

  • 1 pound rigatoni
  • 1 bunch asparagus, ends snapped off and cut into 1 inch pieces
  • ¼ cup olive oil
  • 6 cloves garlic, finely chopped
  • 3 cans (6½ oz each) clams, drained and ½ cup clam juice reserved
  • 2 tbsp lemon juice
  • 4 jarred hot cherry peppers, seeded and thinly sliced
  • ¼ tsp salt
  • 2 tbsp unsalted butter
  • 1 cup Italian parsley, chopped

Directions

1

Bring a pot of salted water to a boil.

2

Cook pasta following package directions.

3

Add asparagus during last 4 minutes of cooking.

4

Heat oil in a skillet.

5

Add garlic and cook until just starting to color, stirring.

6

Add clam juice and cook 1 minutes.

7

Stir in clams, lemon juice, peppers and salt.

8

Cook until heated through.

9

Stir in butter and parsley.

10

Toss the pasta and asparagus with the sauce.

11

Drizzle with additional olive oil and serve immediately.

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Category:Cathy's Recipes

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Category:Rigatoni Recipes

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Category:Clam Recipes

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Category:Asparagus Recipes

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Category:Clam juice Recipes

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Category:Garlic Recipes

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Recipe sourced from fandom

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