Name: Spaghetti With Red Clam Sauce
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: Makes 4 to 6 servings
Ingredients: ⅓ cup olive oil; 3 large garlic cloves, chopped; ½ teaspoon dried hot red-pepper flakes; 1 (28- to 32-ounce) can whole tomatoes in juice, coarsely chopped, reserving juice; 2 teaspoons sugar; 1 pound spaghetti; 3 dozen hard-shelled clams such as littlenecks

A bowl of spaghetti with tomato sauce and forks on a marble countertop with a fork and a glass of red wine.

Photo by Joseph De Leo, Food Styling by Micah Marie Morton

Spaghetti with red clam sauce is an Italian-American classic. You'll want to break out the red-checkered tablecloth when you make this spicy, briny, and superbly balanced version at home.

This recipe appears in our Pescatarian Comfort Food Meal Plan.

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