Food & Cooking Recipes Ingredients Seafood Recipes Spicy Clams with Spaghetti 3.5 (33) Close Credit: Linda Pugliese Prep Time: 25 mins Total Time: 25 mins Servings: 2 Turn up the heat on spaghetti alle vongole with a generous dose of red-pepper flakes. Serve it on Valentine's Day, or better yet, make it a date -- and make it together. Directions Bring a medium pot of generously salted water to a boil. Cook pasta until al dente. Reserve 1/2 cup pasta water; drain. Meanwhile, heat oil in a large pot over medium heat. Add garlic and red-pepper flakes and cook, stirring, 30 seconds. Add wine and bring to a simmer. Increase heat to medium-high and add clams. Cover and cook just until clams open, 4 to 5 minutes. Discard unopened clams. Stir in butter and parsley leaves and stems. Add pasta and toss to coat, adding reserved pasta water 1 tablespoon at a time, until sauce is loose and creamy. Season with salt and pepper. Cook's Notes Clams are naturally salty, so taste the finished dish before seasoning with any additional salt.