Doesn't get any easier or tastier than this dish when you've forgotten to defrost meat for dinner.

I have always loved clam sauce on pasta and it's the easiest dish in the world to put together. Though you can serve this on real pasta for your guests, it goes nicely with sauteed zucchini “noodles”, as shown above, for the low carbers at the table. Allow 5-6 oz. zucchini noodles per person. The zucchini noodles soak up the sauce’s wonderful flavor. This dish is OK for Induction if served on zucchini noodles. Personally, I do NOT think this would be good atop spaghetti squash threads as I think the squash taste will negatively impact the overall flavor of the dish. If you are already to the OWL phase of Atkins, ¼ c. dry white wine is good added to this before thickening. You want to talk healthy? Get a load of the nutritional info below!! I think clams may just be the highest source of vitamin B12 in the food kingdom! And it’s mostly in the juice! Moral of the story: EAT MORE CLAM LINGUINE!! This recipe is so good it will help you do that often!

INGREDIENTS:

2 6-oz. cans clams with juice (do not drain)
4 slices bacon, cut into ½” pieces
2 T. butter, unsalted
2 oz. onion, chopped
6 medium mushrooms, sliced
2 oz. red bell pepper, chopped coarsely
¼ c. parsley, chopped fine
1 clove garlic, minced
¼ tsp. crushed red pepper flakes
Dash black pepper

DIRECTIONS: Chop bacon and brown over med-high heat. Add butter to melt in with the bacon drippings. Add onion, mushrooms and garlic. Saute until onion and mushrooms are both tender. Add red pepper, parsley and seasonings. Add clams with their juice and simmer 2-3 minutes to blend flavors. Thicken slightly with your favorite thickener and serve atop zucchini noodles. Garnish plates with a few sprinkles of parsley if desired.

NUTRITIONAL INFO: Makes 3 servings, each containing:
253 calories
13.8 g fat
8.27 g carbs, 1.75 g fiber, 6.52 g NET CARBS
23.8 g protein
330 mg sodium
669 mg potassium
33% RDA Vitamin A, 2950% B12, 63% C, 60% copper, 233% iron, 44% manganese, 36% niacin, 40% phosphorous, 81% selenium, 18% thiamin, 33% zinc

This looks wonderful! Thanks for all the nutritional info and the picture too. So my question is how to get the zucchini into those nice "noodles"? There must be a method as they look so uniform.

I use a julienne peeler you just run down the zucchini, applying a little pressure. Mine is much like this one: http://www.google.com/products/cata...ed=0CJoBEPMCMAQ