Marinara Recipe ⇒ Clams and Sausage in Spicy Marinara with Crostini

Classico® Tomato & Basil sauce and hot Italian sausage paired with succulent little neck clams in this spicy sauce served with garlic crostini!

Ingredients

• 48 medium (blank)s littleneck clams, scrubbed and rinsed
• 4 tablespoons olive oil, divided
• ¼ cup Vidalia onion, diced
• ¾ pound bulk hot Italian sausage
• 8 large cloves garlic, minced, divided
• ¼ teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes, or to taste
• 1 teaspoon fennel seed
• 1 cup dry white wine
• 1 (24 ounce) jar Classico® Tomato and Basil Sauce
• 2 tablespoons minced fresh flat-leaf parsley
• 2 tablespoons shaved Parmesan cheese
• 1 French baguette, sliced into 1/4 inch rounds
• 1 pinch Cracked black pepper
• 1 pinch Coarse sea salt

Cooking Directions

1. Rinse clams in a strainer to remove any sand.
2. Heat the olive oil in a large pot (5-quart) over medium to low heat. Add the diced onions, stirring often, until the onions are translucent, about 5 minutes.
3. Add the sausage and garlic, red pepper flakes, and fennel. Cook until sausage is no longer pink, about 2 minutes. Drain oil.
4. Increase the heat to medium high. Pour in the wine and bring to a boil until it has reduced to about 3 tablespoons, approximately 5 minutes.
5. Stir in the Classico® Tomato & Basil sauce and bring to a quick boil. Add the clams, cover, and cook until clam shells open, 8 to 10 minutes. Check often to avoid overcooking.
6. Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
7. Mix together remaining 2 tablespoons olive oil, 2 cloves minced garlic, salt, and cracked pepper. Brush mixture on both sides of the baguette slices. Arrange slices on a baking sheet.
8. Bake until its golden brown, 8 to 10 minutes.
9. Ladle the clams and sauce into bowls; top with fresh parsley and shaved parmesan cheese. Serve with the crostini.

Nutrition Facts

• calories1026.6
• carbohydrateContent77.1 g
• cholesterolContent157.8 mg
• fatContent46.6 g
• fiberContent5.5 g
• proteinContent61.5 g
• saturatedFatContent12.6 g
• sodiumContent1873.8 mg
• sugarContent11.5 g