Spaghetti With Clam Sauce - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 pkg. thin spaghetti
2 cloves garlic, minced
4 Tbsp. butter
2 Tbsp. basil
1 c. chopped parsley
2 (3 to 4 oz.) cans sliced mushrooms
2 (7 oz.) cans minced clams
1/4 tsp. pepper
2 doz. littleneck clams (optional)

Preparation

Cook spaghetti in salted water; drain well.
Keep hot.
Saute garlic lightly in butter in a large frying pan.
Stir in parsley, mushrooms and liquid, clams and juice and pepper.
Heat to boiling.
Simmer for 5 minutes.
Season with salt, if needed. Pile spaghetti into a large bowl; spoon hot sauce over and serve. You may top with 6 scrubbed and steamed littleneck clams (left in shell).