LINGUINE MARINARA WITH CLAMS AND BACON

Linguine Marinara with Clams and Bacon image

Make Linguine Marinara with Clams and Bacon for a delicious entrée. This surf & turf pasta dish is full of bold flavors you and the family will love.

Provided by My Food and Family

Time 25m

Yield 4 servings

Number Of Ingredients 6

Ingredients

2 slices OSCAR MAYER Bacon, cut into 1/2-inch pieces
4 cloves garlic, minced
1-1/2 cups CLASSICO Tomato and Basil Pasta Sauce
2 lb. fresh hard-shell clams, cleaned
1/4 cup loosely packed Italian parsley, chopped, divided
1/2 lb. linguine, uncooked

Steps:

Cook and stir bacon in large skillet on medium heat until crisp. Use slotted spoon to remove bacon from skillet; drain on paper towels. Discard all but 1 Tbsp. drippings from skillet.
Add garlic to reserved drippings in skillet; cook and stir 2 min. Stir in pasta sauce, clams and half the parsley; cover. Cook 7 min. or until clam shells are opened. Meanwhile, cook pasta as directed on package, omitting salt.
Drain pasta; place in large bowl. Discard any clams that do not open. Spoon remaining clams and sauce over pasta; top with remaining parsley and bacon.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 360, Fat 8 g, SaturatedFat 2 g, TransFat 0 g, Cholesterol 30 mg, Sodium 800 mg, Carbohydrate 53 g, Fiber 3 g, Sugar 7 g, Protein 19 g