Best 10 Pasta With White Wine Clam Sauce Recipes

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Indulge in the symphony of flavors that is pasta with white wine clam sauce, a classic Italian dish that tantalizes taste buds with its simplicity and elegance. Immerse yourself in the briny essence of clams, perfectly complemented by the acidity of white wine and the richness of butter and garlic. This delectable seafood pasta is a symphony of textures, from the tender clams to the al dente pasta, enveloped in a luscious sauce that sings with every bite.

This article presents a collection of enticing recipes that explore the versatility of pasta with white wine clam sauce. From the classic rendition to creative twists that add layers of complexity, these recipes cater to diverse palates and culinary preferences. Embark on a culinary journey as you discover variations that incorporate succulent shrimp, briny mussels, or tender calamari, each adding a unique dimension to the dish.

For those seeking a traditional experience, the classic pasta with white wine clam sauce recipe meticulously guides you through the process of creating an authentic Italian masterpiece. Alternatively, the linguine with clam sauce recipe offers a delightful twist with the addition of tangy lemon and capers, elevating the dish with a burst of citrusy brightness. If time is of the essence, the quick and easy pasta with clam sauce recipe delivers a flavorful meal in a matter of minutes, making it an ideal weeknight dinner option.

For those seeking a more elaborate culinary adventure, the seafood extravaganza recipe combines clams, shrimp, mussels, and calamari in a harmonious union, creating a seafood lover's paradise. And for a taste of Tuscany, the Tuscan seafood pasta recipe incorporates sun-dried tomatoes and artichoke hearts, imbuing the dish with the vibrant flavors of the Italian countryside.

Prepare to tantalize your taste buds and embark on a culinary journey with this collection of pasta with white wine clam sauce recipes. Whether you prefer the classic rendition or crave innovative twists, these recipes offer a delightful exploration of this timeless Italian dish.

Here are our top 10 tried and tested recipes!

WHITE WINE AND GARLIC CLAM PASTA



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The sweet clams in this dish are steamed in a light broth of fresh tomatoes, onion, garlic, and white wine and served with spaghetti.

Provided by Syrie Wongkaew

Categories     Dinner     Lunch     Entree     Pasta

Time 30m

Yield 2

Number Of Ingredients 11

25 small clams (scrubbed)
2 tablespoon olive oil
1 tablespoon butter
1 small brown onion (diced)
2 to 3 cloves garlic (finely chopped)
1 teaspoon dried chili flakes
1/2 teaspoon sea salt
3 medium tomatoes (roughly chopped)
4 ounces dry spaghetti (or linguine)
1/2 cup dry white wine
2 tablespoon fresh parsley (finely chopped)

Steps:

  • Gather the ingredients.
  • Boil a generous amount of water in a large pot. Soak the clams in a bowl of cold water for about 10 minutes. Drain and rinse under cold running water.
  • In a large, heavy-based pot, heat the oil and butter over medium heat. Add the onion and sauté for 2 to 3 minutes, stirring occasionally, until translucent.
  • Add the garlic, chili flakes, and salt to the pot and stir for about 20 seconds.
  • Add the chopped tomatoes and fry for about 7 minutes, until their juice starts to evaporate.
  • Salt the boiling water and cook the pasta according to packet instructions.
  • In the pot with the sauce, turn the heat up to medium-high and add the clams to the pot. Cover with a lid. After about 2 to 3 minutes, add the wine to the pot. Cover again and shake the pot from side to side.
  • Cook the clams for a further 5 minutes, or until they open. Add the parsley and stir with a wooden spoon. Cover and shake the pot again. Check for any unopened clams and discard.
  • Approximately at this point, the pasta should be ready to be drained. Drain and place in a big serving bowl or large plate.
  • Pour the clam mixture on top. Mix the pasta and sauce well with the help of two big serving forks or some tongs. Serve immediately.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 662 kcal, Carbohydrate 62 g, Cholesterol 95 mg, Fiber 5 g, Protein 40 g, SaturatedFat 6 g, Sodium 2022 mg, Sugar 9 g, Fat 23 g, ServingSize 2 servings, UnsaturatedFat 0 g

LINGUINI WITH WHITE CLAM SAUCE



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Provided by Rachael Ray : Food Network

Categories     main-dish

Time 30m

Yield 4 servings

Number Of Ingredients 13

1/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil
1 teaspoon red pepper flakes
4 to 6 cloves garlic, finely chopped
1 tin flat fillet of anchovies, drained, 6 or 7 fillets
2 tablespoons fresh thyme leaves, 4 or 5 sprigs stripped or 1 1/2 teaspoons dried
1 cup dry white wine
1 cup clam juice or chicken stock
1 can (15 ounces) fancy whole baby clams
1 lemon, zested
1 pound linguini, slightly undercooked, about 6 to 7 minutes
1/4 cup chopped parsley leaves
Lots of black pepper and some coarse salt
Crusty bread, for mopping

Steps:

  • Heat a large deep skillet over medium heat. Add extra-virgin olive oil, 4 turns of the pan in a slow stream, red pepper flakes, garlic and anchovies and cook until anchovies melt into the oil. Add thyme and wine. Reduce wine 1 minute. Add clam juice or stock, clam juice will give the dish a stronger clam flavor, chicken stock will give it a buttery personality. Stir in clams and lemon zest. Drain pasta. Add to skillet and toss with sauce 2 to 3 minutes, until pasta is al dente and has absorbed some of the sauce and flavor. Add parsley, pepper and salt, to your taste and serve with bread for mopping up remaining juices.

SPAGHETTI WITH WHITE CLAM SAUCE



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Great dinner for a Friday night.

Provided by ANGCHICK

Categories     Main Dish Recipes     Seafood Main Dish Recipes     Clams

Yield 4

Number Of Ingredients 11

½ cup olive oil
2 cloves garlic, minced
2 tablespoons butter
1 tablespoon dried parsley
½ teaspoon garlic powder
¼ teaspoon dried oregano
¼ teaspoon dried basil
¼ teaspoon ground black pepper
2 (6.5 ounce) cans minced clams, with juice
1 pound spaghetti
2 tablespoons grated Romano cheese

Steps:

  • Cook pasta according to package directions.
  • Meanwhile, in a small saucepan, brown garlic in olive oil over medium heat. Stir in butter or margarine and seasonings until butter or margarine is melted. Add clams with some of their liquid; heat through.
  • Drain pasta. Toss spaghetti with clam sauce, and top with grated Romano cheese.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 866.8 calories, Carbohydrate 90.7 g, Cholesterol 81 mg, Fat 37.3 g, Fiber 3.9 g, Protein 39.9 g, SaturatedFat 8.5 g, Sodium 198.2 mg, Sugar 3.2 g

PASTA WITH WHITE WINE CLAM SAUCE



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This is a light, delicious clam sauce in a white wine sauce. I used 1/2 of a very large (51 oz) can of chopped clams, which I bought at a warehouse store, and a moderately good white wine. I used the hollow tubed thick spaghetti, perciatelli, so the flavor of the sauce permeates the pasta. Prepare your ingredients for the sauce while the water is boiling. After the water for pasta is boiling, this recipe takes only minutes to put together. I adapted this recipe from one given to me by a friend whose mother was an embassy chef.

Provided by Suzy Snoflake

Categories     Spaghetti

Time 30m

Yield 3-4 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 10

25 ounces clams, canned with their juice
2 -3 tablespoons olive oil
10 -15 garlic cloves, minced
1/2 cup fresh parsley, chopped
1 cup white wine
1 pinch crushed red pepper flakes (optional)
1/4-1/2 teaspoon salt
3 tablespoons flour
3/4 lb perciatelli (hollow tube spaghetti)
1/2 lemon

Steps:

  • Bring a large pot of water with a dash of salt to a boil, and add perciatelli, and cook until al dente. Drain pasta, but reserve some of pasta water in case you need to thin the sauce.
  • In a large skillet, over a medium heat, heat the olive oil until warmed, but not smoking.
  • Add garlic and stir to prevent burning, cooking until garlic releases scent, then add parsley and continue to cook for another minute or two.
  • Add about 1 cup of clam juice from canned clams, white wine, and salt.
  • If desired, add pepper flakes.
  • Cook until bubbling.
  • Mix flour with about 1/2 cup cold clam juice or wine, and then stir into the bubbling sauce, stirring constantly, until sauce thickens.
  • Turn heat down to low, and add clams and cook over low heat for 5 minutes to gently heat clams. You may need to add more clam juice or a little pasta water. Taste to correct seasoning, and add more salt if you want.
  • Pour drained perciatelli into the skillet, and mix well.
  • Add squeeze of fresh lemon.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 817.5, Fat 13.2, SaturatedFat 2, Cholesterol 70.1, Sodium 1617.2, Carbohydrate 106.3, Fiber 4.7, Sugar 4.2, Protein 51.1

PASTA WITH WHITE CLAM SAUCE



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Garlic and oregano enhance the seafood flavor of this delicious main dish. "An Italian friend of my mom's passed on the recipe to her, and I began preparing it when I was 14," writes Kelli Soike of Tallahassee, Florida. "For convenience, it can be made in advance...and leftovers are just as good."

Provided by Taste of Home

Categories     Dinner

Time 30m

Yield 5 servings.

Number Of Ingredients 12

12 ounces uncooked linguine
2 garlic cloves, minced
1 can (2 ounces) anchovies, undrained
1 tablespoon olive oil
1 bottle (8 ounces) clam juice
1 can (6-1/2 ounces) minced clams, undrained
1/3 cup water
2 tablespoons dried oregano
1 tablespoon minced fresh parsley
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon pepper
5 tablespoons shredded Parmesan cheese

Steps:

  • Cook pasta according to package directions. In a saucepan, saute garlic and anchovies in oil for 3 minutes, breaking up anchovies. Stir in the clam juice, clams, water, oregano, parsley, salt and pepper. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, for 15 minutes or until sauce is reduced by half. Drain pasta; toss with clam sauce. Sprinkle with Parmesan.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 379 calories, Fat 13g fat (2g saturated fat), Cholesterol 19mg cholesterol, Sodium 874mg sodium, Carbohydrate 50g carbohydrate (0 sugars, Fiber 4g fiber), Protein 16g protein. Diabetic Exchanges

CLAMS AND PASTA IN WHITE WINE SAUCE



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This recipe will serve 4, but if you want to make it stretch you can add along side a salad or garlic toast and it will feed 6 :)

Provided by daisygrl64

Categories     Weeknight

Time 45m

Yield 4-6 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 9

2 tablespoons butter
2 ounces pancetta, thinly sliced, cut in thin strips (or prosciutto)
3 garlic cloves, minced
1/3 cup fresh parsley, chopped
1/4 teaspoon hot pepper flakes
1/2 cup bottled clam juice
1/2 cup dry white wine
2 lbs littleneck clams, scrubbed (or manila clams)
12 ounces linguine or 12 ounces fettuccine, cooked

Steps:

  • in a large deep heavy skillet, melt butter over med-high heat. stir fry pancetta until it turns golden, about 5 minutes. remove from pan, drain off all fat except 1 tablespoon.
  • add garlic 2 tablespoons of the parsley and hot pepper flakes, stir fry for 1 minute. pour in clam juice and wine, bring to a boil, add clams, cover and steam until open, about 5 minutes, discard any that do not open.
  • meanwhile in a large pot of boiling salted water, cook linguine until tender but firm. drain and add to pan along with pancetta, toss to coat well.
  • sprinkle with remaining parsley and serve.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 566.4, Fat 9.3, SaturatedFat 4.1, Cholesterol 93.3, Sodium 241.5, Carbohydrate 71.6, Fiber 3, Sugar 1.9, Protein 40.6

PASTA WITH WHITE CLAM SAUCE



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This quick and easy meal is sure to please. My family enjoys this recipe with angel hair pasta. Garnish with grated Parmesan cheese.

Provided by Nancy Nicholas

Categories     Main Dish Recipes     Seafood Main Dish Recipes     Clams

Yield 2

Number Of Ingredients 8

2 tablespoons olive oil
4 tablespoons chopped onion
1 teaspoon minced garlic
1 teaspoon lemon juice
4 tablespoons white wine
1 ¼ cups white clam sauce
½ teaspoon crushed red pepper
8 ounces pasta

Steps:

  • Begin preparing pasta. While preparing pasta, saute onions and garlic in olive oil. Add all ingredients except can of clam sauce. Heat on medium. Once mixture is heated, reduce heat to medium low and add clam sauce. Heat slowly.
  • Once pasta is done, combine with sauce mixture and garnish with parmesan cheese. Enjoy!

Nutrition Facts : Calories 655.7 calories, Carbohydrate 71.3 g, Cholesterol 100.5 mg, Fat 28.7 g, Fiber 5 g, Protein 21.8 g, SaturatedFat 4.1 g, Sodium 669.7 mg, Sugar 2.6 g

LINGUINE WITH WHITE CLAM SAUCE II



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A light clam sauce served over linguini noodles. Healthy, too!

Provided by Karena

Categories     Main Dish Recipes     Seafood Main Dish Recipes     Clams

Yield 5

Number Of Ingredients 8

1 (12 ounce) package linguini pasta
3 (8 ounce) cans minced clams, with juice
¼ cup olive oil
1 clove garlic, minced
¾ cup chopped parsley
2 tablespoons white wine
1 teaspoon dried basil
½ teaspoon salt

Steps:

  • In a large pot with boiling salted water cook linguini pasta until al dente. Drain.
  • In a large skillet saute the garlic in the olive oil. Add the liquid from the clams, parsley, white wine, basil, and salt and stir well. Cook for 10 minutes. Stir in clams until heated through.
  • Toss cooked and drained linguini pasta with the clam sauce and serve warm.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 545.2 calories, Carbohydrate 56.9 g, Cholesterol 90 mg, Fat 15.1 g, Fiber 2.7 g, Protein 43.6 g, SaturatedFat 2.1 g, Sodium 392.3 mg, Sugar 2.4 g

CREAMY WHITE CLAM SAUCE



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This is my own sauce, though I'm sure it is similar to many others. I usually use this with fettuccini, but it is excellent with black/squid ink pasta.

Provided by personalchef

Categories     < 30 Mins

Time 25m

Yield 2 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 7

2 tablespoons butter
1 (10 ounce) can whole clams
2 garlic cloves, smashed (lay garlic clove on board and smash, remove skin, do not chop)
1 (8 ounce) bottle clam juice
1 cup white wine
1/2 cup heavy cream
1 medium tomatoes, chopped (see note) (optional)

Steps:

  • Melt butter in heavy skillet over med/low heat.
  • Add whole clams with juice, and garlic. Cook over low heat until clams are heated through and edges begin to curl.
  • Remove clams. Add the bottle of clam juice, white wine and heavy cream. Cook about 10 min to reduce slightly. This sauce will be thin. You want a bit of broth in your dish.
  • Remove garlic cloves
  • Add clams back into sauce and toss with your preferred pasta. I usually use fettuccini
  • Note: I often like to add a chopped tomato to this sauce. You would add the tomato after the 10 min cooking time, just to warm the chopped tomato.

THE BEST CLAM SAUCE



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I cannot order better white clam sauce in a restaurant. My boyfriend begs me to make this! Thanks Mom! Serve this dish with fresh garlic bread and a nice white wine. I promise this is a keeper and you won't like any other white clam sauce!

Provided by Jodie B

Categories     Seafood     Shellfish     Clams

Time 45m

Yield 4

Number Of Ingredients 8

1 (16 ounce) package dry linguini
1 onion, chopped
6 cloves garlic, chopped
3 tablespoons olive oil
4 (6.5 ounce) cans minced clams
½ cup butter
salt and pepper to taste
2 tablespoons dry white wine

Steps:

  • Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil, add linguini and return water to a boil. Let linguini cook until al dente; drain well.
  • In a large skillet, saute the onion and garlic in olive oil until the onions are translucent. Drain the cans of minced clams, reserving half of the juice.
  • Stir the clams, reserved juice, butter, salt and pepper, and wine. Simmer the mixture for 20 minutes, until the sauce has reduced 1/3 and has thickened.
  • Spoon the clam sauce over the linguini and serve.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 906.4 calories, Carbohydrate 73.8 g, Cholesterol 184.7 mg, Fat 39.2 g, Fiber 3.7 g, Protein 60.6 g, SaturatedFat 16.3 g, Sodium 593.9 mg, Sugar 2.9 g

Tips:

  • Use fresh clams: Fresh clams have a briny, sweet flavor that is essential for this dish. Avoid using frozen clams, as they will not have the same flavor or texture.
  • Purge the clams: Purging the clams helps to remove any sand or grit from the shells. To purge the clams, place them in a bowl of cold water and let them soak for 30 minutes. Change the water every 10 minutes.
  • Use a good quality white wine: The white wine used in this recipe should be a dry, white wine with a crisp acidity. Some good options include Sauvignon Blanc, Pinot Grigio, and Albariño.
  • Don't overcook the clams: Clams cook very quickly, so it is important to not overcook them. Overcooked clams will become tough and rubbery.
  • Serve immediately: Pasta with white wine clam sauce is best served immediately after it is made. The pasta will absorb the sauce and become soggy if it is allowed to sit for too long.

Conclusion:

Pasta with white wine clam sauce is a delicious and easy-to-make dish that is perfect for a weeknight meal. The briny, sweet flavor of the clams pairs perfectly with the acidic white wine and the creamy sauce. This dish is sure to be a hit with your family and friends.

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