Indulge in the exquisite flavors of the sea with Spaghetti with White Clam Sauce, a classic Italian dish that captures the essence of coastal cuisine. This delectable pasta dish features tender spaghetti coated in a rich and flavorful sauce made with fresh clams, aromatic white wine, and a touch of garlic. The briny sweetness of the clams perfectly complements the savory sauce, creating a harmonious balance of flavors. Discover the art of preparing this timeless dish with our collection of carefully curated recipes, each offering unique variations to tantalize your taste buds. From the traditional Spaghetti alle Vongole to the more adventurous Spaghetti with Clams and Pancetta, our recipes cater to diverse culinary preferences. Embark on a culinary journey and savor the authentic taste of Italy with our comprehensive guide to Spaghetti with White Clam Sauce.
Here are our top 15 tried and tested recipes!
SPAGHETTI WITH WHITE CLAM SAUCE
Skip the marinara and give your spaghetti a facelift with this savory clam sauce.
Provided by wp
Yield Makes 4 servings
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- In a 5- to 6-quart pan over high heat, bring about 4 quarts water to a boil. Add spaghetti and cook, stirring occasionally, until barely tender to bite, about 10 minutes.
- Meanwhile, in a 10- to 12-inch frying pan over medium-high heat, stir garlic in olive oil often until fragrant (do not brown), 1 to 2 minutes. Add wine, clam juice, and reserved liquid from clams and boil until reduced to about 1 cup, 6 to 8 minutes. Add clams and stir occasionally until hot, 1 to 2 minutes.
- Drain spaghetti. Add to clam sauce along with parsley and chili flakes; mix, and add salt to taste. Divide equally among four wide bowls.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 472, Carbohydrate 71, Cholesterol 49, Fat 6.2, Fiber 2.6, Protein 31, SaturatedFat 0.8, Sodium 223
SPAGHETTI WITH WHITE CLAM SAUCE
Toss and serve this easy white clam sauce with spaghetti! Perfect when you want dinner to be ready in 25 minutes!
Provided by Betty Crocker Kitchens
Categories Entree
Time 25m
Yield 4
Number Of Ingredients 7
Steps:
- Cook spaghetti as directed on package.
- Meanwhile, in 1 1/2-quart saucepan, melt butter over medium heat. Cook garlic in butter about 3 minutes, stirring occasionally, until light golden. Stir in 2 tablespoons parsley and the clams. Heat to boiling; reduce heat. Simmer uncovered 3 to 5 minutes.
- Drain spaghetti. In large bowl, pour sauce over spaghetti; toss. Sprinkle with additional parsley and cheese.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 480, Carbohydrate 45 g, Cholesterol 100 mg, Fat 1/2, Fiber 3 g, Protein 36 g, SaturatedFat 8 g, ServingSize 1 Serving (about 1 1/4 cups), Sodium 410 mg, Sugar 0 g, TransFat 1 g
SPAGHETTI WITH CLAMS
Provided by Giada De Laurentiis
Categories main-dish
Time 30m
Yield 4 servings
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- In a large pot, bring to a boil 6 quarts of salted water. Add pasta, stirring constantly in the beginning to prevent it from sticking together. Cook until al dente, about 8 minutes.
- Meanwhile, heat the olive oil in a large saute pan. When almost smoking, add shallots and garlic and saute until soft and translucent, about 3 to 4 minutes, being careful not to burn the garlic. Add the clams and wine. Cover and simmer for 6 to 8 minutes or until most clams have opened.
- Add 2 tablespoons chopped parsley. Whisk in butter to thicken sauce slightly.
- Drain pasta in a colander. Do not rinse pasta with water - this will remove the pasta's natural starches. Place pasta into the clam saute pan and mix thoroughly. Check seasoning.
- Pour pasta into large serving bowl. Zest lemon over the dish, being carefull not to zest the white part of the lemon, which is bitter. Garnish with remaining parsley. Serve immediately.
LINGUINI WITH WHITE CLAM SAUCE
Provided by Rachael Ray : Food Network
Categories main-dish
Time 30m
Yield 4 servings
Number Of Ingredients 13
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.
PASTA WITH WHITE CLAM SAUCE
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
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
WHITE CLAM SPAGHETTI SAUCE
This is an inexpensive tasty dinner! Add a garden salad and it is hard to tell it cost so little to make! Enjoy!
Provided by Loves2Teach
Categories Lunch/Snacks
Time 20m
Yield 6 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 7
Steps:
- Drain clams, saving 3/4 cup of juices.
- Set aside.
- In a skillet, slowly heat the olive oil and butter, add garlic and saute until golden.
- Remove from heat.
- Stir in saved juices, add parsley, salt and bring to a boil.
- Reduce heat; simmer uncovered 10 minutes, add clams and simmer 3 minutes longer.
- Serve hot over cooked spaghetti or other Italian pasta and top with Parmesan cheese.
- This white sauce will cover about 1/2 pound of pasta.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 236.9, Fat 17.7, SaturatedFat 6.3, Cholesterol 50.3, Sodium 1057, Carbohydrate 4.3, Fiber 0.1, Protein 14.9
SPAGHETTI WITH WHITE CLAM SAUCE
Great dinner for a Friday night.
Provided by ANGCHICK
Categories Main Dish Recipes Seafood Main Dish Recipes Clams
Yield 4
Number Of Ingredients 11
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 CLAM SAUCE
Provided by Food Network
Yield 5 to 6 servings.
Number Of Ingredients 7
Steps:
- Put up 6 quarts of water to boil in a large pot.
- Open the chowder clams, making sure to catch all the clam juice. Mince the clams and reserve them. Measure the juice; it should come to about 2 cups. If it doesn't, make up the difference with bottled clam juice. Then add 1/2 cup water, making 2 1/2 cups liquid in all.
- Pour the olive oil into a wide heavy pot over medium heat. Add the minced garlic and saute for 4 to 5 minutes or until the garlic just starts to turn gold. Add a little clam juice to loosen the garlic then add the rest of the 2 1/2 cups. Raise heat.
- Salt the boiling water lightly and add the capellini, stirring well. Cook until just al dente, about 7 to 8 minutes.
- Simmer the clam juice in its pot for two minutes. Raise heat and add the Manilla clams. Cover. Within two minutes or so, their shells should swing open; remove the Manilla clams from the pot and place them in a bowl. Turn heat to low under clam juice in pot and add the reserved, raw, minced clams. Cook very gently for 1/2 minute.
- The pasta should be done at this point. Spill the pasta into a colander and place the cooking pot over a low flame. Return the pasta to the cooking pot. Add 2/3 of the clam juice, plus the liquid that has collected in the bowl of Manilla clams. Add 3 tablespoons of the minced parsley. Stir to blend, about one minute. Divide pasta among 5 to 6 individual pasta bowls and top with the remaining clam juice, the remaining parsley, and the Manilla clams. Serve immediately.
PASTA WITH WHITE CLAM SAUCE
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
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
LINGUINE WITH WHITE CLAM SAUCE I
Quick and Easy! Can be used when you forget to take something else out of the freezer. You can use water instead of the clam juice, if you like.
Provided by JANBLIDEN
Categories Main Dish Recipes Seafood Main Dish Recipes Clams
Yield 5
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- In a large pot with boiling salted water cook linguini pasta until al dente.
- Meanwhile, in a medium sized saucepan using medium heat cook olive oil and minced garlic until garlic is translucent. Add chopped clams, clam juice or water, and chopped parsley. Add salt and ground black pepper to taste. Bring to a boil. Lower heat and simmer for 3 minutes.
- Toss pasta with clam sauce. Serve warm.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 457.4 calories, Carbohydrate 69.7 g, Cholesterol 49.8 mg, Fat 6.2 g, Fiber 3.1 g, Protein 31 g, SaturatedFat 0.9 g, Sodium 113.9 mg, Sugar 3 g
LINGUINE WITH WHITE CLAM SAUCE II
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
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
SPAGHETTI WITH CREAMY WHITE CLAM SAUCE
A handful of ingredients is all you need for this must-try main dish. "I often make it when time is short," explains Linda Evancoe-Coble of Leola, Pennsylvania. "Add store-bought rolls and a bagged salad and...presto...you have a satisfying meal."
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Dinner
Time 20m
Yield 4 servings.
Number Of Ingredients 7
Steps:
- In a large saucepan, combine the first six ingredients; bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cook and stir for 5 minutes until slightly thickened. , Meanwhile, cook spaghetti according to package directions; drain. Pour sauce over spaghetti.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 342 calories, Fat 3g fat (1g saturated fat), Cholesterol 35mg cholesterol, Sodium 330mg sodium, Carbohydrate 57g carbohydrate (4g sugars, Fiber 4g fiber), Protein 21g protein. Diabetic Exchanges
THE BEST CLAM SAUCE
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
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
SPAGHETTI WITH CLAM SAUCE
This scrumptious pasta is DH's creation and star dish. Thank you to Starrynews for putting this in her best of 2009 cookbook!
Provided by Maito
Categories One Dish Meal
Time 35m
Yield 2-3 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 12
Steps:
- Start water to boil for pasta.
- Heat 2 tablespoons oil over medium high heat in a small or medium saucepan.
- Add garlic and saute until softened, a few minutes. Add mushrooms (if using), clams, and juice from one of the cans of clams. Turn heat to high.
- Add red pepper flakes, Italian seasoning, oregano, wine, and lemon juice. Let simmer on high until at least three fourths of liquid has evaporated, about 10-15 minutes.
- Meanwhile, cook pasta until it is al dente.
- Drain pasta. Add pasta back to empty pot (off heat) and coat with 1/2 tablespoon of oil.
- Take sauce off heat. Add black pepper to taste, and parsley.
- Immediately add half of the sauce to the pasta and toss.
- Plate pasta, top with other half of sauce, and serve.
OLD SPAGHETTI FACTORY ORIGINAL CLAM SAUCE
Make and share this Old Spaghetti Factory Original Clam Sauce recipe from Food.com.
Provided by JandBsMom
Categories Sauces
Time 20m
Yield 4-6 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- Combine butter, garlic, onion and celery in a saucepan.
- Braise over medium-low heat until tender but not brown.
- Add the flour, and mix to make a roux.
- Drain clams, reserving juice.
- In a separate saucepan, combine clam juice, half-and-half, thyme and salt.
- Heat until just below boiling.
- Add to roux, and cook until sauce thickens.
- Add clams, stirring gently to mix through out the sauce.
- Serve over noodles.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 573.5, Fat 46, SaturatedFat 28.4, Cholesterol 160.5, Sodium 1363.1, Carbohydrate 20.6, Fiber 0.9, Sugar 1.6, Protein 20.8
Tips:
- Use fresh clams: Fresh clams are essential for the best flavor. If you can't find fresh clams, you can use frozen clams, but be sure to thaw them before cooking.
- Soak the clams: Soaking the clams in cold water for 30 minutes before cooking helps to remove any grit or sand. Be sure to rinse the clams thoroughly after soaking.
- Use a good quality white wine: The white wine used in the sauce should be a dry white wine, such as Sauvignon Blanc or Pinot Grigio. A good quality wine will add flavor to the sauce without overpowering it.
- Don't overcook the clams: Clams only take a few minutes to cook. Overcooking them will make them tough and chewy.
- Serve the spaghetti with white clam sauce immediately: This dish is best served hot, so be sure to prepare the spaghetti and sauce just before serving.
Conclusion:
Spaghetti with white clam sauce is a delicious and easy-to-make dish that is perfect for a quick weeknight meal. With just a few simple ingredients, you can create a flavorful and satisfying dish that the whole family will enjoy.
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