Best Easy Clam Sauce Recipes

CHEAP & EASY CLAM SAUCE FOR PASTA

Steps:

• Heat olive oil in small pan, and add garlic and the optional onions. Cook on medium about 3 minutes or until tender and lightly browned.
• Stir in the basil or parsley (or both or other spices) and optional red pepper flakes.
• Add the drained juice from the can of clams.
• Bring to a boil, and then reduce heat to low allowing to simmer about 5 minutes.
• Stir in the clams and the butter. Once butter is melted, add the optional milk or half and half and cook until heated through.
• Serve over spaghetti or linguine or other favorite pasta.

FAST AND EASY LINGUINE WITH WHITE CLAM SAUCE

Steps:

• 1. Cook the linguine according to the directions on the package.
• 2. While that is cooking heat oil in a medium frying pan.
• 3. Add garlic to the hot oil and cook until lightly browned.
• 4. Remove from heat stir in parsley,pepper,salt,clams with juice and the lemon juice.
• 5. Return to a LOW heat and cook for 5 minutes until heated thoroughly.
• 6. Pour sauce over hot pasta and toss to coat well.
• 7. Serve with parmesan cheese and a nice crusty bread for mopping sauce if you like.

EASY LINGUINE AND CLAM SAUCE

Steps:

• 20oz canned clams is equal to 2-10oz cans of chopped clams with juice.
• Cook linguine as instructed. Drain.
• Meanwhile melt butter in skillet. Add garlic, shallot and red pepper flakes. Sautee for 4 minutes until vegetables are cooked.
• Add flour, oregano and parsley to mixture and stir until incorporated. Keep stirring for at least 1 minute.
• Add clams with juice and wine. Stir constantly for 8minutes or until thickened.
• Remove from heat.
• Stir in cream and cook over low heat until well heated about 2 minutes.
• Pour sauce over pasta and toss. Sprinkle with cheese.

QUICK AND EASY CLAM SAUCE FOR PASTA

Steps:

• Saute onion and garlic in butter.
• Blend in flour.
• Drain clams and reserve juices. Add minced clams and milk to the onion and garlic.
• Simmer 10 minutes, season with salt and pepper to taste.
• If you desire a thicker sauce, make a slurry of cornstarch and milk.
• Add a little at a time to the sauce, stirring, until the desired thickness. Use the reserved clam juices to thin the sauce if need be.
• Meanwhile, cook pasta al dente in boiling salted water.
• Serve sauce over pasta.
• Top with parsley.
• Pass grated Parmesan.

QUICK & EASY FETTUCCINE WITH MUSHROOM-CLAM SAUCE

Steps:

• While cooking fettucini noodles to desired doneness.
• Drain clams, reserving liquid.
• Brown garlic until golden in butter (or margarine) in a medium sized sauce pan.
• Add clam juice and wine.
• Bring to a boil.
• Boil for 5 minutes or until sauce is reduced to a little more than half a cup.
• Reduce heat and add the soup, clams and cheese.
• Cook until heated through stirring occasionally.
• Serve over fettucini noodles and garnish with parsley or lemon slices.
• Note: I like to serve this with a small salad and warm sourdough bread (instead of traditional garlic bread).

EASY CLAM SAUCE

Steps:

• Cook onion and garlic in oil until onion is tender (slightly brown is OK) Add minced clams (liquid included) Sprinkle mixture with oregano Add tomato sauce and simmer for about 2 minutes, stirring frequently.
• If adding wine (optional) cook sauce longer to reduce.

EASY WHITE CLAM SAUCE (WITH A KICK)!

Steps:

• Heat olive oil in a large skillet, add onions and chile pepper flakes, and sweat until onion is soft (do not brown).
• Add garlic and parsley and saute for another minute or two, until garlic aroma is apparent.
• Add reserved clam juice, and simmer for 15-20 minutes.
• Add whipping cream and simmer over low heat until hot, but do not let come to a boil.
• Add drained clams and heat until warm. Do not overcook at this point or your clams will get tough and rubbery - cook just until until well heated.
• Serve over pasta and top with shredded parmesan. Asiago works as well!
• Enjoy with your crusty bread dipped in the juice!

EASY LINGUINE AND WHITE CLAM SAUCE

Steps:

• start big pot of salted water for pasta, when it boils, add linguini or other pasta. Finely (or coarsely if you prefer) chop at least 3 cloves of garlic (more if you like). Use a small saucepan to fry the garlic gently in a few Tbsp of extra-virgin olive oil until golden, add 2 cans of minced clams, juice and all. Add chopped flat leaf parsely - about 2 Tbps or more if you like. Bring to a slow simmer while pasta is cooking. When pasta is done, drain and return to bowl, add all sauce or let guests fix their own with grated parmesean cheese

EASY RED CLAM SAUCE RECIPE | COPYKAT RECIPES

Steps:

• Prepare pasta according to the package instructions.
• Drain cans of clams or clean the fresh clams.
• Heat olive oil in a heavy bottom pot over medium heat.
• Add garlic and clams.
• If using fresh clams, lower the heat, cover, and wait until all clams are open. Discard unopened clams.
• Add sauce and simmer for 10 minutes.
• Season with salt and pepper or any other seasoning you like.
• Serve red clam sauce over the pasta.