Best Spaghetti And Clams Recipes

SPAGHETTI AND CLAMS

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Add pasta and cook for 8 to 10 minutes or until al dente; drain.
• Meanwhile, melt butter in a large skillet over medium-low heat. Stir in onion and garlic, and cook 5 minutes, or until onion is translucent. Add clams, stirring frequently for 3 minutes, or until clams are lightly browned. Stir in parsley, olive oil, and reserved clam juice mixed with enough water to equal 2 cups liquid.
• Increase heat and bring to a low boil. Reduce to a simmer, cover, and cook 15 minutes, stirring occasionally. Serve over pasta with freshly grated Parmesan cheese, if desired.

SPAGHETTI WITH CLAMS AND CHERRY TOMATOES

Steps:

• Soak clams in plenty of salted cold water for 2 hours so that they will release any sand they have in them. Rinse well under cold running water and drain.
• Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Cook spaghetti in the boiling water, stirring occasionally, 2 minutes less than as directed on the package, about 10 minutes. Drain.
• Heat 1 tablespoon olive oil in a large pan over medium heat and cook garlic until fragrant, about 1 minute. Add clams and white wine, cover, and cook on high heat until clams open, 3 to 5 minutes. Remove clams from the pan. Strain the pan juices through a fine sieve and set aside.
• Add 2 tablespoons olive oil to the same pan and cook cherry tomatoes until softened, about 7 minutes. Stir in a few basil leaves. Add cooked clams and juices back to the pan and stir to combine. Mix in remaining 1 tablespoon olive oil. Add drained spaghetti and cook for 2 minutes over high heat with the tomatoes. Serve garnished with remaining basil.

CLAMS AND SPAGHETTI WITH SPICY TOMATO BROTH

Steps:

• Set a large pot of water on a back burner over medium-high heat, covered, so it is ready and boiling when it's time to cook the pasta.
• Put a wide Dutch oven or deep heavy-bottomed skillet with a lid over medium-high heat. Add 2 tablespoons olive oil. When the oil is hot, add onion, and cook, stirring, for about 2 minutes, until softened and lightly colored.
• Stir in chopped green garlic, bay leaf, hot pepper and thyme sprig. Stir to coat and let sizzle. Season mixture generously with salt and pepper. Add tomatoes and wine, and bring mixture to a brisk simmer, stirring. Simmer 5 minutes, then taste and adjust seasoning. Thin with water if necessary: You don't want it to be too thick.
• Salt the pasta water and cook the spaghetti at a rapid boil until al dente - usually a minute or 2 less than instructions on package.
• Add clams to Dutch oven or skillet, turn heat to high and put on the lid. Stir clams with a large spoon a couple of times (to help heat disperse evenly) and replace lid. They should take 5 to 6 minutes to open. Once all clams are open, turn off heat and leave to rest, covered, for a few minutes.
• Drain pasta and, using tongs, divide among 4 to 6 bowls. Using a large slotted spoon or tongs, top pasta with an equal amount of clams. Ladle all remaining broth in the pot over each serving.
• Season halved cherry tomatoes with salt and a little olive oil. Spoon seasoned cherry tomatoes over top of the bowls.
• Sprinkle with chives, parsley and basil leaves. Serve.

SPAGHETTI WITH FRESH CLAMS, PARSLEY, AND LEMON

Steps:

• Heat oil in heavy large pot over medium-high heat. Add sliced garlic and sauté until light brown, about 1 minute. Add clams and 1/4 cup chopped Italian parsley; stir 2 minutes. Add wine; simmer 2 minutes. Add fresh lemon juice. Cover and simmer until clams open, about 6 minutes (discard any clams that do not open).
• Meanwhile, cook pasta in large pot of boiling salted water until just tender but still firm to bite. Drain. Add pasta to clam mixture and toss to coat. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Transfer to large bowl. Sprinkle with remaining 2 tablespoons parsley and serve.

SPICY SPAGHETTI WITH CLAMS AND RED BELL PEPPER

Steps:

• Heat oil in heavy large pot over medium-high heat. Add bell pepper, garlic, oregano and dried red pepper. Sauté until bell pepper is almost tender, about 5 minutes. Add tomatoes and wine and simmer until flavors blend, about 2 minutes. Add clams. Cover and cook until clams open, about 8 minutes. Using tongs, transfer clams to bowl (discard any that do not open). Season sauce to taste with salt and pepper.
• Divide spaghetti among 4 bowls. Top with sauce and clams and serve.

SPAGHETTI WITH CLAMS AND GREEN BEANS

Steps:

• Chop the clams coarsely; there should be about 1 cup.
• Trim or break off the ends of the beans and remove the strings. Cut the beans into 2-inch lengths.
• Bring the water, salted to taste, to a boil in a kettle and add the green beans. Bring to a simmer and cook for 6 to 7 minutes. Do not overcook; the beans should remain crisp. Drain and reserve the cooking liquid.
• Bring the reserved cooking liquid to a boil. Add the spaghetti, stir and cook for about 6 minutes. Drain.
• Meanwhile, heat the oil in a large skillet. Add the garlic and cook briefly, stirring, without browning. Add the tomatoes, pepper flakes and the reserved clam juice. Cook, stirring, over medium heat until the liquid has been reduced to about 2 cups.
• Add the drained spaghetti, beans, vodka, if desired, cream and freshly ground pepper. Bring to a simmer. Cook until the spaghetti is al dente, stirring, and add the clams and basil. Toss and cook 1 minute. Serve immediately with peccorino or Parmesan cheese, if desired.

ONE SKILLET SPAGHETTI AND CLAMS

Steps:

• Use a deep 12" saute pan or Dutch oven to prepare this one skillet dish since the anchovies tend to splatter.
• Heat the saute pan to medium high; add the 2 tablspoons of olive oil and all of the contents in the jar of anchovies. Stir the anchovies till they start to break up; add the minced garlic and cook a bit to bring out the flavors.
• Add the red pepper flakes and reserved clam juice and two cans of chicken broth and bring up to a slow boil.
• Pour in the white wine and add the whole pound of spaghetti and cook till almost done. The spaghetti will absorb most of the liquid.
• When almost done to your desired tenderness add the clams and parsley. If the spaghetti has absorbed too much liquid just add more water. There is no need to add any more salt.

SPAGHETTI WITH RAZOR CLAMS, SEAWEED, AND TOMATO-BASIL SAUCE

Steps:

• To make the sauce, prepare a small ice bath and bring a pot of water to a boil. With a paring knife, remove the core from the tomatoes and lightly score an X on the bottoms. Blanch the tomatoes in a two-step process: add 1 tomato to the boiling water for 10 seconds, then remove and submerge in the ice bath for 10 seconds. Now add this same tomato to the boiling water again, this time for 5 seconds, and then submerge in the ice bath until cold. Drain. Repeat with the remaining 5 tomatoes.
• Once chilled, peel the skins off the tomatoes with a paring knife, then cut the tomatoes into quarters. Use the paring knife to remove and discard the seeds, then chop the tomatoes into small pieces.
• Heat 2 tablespoons of the olive oil in a pot over medium heat. Add the shallot, garlic, and bell pepper and cook, stirring frequently, for 10 minutes, or until soft. Stir in the chopped tomatoes and the remaining 2 tablespoons olive oil and increase the heat to high. Once the liquid starts to boil (the tomatoes will release a lot of water), cook for 5 minutes, then stir in the tomato paste. Cook for 1 to 2 minutes longer, until tomato paste is well incorporated, then stir in the sugar, balsamic vinegar, basil, and salt and pepper. Adjust the seasonings to taste.
• To make the spaghetti with razor clams, prepare the clams by cutting the shell with a paring knife. Remove the meat, keeping the pieces as whole as possible. Rinse well in salted water to remove any sand, then wash under cold running water for a few minutes. Cut the clams into 1-inch pieces and refrigerate until ready to use.
• In a bowl, cover the wakame with the hot water and let sit for 10 minutes. Drain well and set aside.
• Place a large pot of salted water over high heat and bring to a boil. Add the spaghetti noodles and cook, following package instructions. Drain well and return the noodles to the pot. Stir in the butter.
• Place a sauté pan over high heat and add the olive oil. When the oil just begins to smoke, add the clams and season with the salt and pepper. Cook for 15 seconds, turn over the clams, season again with salt and pepper, and cook for 15 seconds longer. Remove the pan from the heat.
• To serve, divide the noodles among 4 plates and top each with 1/2 cup of the sauce, then the wakame and clams.

SPAGHETTI AND CLAMS

Steps:

• Coat the bottom of a pan with the olive oil. Saute onion, green pepper, and chopped garlic in the olive oil.
• In a large pot combine clam juice, oregano and basil and a dash of salt and black pepper. Add Sauteed ingredients and 1/2 cup to 1 cup water. Bring all ingredients to a slow boil. Then add 1/4 cup dry white wine and chopped or minced clams.
• Let mixture continue to cook at a slow boil. Then add thoroughly cleaned little neck clams in shell. Add garlic powder, remaining oregano, and basil. Stir, cover, cook until necks open, (discard any clams that do not open, approximately 5 to 6 minutes). Stir again. Cover. Let simmer for 20 minutes stirring occasionally.
• To boiling water, add linguini or spaghetti. Cook 8 to 10 minutes. Strain spaghetti and put in bowl. Pour clam mixture over top.

GRILLED CLAMS WITH SPAGHETTI, PROSCIUTTO, AND MIXED GREENS

Steps:

• Heat oil in heavy large pot over medium-high heat. Add garlic and crushed red pepper and stir until fragrant, about 30 seconds. Add mustard greens, chard, and collard greens and toss until beginning to wilt, about 2 minutes. Remove from heat. (Can be prepared 2 hours ahead. Let stand at room temperature.)
• Prepare barbecue (medium-high heat). Grill prosciutto until beginning to crisp, about 1 minute per side. Transfer prosciutto to plate. Tear each slice lengthwise into 1-inch-wide strips; add to pot with greens. Grill clams in batches, if necessary, until each opens, about 6 minutes (discard any clams that do not open). Transfer clams from grill to pot.
• Meanwhile, cook spaghetti in another large pot of boiling salted water until just tender but still firm to bite. Drain, reserving 2 cups pasta cooking water. Add pasta to pot with greens, prosciutto, and clams. Squeeze juice from 1 lemon half over. Add parsley. Toss over medium-high heat until heated through, adding reserved pasta cooking water by 1/2 cupfuls if dry. Season with salt and pepper and more lemon juice, if desired. Transfer pasta mixture to large shallow bowl and serve.

SPAGHETTI WITH CLAMS AND TOMATOES

Steps:

• 1. Bring water to a boil in a large stockpot to cook the pasta. Add the pasta and return to a boil, stirring frequently. Cook until pasta is al dente, stirring occasionally. Drain the spaghetti and place in a large bowl. Sprinkle with salt, tossing well. Cover and keep warm.
• 2. While pasta cooks, bring 1 cup water to a boil in a large Dutch oven. Add clams; cover and cook 6 minutes or until shells open. Remove clams from pan with a slotted spoon, reserving the clam broth liquid in pan. Add tomatoes and garlic; reduce heat, and simmer 5 minutes. Stir in fresh parsley and butter; cook 1 minute. Serve tomato mixture and clams over spaghetti.