Old-fashioned Linguine with White Clam Sauce

"This recipe is easy and takes less than 20 minutes. It's one of my weekend favorites and has been a family tradition for years."
 
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Ready In:
25mins
Ingredients:
13
Serves:
4
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ingredients

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directions

  • In a 5 qt pot, heat water to a boil and cook pasta until al dente.
  • While the pasta is cooking, melt butter and olive oil in pan.
  • Sautee onion and garlic, and add crushed red pepper flakes.
  • Add lemon juice, oregano, basil, and Old Bay seasoning, stir for one minute Add clams with juice.
  • Simmer for 5 minutes.
  • Drain pasta and place in large bowl.
  • Cover pasta with clam sauce, stir well and top with parsley and parmesan cheese.
  • Serve with warm crusty bread and chilled white wine.

Questions & Replies

  1. Why are the nutritional facts in the middle of the recipe, causing extra paper waste?
     
  2. Is it possible to print the recipes without the nutrition data? Our keeper recipes we place in plastic page protectors and file them in a binder note book and with the nutrition data there is a third page and removing the recipe with one page on the counter is easier to view and make the recipe.
     
  3. What size can of clams?
     
  4. Recipe calls for clams with juice. The clams that I bought are packed in water - is this OK or do I have to buy separately clam juice?
     
  5. Are oregano and basil dried?
     
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Reviews

  1. I made this for a special romantic dinner for me and my husband. Very delicious and surprisingly easy to make. The pepper flakes were an added twist. We both thought we were dining in a classy restaurant. Thanks Maine-iac.
     
  2. i made this tonight and it was awsome the best i have ever had in 70 years i made the white clam sauce 8 hrs ahead so the spices could meld<br/>wayland 3/8/11
     
  3. This was excellent! Pasta with clam sauce is a treat I seldom get to enjoy, as my family doesn't much like clams. I divvied the recipe by 3 and had a generous solo dinner with this -- something I will definitely repeat next time I'm dining by my lonesome. This was very easy to prepare, used ingredients I had on hand, and was ready in minutes. The only alteration I made was to omit the onion (my onion looked way past its prime so I left it out); I also used fresh basil and parsley, rather than dried, since I have fresh herbs growing right now. Thanks for the recipe; it's a keeper!
     
  4. This made for a wonderful birthday meal for my wife. Even the kids devoured it. The garlic and splash of red pepper flakes made for a nice bite of heat. I know that it breaks with the tradition of the dish but the addition of some fresh mushrooms would add another wonderful layer to this dish. We tried out a 2015 Happy Camper Chardonnay (California) with the dish which went great. The citrus notes contrasted well with the buttery sauce. It also enhanced the lemon as well. This is definitely a keeper and is already in the recipe box.
     
    • Review photo by Kestrel45
  5. OMG! I was a little skeptical about the Old Bay Seasoning but this recipe ROCKS! I didn't change anything except that I doubled it. Kids and BF agree... this is a keeper! Thanks!
     
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Tweaks

  1. I used canned baby clams instead of minced to add a bit more bite to the dish!
     
  2. Sorry, I should have been more specific. Add a cup of vermouth after the garlic and shallots have sautéed and reduce the liquid by half before proceeding.
     
  3. I found the 1T of Old Bay overpowered the dish and made it way too salty. I would suggest adding it in one tsp at a time and tasting after each addition!
     
  4. Great recipe. I hate it when people rate my recipes but have changed around 10 ingredients. I admit I did this. I had an excess of shrimp, so I used shrimp instead of clams. Because I did this the sauce needed something extra, so I added 1/2 cup of cream. This was really wonderful. Thanks for the recipe, sorry I changed it.
     
  5. Great recipe! We like things a bit spicy and used a half Tbsp of red pepper flakes. Also drained one of the cans of clams and replaced the liquid in that can with white wine. This could easily feed 6 people when served with salad and bread. Next time I will cut the recipe in half when cooking for only a few people. Thanks for the great quick meal!
     

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