White Clam Sauce

Submitted by Stephanie Z.

"Most white clam sauces have butter in them, but a healthier (and just as tasty!) option is to simply use a little bit of olive oil and the clam juice in the can. You'll love this recipe just as much as those butter laden ones, or at least I do. Clams are high in iron too!"

 

• Ready In: 15mins
• Ingredients: 7
• Serves: 2

ingredients

• 2 teaspoons olive oil
• 1 small onion, chopped
• 2 (6 1/2 ounce) cans minced clams
• 2 tablespoons parsley
• 2 -3 garlic cloves, pressed
• 1⁄2 teaspoon basil
• 1⁄4 teaspoon pepper

directions

1. Saute the onion in olive oil for about 5 minutes.
2. Add in the garlic. If you don't have a garlic press, chop it finely. I love garlic and usually use 3 cloves, but you may only want two.
3. Add in remaining ingredients and simmer 5-10 minutes.
4. Serve over linguine or your favorite pasta.

Reviews

[spooty3]

This was pretty nice. I made it exactly as written, using a small yellow onion and 3 cloves of garlic. I sauteed the onion on medium-low heat, and the final simmer was for the full 10 minutes. I served it over a pound of cooked linguine for 2 big dinners. Enjoyed it!

 

[OG10]

Very easy and very good ! Definitely a recipe I am keeping ! Thanks for sharing !!

 

[Caroline Cooks]

Very nice dinner; I will use whole clams next time and chop, not mince. I did thicken the sauce with some cornstarch to adhere it to the pasta. Yummy recipe and so easy. THX for posting!

 

[Stephanie Y.]

This was incredibly easy to prepare and even easier to enjoy. I used fresh parsley and dried basil. I didn't drain the clams as it says not to in the description. We really enjoyed the bite the black pepper gave this and didn't miss the butter! Thank you poo!