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Pasta With White Clam Sauce

Here's how you make Pasta With White Clam Sauce
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  • Servings: 6
  • Prep: 10m
  • Cook: 20m
    • The following recipe serves 6 people.

Ingredients

The ingredients are:
  • 20 ounces baby clams, undrained (2 cans)
  • 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • 6 garlic cloves, sliced
  • 8 ounces clam juice (1 bottle)
  • 1 teaspoon dried basil
  • 1/2 to 3/4 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
  • 1/4 cup lemon juice, fresh
  • 12 ounces dry linguine pasta (6 cups pasta)
  • 1/2 cup parsley, fresh, chopped
  • 1 teaspoon lemon rind, grated
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1/4 teaspoon pepper
  • 1/4 cup Parmesan cheese, freshly shredded
We recommend you get your ingredients ready before you start cooking. Once you're ready, here are the steps to making this delicious recipe

How to Make

  • Step 1: Cook linguine per package directions.

  • Step 2: Drain clams, reserving juice.

  • Step 3: Set clams and juice aside.

  • Step 4: Heat olive oil in a small saucepan over medium heat.

  • Step 5: Add garlic; saute' 2 minutes or until golden (do not allow to burn or garlic will be bitter).

  • Step 6: Add reserved clam juice, bottled clam juice, basil, and crushed red pepper flakes; bring mixture to a boil.

  • Step 7: Reduce heat, and simmer, uncovered, 3 minutes.

  • Step 8: Add clams and lemon juice; cook 3 minutes or until clams are thoroughly heated.

  • Step 9: Combine pasta and clam sauce in a large bowl.

  • Step 10: Add chopped parsley, lemon rind, salt, and pepper; toss well.

  • Step 11: Spoon 1 cup pasta into each of 6 individual shallow bowls, dividing clam sauce evenly.

  • Step 12: Sprinkle 2 tsp Parmesan cheese over each serving.

We hope you enjoy this recipe!

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