Cheap Easy Clam Sauce For Pasta Recipes

THE BEST CLAM SAUCE

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil, add linguini and return water to a boil. Let linguini cook until al dente; drain well.
• In a large skillet, saute the onion and garlic in olive oil until the onions are translucent. Drain the cans of minced clams, reserving half of the juice.
• Stir the clams, reserved juice, butter, salt and pepper, and wine. Simmer the mixture for 20 minutes, until the sauce has reduced 1/3 and has thickened.
• Spoon the clam sauce over the linguini and serve.

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.

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.

LINGUINE WITH WHITE CLAM SAUCE I

Steps:

• In a large pot with boiling salted water cook linguini pasta until al dente.
• Meanwhile, in a medium sized saucepan using medium heat cook olive oil and minced garlic until garlic is translucent. Add chopped clams, clam juice or water, and chopped parsley. Add salt and ground black pepper to taste. Bring to a boil. Lower heat and simmer for 3 minutes.
• Toss pasta with clam sauce. Serve warm.

CLEAR CLAM SAUCE AND PASTA

Steps:

• Start cooking pasta according to package instructions.
• While pasta is cooking put olive oil, crushed garlic and red pepper in sauce pan and cook on med-low until garlic just starts to turn golden.
• Then add the italian seasoning and cook 30 seconds more.
• Add clams and their juice and 1/2 cup boiling pasta water from the pasta pot and simmer for 1 minute then take it off the heat.
• Drain pasta and put it back it the pot you cooked it in and pour clam sauce over the top.
• Put back on low heat and let simmer for a minute.
• Plate up and sprinkle with parmesan cheese and pine nuts.
• Great with parmesan roasted tomato slices and crusty french 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.