The Best Clam Sauce recipe

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Ingredients

1 (16 ounce) package dry linguini
1 onion, chopped
6 cloves garlic, chopped
3 tablespoons olive oil
4 (6.5 ounce) cans minced clams
½ cup butter
salt and pepper to taste
2 tablespoons dry white wine

Nutrition Info

906.4 calories
carbohydrate: 73.8 g
cholesterol: 184.7 mg
fat: 39.2 g
fiber: 3.7 g
protein: 60.6 g
saturatedFat: 16.3 g
servingSize: -
sodium: 593.9 mg
sugar: 2.9 g
transFat: : -
unsaturatedFat: : -

Directions

  1. 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.

  2. 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.

  3. 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.

  4. Spoon the clam sauce over the linguini and serve.

Recipe Yield

4 servings

Recipe Note

I cannot order better white clam sauce in a restaurant. My boyfriend begs me to make this! Thanks Mom! Serve this dish with fresh garlic bread and a nice white wine. I promise this is a keeper and you won't like any other white clam sauce!

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