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Nutrition Facts

Serving Size 1 (291g)

Recipe makes 4 servings

Calories 601
Calories from Fat 86 (14%)
Amount Per Serving %DV
Total Fat 9.6g 14%
Saturated Fat 1.4g 6%
Monounsaturated Fat 5.2g
Polyunsaturated Fat 1.7g
Trans Fat 0.0g
Cholesterol 34mg 11%
Sodium 1814mg 75%
Potassium 668mg 19%
Total Carbohydrate 92.7g 30%
Dietary Fiber 4.4g 17%
Sugars 3.5g
Protein 28.9g 57%

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Linguine With White Clam Sauce

Recipe #42310 | 35 min | 20 min prep | add private note
Bev

By: Bev
Oct 6, 2002

A traditional version (*This recipe was originally posted by a former Zaar member.)

SERVES 4 (change servings and units)

Ingredients

Directions

  1. 1
    Bring six quarts of water to a rolling boil and add 1 tablespoon salt.
  2. 2
    Open 24 of the clams over a bowl with a sieve to strain the clam liquid.
  3. 3
    Save 4 clams for garnish.
  4. 4
    Set the strained liquid aside and chop the clams into a mince.
  5. 5
    Add the linguine to boiling water.
  6. 6
    The clam sauce should take the same length of time to cook as the linguine.
  7. 7
    Sauté minced garlic in the olive oil over high heat, being careful not to burn it.
  8. 8
    Add the minced chilies.
  9. 9
    Add the minced clams and sauté to heat through, then add the black pepper and white wine.
  10. 10
    Now add the reserved clam liquid.
  11. 11
    Open the last four clams without detaching the clams from their shells, and toss them into the sauce.
  12. 12
    Add the parsley and basil.
  13. 13
    Lower the heat to medium.
  14. 14
    When the linguine is al dente, drain it and toss it with about half of the sauce.
  15. 15
    Divide the pasta onto four plates, add the remaining sauce, and garnish each plate with one of the whole clams.

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From: catalinacrawler

On Jun 11, 2009

here's another 5 star review for this recipe!! very yummy and i love that it didnt have a really heavy sauce like alot of the others i checked out before deciding on this one.

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    From: Annacia

    On May 29, 2008

    I had to do this wonderful recipe a great disservice by using canned clam's and dried herbs. It was still outstanding. I used spinach pasta and there is a lot of rich flavor in the oh so easy sauce. This is truly one of the fastest and best pasta with sauce I have ever made (and I have made a lot of pasta!). Loved the red pepper flakes. Another complete winner from Bev. Made for Photo Tag.

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    From: Gay Gilmore

    On Oct 13, 2002

    Perfect. Absolutely the right balance of garlic and heat. I actually left all the clams in the shells to retain all the cooking liquid and make it easier on the chef — the final dish is more difficult to toss, but I feel like i get more clams when I have to slurp them off the shell myself. I was surprised to find we were out of white wine, but vermouth seemed to work just as well. This was just right and so fast. To be added to the weekly repetorie.

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    From: Paja

    On Apr 7, 2003

    This....was....FABULOUS! So simple, so healthy and SO delicious! I didn't change a thing (except I had huge garlic cloves so only used 4, and unforunately only had dried herbs-I can only imagine how it would be with fresh!) My husband was actually "drinking" the remaining sauce off the plate! It was a bit of work to "shuck" the clams (but on the advice of a website, for those of you who want to make this recipe, boiling them for 15 seconds makes them much easier to open, without them opening up entirely and losing the precious "jus"). Thank you, Mean, for sharing your expertise with us! Sue

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