Quick And Easy Clam Sauce For Pasta Recipes

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.

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, lightly brown garlic in olive oil. Stir in parsley, clams with juice, crushed tomatoes, salt and pepper to taste.
• Simmer for 45 minutes. Serve over cooked pasta.

Steps:

• In a small skillet, saute onion in oil until tender. Add garlic; cook 1 minute longer., Transfer to a 1-1/2- or 2-qt. slow cooker. Stir in the clams, tomatoes, tomato paste, parsley, bay leaf, sugar, basil and thyme., Cover and cook on low until heated through, 3-4 hours. Discard bay leaf. If desired, sprinkle with additional parsley. Serve with linguine. Freeze option: Omit additional parsley. Cool before placing in a freezer container. Cover and freeze for up to 3 months. To use, thaw in the refrigerator overnight. Place in a large saucepan; heat through, stirring occasionally. Serve with linguine and, if desired, minced parsley.

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.

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.