The Best Clam Sauce

This clam sauce is better than any you can find at 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.

• Preparation Time: 5 mins
• Cooking Time: 35 mins
• Total Time: 40 mins
• Calories: 906 Calories

Ingredients

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

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Cook linguine at a boil until tender yet firm to the bite, about 11 minutes. Drain.

Step 2

Warm olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Sauté onion and garlic in hot oil until onions are translucent, 3 to 4 minutes. Drain cans of minced clams, reserving1/2 of the juice.

Step 3

Stir clams, reserved juice, butter, wine, salt, and pepper into onion mixture. Simmer until sauce has reduced by 1/3 and has thickened, about 20 minutes.

Step 4

Spoon clam sauce over linguine and serve.