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Easy and Delicious Linguine With Red Clam Sauce!

Jan 8, 2022Last Modified: January 19, 2022

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Linguine With Red Clam Sauce on a white plate with a fork holding some of the linguine which is garnished with Parmigiano Regianno
Jump to:
  • What Is Red Clam Sauce?
  • Why Make This Red Clam Sauce Recipe?
  • What Ingredients Will I Need To Make This Fantastic Pasta Dish?
  • The Simple Steps To Making Red Clam Sauce For Linguine
  • What To Serve With This Dish
  • Some Other Recipes You May Enjoy
  • Easy and Delicious Linguine With Red Clam Sauce!

What Is Red Clam Sauce?

Pasta with clam sauce is a classic Italian dish! Many people are familiar with pasta with a white clam sauce. Red clam sauce is simply a tomato based clam sauce, and it's absolutely delicious!

Why Make This Red Clam Sauce Recipe?

You'll want to make this absolute winner of a dinner if you are after:

  • An elegant dinner
  • A quick and easy meal (I promise this is soo easy to make!)
  • Budget friendly dining
  • An absolutely delicious dinner that your whole family will love!

This dish features the lovely taste of clams, the saltiness of capers, and is slightly spicy with the addition of some chilies. Garnish with lots of Parmigiano Regianno and you'll be over the moon delighted!

If this sounds good to you, please read on!

What Ingredients Will I Need To Make This Fantastic Pasta Dish?

Diced tomatoes, tomato paste, canned chopped clams, capers, linguine, olive oil, chilies, garlic, Italian parsley and butter

Here's what you will need to make this dish:

  • Linguine (spaghettini or spaghetti are good subs)
  • Canned chopped clams (for ease of preparation)
  • Diced tomatoes
  • Tomato paste
  • Garlic
  • Thai chilies (can sub red chili flakes or omit altogether if you don't like spicy food)
  • Capers
  • Olive oil
  • Italian parsley
  • Butter
  • Salt and pepper
  • Parmigiano Regianno (the real deal! can sub Parmesan cheese though!)

Chances are you may already have most of these ingredients available in your pantry!

Now all you need is less than half an hour to get this fantastic dish on your table. So let's make some DELISH pasta!

The Simple Steps To Making Red Clam Sauce For Linguine

You are quite simply a few steps away from pasta heaven!

  1. Begin by sautéing garlic and chilies (or red chili flakes) in olive oil.
minced garlic and chilies in olive oil in a skillet

2. Next add the tomatoes and clams (and their juices) and bring to the boil. Lower the heat to a simmer, stir in the capers and tomato paste, and simmer uncovered for around 10 minutes.

  • clams and diced tomatoes with garlic and chilies in a skillet
  • red clam sauce with capers

3. Now add butter, half of your Italian parsley, and season with salt and pepper. Remove from the heat and let stand covered for around 5 minutes.

Red clam sauce with butter and Italian parsley

4. Your red clam sauce is now ready to serve with your linguine! Garnish with the rest of the Italian parsley, as well as the real deal Parmigiano Regianno! Buon appetito!!!

What To Serve With This Dish

A plate of linguine with red clam sauce, along with some salad, a box of amaretti, and a glass of wine in the background

I love to serve Linguine With Red Clam Sauce with a lovely salad, and a crisp cold glass of Italian white wine such as Pinot Grigio.

Amaretti cookies, a favorite Italian cookie, would be the perfect dessert to finish off this dinner.☺️

Dogs love it too! Here's Reggie waiting for Linguine With Red Clam Sauce. 😅

Linguine with red clam sauce with a noodle pull, a side salad, and a Great Dane looking on

I do hope you will enjoy some delicious and easy to make Linguine With Red Clam Sauce soon!

Some Other Recipes You May Enjoy

5 Star Italian Linguine Alle Vongole (Linguine With Clam Sauce)

Linguine With Clam Sauce with salad in the background

The BEST Linguine With Pink Shrimp Sauce

Linguine With Pink Shrimp Sauce on a fork and salad in the background

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Buon Appetito!

Grace

Linguine With Red Clam Sauce on a white plate with a fork holding some of the linguine which is garnished with Parmigiano Regianno

Easy and Delicious Linguine With Red Clam Sauce!

Grace
Linguine with red clam sauce is an easy to make, delicious and elegant dinner! You can have this on your table in less than 30 minutes for your whole family to enjoy!
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Prep Time 5 mins
Cook Time 15 mins
resting time 5 mins
Total Time 25 mins
Course dinner, lunch, Main Course
Cuisine Italian
Servings 4 servings
Calories 532 kcal

Equipment

  • 1 Covered skillet
  • 1 large pot for cooking pasta

Ingredients
  

  • 1 lb linguine can sub spaghettini or spaghetti
  • 2 6.5 oz cans of chopped clams
  • 1 tablespoon capers
  • 2 tablespoon olive oil
  • 15 oz can diced tomatoes can sub San Marzano tomatoes
  • 3 tablespoon tomato paste
  • 6 cloves garlic minced
  • 4-6 Thai chilies minced; can sub ½ tablespoon red chili flakes or add amount to your liking (omit for a non spicy dish)
  • 1 cup Italian parsley lightly packed; ½ will be stirred into the pasta and ½ used as garnish
  • 3 tablespoon butter
  • salt to taste
  • pepper to taste
  • Parmigiano Regianno grated...add to your heart's content! Can sub Parmesan but the real deal is preferred

Instructions
 

  • Bring a large pot of water to the boil, and prepare to cook the linguine according to your package directions. Time finishing cooking the pasta with when the red clam sauce is finished resting.
  • For the red clam sauce, heat up the olive oil on medium heat and begin by sautéing garlic and chilies for around 3 minutes.
    minced garlic and chilies in olive oil in a skillet
  • Next add the tomatoes and clams (and their juices) and bring to the boil.
    clams and diced tomatoes with garlic and chilies in a skillet
  • Lower the heat to a simmer, stir in the capers and tomato paste, and simmer uncovered for around 10 minutes.
    red clam sauce with capers
  • Now add butter, half of your Italian parsley, and season with salt and pepper. Remove from the heat and let stand covered for around 5 minutes.
    Red clam sauce with butter and Italian parsley
  • Your red clam sauce is now ready to serve with your linguine! Garnish with the rest of the Italian parsley, as well as the real deal Parmigiano Regianno!
    Linguine With Red Clam Sauce on a white plate with a fork holding some of the linguine which is garnished with Parmigiano Regianno

Notes

The capers and clams add quite a bit of saltiness to this dish.  If you are watching your salt, please go easy as far as adding any additional salt.
Feel free to omit the chilies for a non spicy dish.  However if you like spicy food and have access to Thai bird's eye chilies, I highly urge you to try them in this dish they are fantastic! 
I love to serve Linguine With Red Clam Sauce with a lovely salad, and a crisp cold glass of Italian white wine such as Pinot Grigio.
Amaretti cookies, a favorite Italian cookie, would be the perfect dessert to finish off this dinner.☺️
Buon Appetito!

Nutrition

Calories: 532kcalCarbohydrates: 95gProtein: 17gFat: 9gSaturated Fat: 2gPolyunsaturated Fat: 2gMonounsaturated Fat: 5gCholesterol: 1mgSodium: 333mgPotassium: 702mgFiber: 6gSugar: 8gVitamin A: 1630IUVitamin C: 41mgCalcium: 104mgIron: 4mg
Keyword clam sauce, linguine, Pasta, red clam sauce
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