Linguine with clams: The dish is an Italian classic for a reason — because it's a crowd pleaser. Once upon a time, I didn't enjoy eating clams, but I would make an exception for linguine con vongole. The bounciness of the clams, the briny flavors, the chewy linguine flavored with white wine all come together to make the ultimate comfort dish. 
Both of these dishes are relatively simple, but the second recipe calls for fresh clams, which then get a treatment on the grill. If you're unsure of your cooking level, you might try the first recipe, and then follow it up a few weeks later with the second. To see both, read more.
From Taste of Home
Ingredients
4 ounces uncooked linguine
3/4 chopped green pepper
1 small onion, chopped
2 garlic cloves, minced
1 tablespoon olive or vegetable oil
1 tablespoon butter
1/4 to 1/3 cup clam juice
1/4 to 1/2 teaspoon dried basil
1/4 teaspoon salt
Pepper
Crushed red pepper flakes
1 can or 6-1/2 ounces minced clams, drained
Directions
- Cook pasta according to package directions.
- In a small skillet, sauté the green pepper, onion and garlic in oil and butter until almost tender.
- Stir in the clam juice, basil, salt, pepper, and red pepper flakes. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat. Simmer, uncovered, for 5 to 7 minutes.
- Stir in clams, and heat through.
- Drain pasta and transfer to a bowl. Pour sauce over pasta, tossing to coat.
Serves 2.
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From Bon Appétit
Ingredients
1/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil
4 garlic cloves, chopped
1 1/2 teaspoons finely grated lemon peel, divided
3/4 teaspoon dried crushed red pepper
1 1/3 cups Sauvignon Blanc or other non-oaky white wine
2 1/2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
3 canned anchovy fillets, minced
2 tablespoons chopped fresh Italian parsley, divided
Coarse kosher salt
4 dozen small clams (such as littleneck), scrubbed
12 ounces linguine
Lemon wedges (for garnish)
Directions
- Heat olive oil in small deep saucepan over medium-low heat.
- Add garlic, 3/4 teaspoon lemon peel, and crushed red pepper. Sauté until garlic is soft, about 3 minutes.
- Add wine, increase heat, and boil until mixture is reduced to 1 cup, about 6 minutes.
- Remove sauce from heat; mix in lemon juice, anchovies, 1 tablespoon parsley, and remaining 3/4 teaspoon lemon peel. Season with coarse salt.
- Prepare barbecue (high heat). Arrange clams on grill rack. Cover grill. Cook clams 5 minutes.
- Uncover and cook without turning until clams open. Transfer to rimmed baking sheet as they open, retaining juices in shells, about 5 minutes longer (discard any clams that do not open).
- Meanwhile, cook pasta in large pot of boiling salted water until just tender but still firm to bite. Drain pasta and divide among 4 large shallow bowls.
- Arrange 12 clams in shells with juices on pasta in each bowl. Spoon sauce over. Garnish with lemon wedges and sprinkle with 1 tablespoon parsley.
Serves 4.
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Taillissime
Early 20
Kit Heath
Mmmm. Seafood pasta. Always a winner.
1I'm not on board with canned seafood.
2lawchick - I agree with you but canned clams aren't bad. Hubby makes a version of the 2. We buy fresh clams, add canned clams, wine (sometimes good sherry, not cooking sherry), lots of garlic and you're set. We've served this to guests and had good reviews.
3I would rather go with 2 even though it looks harder - green peppers with clams? Yuck.
4Yeah, I'm not too fond of the easy one either. I draw the line at canned clams. I mean, they don't taste too bad, it's just the principal! I guess I'd make a combination of the two by using real clams and adopting most of the steps for the first recipe oh and omitting the green peppers!
5Mmm, that second one looks so tasty
The first one reminds me more of a southwest chicken pasta, not to mention canned clams just sound so...clammy?
Seafood pasta is probably my favouritest food ever!
6i always love that you do this little thing - with the beginner and expert cause i know that this is a dish that a lot of people would love if i made it for them, especially since i won't eat it - but i've never attempted it in the past so i was always fearful. now that i've seen these 2 ways of doing it - i can wow and impress my diners
thank you!
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