Clams with Linguine and Caper-Butter Sauce

Name: Clams with Linguine and Caper-Butter Sauce
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 4 serving(s)
Ingredients: 1 pound dried linguine; salt and fresh ground black pepper; 2 tablespoons butter, divided; 2 tablespoons olive oil; 1 shallot, thinly sliced; ½ tablespoon red pepper flakes; 2 cloves garlic, minced; 1 cup white wine; 25 littleneck clams, scrubbed and cleaned, or more to taste; ¼ cup fresh lemon juice (about 2 lemons); ½ cup chopped fresh parsley; 1 tablespoon drained capers

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Clams with Linguine and Caper-Butter Sauce

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Picture this: you're sitting on a terrace overlooking the Italian riviera, sipping a glass of crisp white wine and devouring a salty bowl of linguini and freshly caught clams. Not your reality? Making this pasta dish at home is almost as good. Linguini is tossed with a simple caper and butter sauce laced with shallots and garlic and simmered with briny littleneck clams until they are just barely cooked. The whole thing is doused in a shower of chopped fresh parsley and acidic lemon juice. Take a bite, and just imagine you're relaxing on that terrace...

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Mealthy Tip

Keep in mind that capers are very salty, so don’t overdo it with seasoning the dish. Have a hard time finding fresh clams? Use mussels instead, which are widely available at most grocery stores and will give a similar flavor. Throw out any mussels that don't open when cooked.

Nutrition Facts

Per Serving: 1144 calories; 24g fat; 68.4g carbohydrates; 143g protein; 371mg cholesterol; 6637mg sodium.

Full nutrition

Amount Per Serving
Calories 1144		Calories from Fat 218
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 24g		37%
	Saturated Fat 6g	29%
	Trans Fat 0.2g
	Polyunsaturated Fat 4.3g
	Monounsaturated Fat 7.5g
Cholesterol 371mg		124%
Sodium 6637mg		277%
Total Carbohydrate 68.4g		23%
	Dietary Fiber 3g	12%
	Sugars 2.6g
Protein 143g

Vitamin A 82%		Vitamin C 225%
Calcium 40%		Iron 97%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs:

		Calories:	2,000	2,500
Total Fat		Less than	65g	80g
	Saturated Fat	Less than	20g	25g
Cholesterol		Less than	300mg	300 mg
Sodium		Less than	2,400mg	2,400mg
Total Carbohydrate			300g	375g
	Dietary Fiber		25g	30g

Calories per gram:

Fat 9 • Carbohydrate 4 • Protein 4

Tagged:

Italian Mediterranean Dinner Casual Party Linguine Clams Parsley Garlic Capers Butter Date Night

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Aja A says:

I was on the fence about this one originally. I did hold back on the amount of capers as they are extremely salty. The caper flavor was still very prevalent. I added a little bit more red chile flakes for some extra heat in the pasta.

Sam Dalton says:

This was my first time preparing clams and I was pleasantly surprised. They were also surprisingly easy to prepare. My wife was also very impressed, and she is more of a picky eater. This also makes for a nice date night dish.

Monica Allen says:

I made this recipe (without capers) and it was really delicious. I don't mind eating the extra carbs with pasta and wine, occasionally. Especially when it involves clams! Yum!

Sheila Long says:

I love the salty capers, they really add a nice flavor balance to this dish. Also, I used mussels instead of clams.

Sarah Gray says:

I love this recipe, especially the butter and caper sauce. I recommend using unsalted butter because capers lend so much flavor already. I also used fresh linguine, best decision ever.

Helene . says:

Perfection