| Level: | Easy |
| Total: | 30 min |
| Prep: | 10 min |
| Cook: | 20 min |
| Yield: | 4 servings |
Ingredients
- Kosher salt
- 12 ounces spaghettini
- 3 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil, plus more for drizzling
- 4 cloves garlic, thinly sliced
- 20 littleneck clams (about 2 pounds), scrubbed
- 3/4 cup dry white wine
- 2 ears of corn, kernels removed, cobs reserved
- 1/4 to 1/2 teaspoon red pepper flakes
- 3 tablespoons unsalted butter
- Grated zest of 1 lemon
- 1/4 cup chopped fresh parsley
- Freshly ground pepper
Instructions
- Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Add the pasta and cook as the label directs. Reserve 1 cup cooking water, then drain.
- Meanwhile, heat the olive oil in a large pot or Dutch oven over medium heat. Add the garlic and cook, stirring occasionally, until golden, about 3 minutes. Add the clams, wine, corn kernels and cobs, red pepper flakes and 1/2 teaspoon salt; cover, increase the heat to high and cook until the clams open, about 7 minutes. Discard the corn cobs and any unopened clams.
- Add the butter, lemon zest and pasta to the pot with the clams; toss to coat, about 1 minute. Add some of the reserved pasta cooking water to loosen the sauce if the pasta seems dry. Stir in the parsley and season with salt and pepper. Serve drizzled with olive oil.
Nutrition Facts
| Serving Size | 1 of 4 servings |
| Calories | 788 |
| Total Fat | 23 g |
| Saturated Fat | 8 g |
| Carbohydrates | 91 g |
| Dietary Fiber | 5 g |
| Sugar | 6 g |
| Protein | 47 g |
| Cholesterol | 91 mg |
| Sodium | 1378 mg |
Reviews
Delicious and easy! My wife and 5 year old son loved it! Going to add it to the rotation and add some spinach and maybe try shrimp as well.
love love love this recipe
Delicious! Made it the week the issue came out. I doubled the recipe (big bag of fresh clams from Costco) and started with a sauté of 2 slices of chopped bacon. Loved it, making it again tomorrow!
Made this last night and will be making it again. It is a delightful summer pasta dish, not a heavy dish. I did a couple of things slightly different. First, I made my own pasta and then I subbed shrimp for the clams. (I live in a small town in the middle of Texas, not a prayer of fresh clams). My husband gave it a questioning look when he sat down, but just a few bites into dinner he exclaimed, “this is really good!” I thought so too, so I’ll be making this again soon.
Made this tonight and it is delightful. Using fresh corn from the market and clams from the seafood shop made this meal. It is light and so easy to make. Will definitely serve this again. Had some good garlic bread on the side and a nice glass of vino.