Creamy Clams & Spaghetti
Creamy Clams & Spaghetti. A perfectly decadent and fancy clams and spaghetti for tonight’s Christmas Eve feast of the seven fishes. This clams and spaghetti recipe is super different than any of our typical ones. It’s creamy and filled with basil and it’s so delicious. And it’s not an Italian Christmas Eve without the seven fishes feast !! Merry Christmas Eve guys !!
I know we have already dropped our full seven fishes menu for you guys, but we couldn’t help but share one more of our favorite dishes for the seven fishes. This one is an old classic and you guys, trust me, it's so delicious.
It’s completely different than your typical clams and spaghetti. But if you like clams and spaghetti and you like creamy, decadent, and rich pasta dishes…then you are seriously going to love this one. And it is the perfect holiday dish to serve at your seven fishes feast because it meets all the holiday pasta criteria. Fancy. Decadent. Rich. You just can’t go wrong with a combo like that for Christmas Eve.
So Christmas Eve is actually one of my favorite days of the year. Of course it tops Christmas Day even because there is still all the hype on Christmas Eve. Plus I love the feast of the seven fishes. It is always so much fun cooking and preparing and of course eating.
Now that my brother and I are older we have started the tradition of exchanging gifts on Christmas Eve which also makes the night super festive and fun. And this year we will be celebrating by popping a bottle of Dom during the gift exchanges !!
So merry Christmas Eve everyone !! We hope your day is as fun and as festive as ours !!
Ingredients
15 littleneck clams; shucked and juices reserved
3/4 cup butter; divided
1 tablespoon chopped garlic
1/4 cup chopped parsley
1/4 cup chopped basil
2 cups heavy cream
1 pound linguine
Directions
After shucking the clams, you should have about 1 cup of clams and 1 1/2 cups of clam juice. Pour the juice into a large pot. Add water and salt. Bring to a boil and add the linguine.
While the linguine is cooking make the sauce. In a large skillet, heat 1/2 cup of butter. Add the clams, garlic, parsley, basil, salt, and pepper. Cook for about 3 - 5 minutes. Add the cream. Cook for another 3 - 5 minutes until thickened.
Drain the pasta and add it to the skillet with the sauce. Add the remaining 1/4 cup of butter and salt and pepper to taste.
