White Clam Sauce

DeLallo White Clam Sauce is a classic seafood pasta sauce that is ready to enjoy with your favorite long cut of pasta. Our heat-and-serve White Clam Sauce is an authentic Italian recipe crafted in the U.S.A. with fresh-water clams, known for being large and meaty with a more tender texture. This succulent fresh-tasting clam sauce features savory olive oil with garlic and herbs for the perfect complement to the clam's delicate briny flavor. 

White clam sauce pairs perfectly with DeLallo Linguine.

• Product of the U.S.A.
• Made with tender, meaty fresh-water clams.
• Light and succulent with a delicately briny flavor.
• An authentic Italian recipe featuring olive oil, garlic and herbs.
• Heat-and-serve pasta sauce with a superior taste and texture.
• No preservatives.

Kitchen and Usage Tips:

White clam sauce is ready to toss with hot al dente pasta, like the long cut Linguine. Top it off with a grated Italian cheese like Parmigiano-Reggiano. White clam sauce is great to have on-hand in the pantry for when you want to add some seafood flair to your favorite pasta or pizza sauce.

Frequently Asked Questions:

What is white clam sauce?

White clam sauce is an Italian-style pasta sauce featuring minced clams and olive oil with garlic, white wine and parsley. Sometimes lemon is added. There are variations of this seafood pasta sauce, including the popular red clam sauce. This sauce includes tomatoes with minced clams. Clam sauces are typically served with a long cut of pasta like Linguine or Fettuccine.

What is white clam sauce made of?

Traditionally, white clam sauce is made with minced clams (ocean or freshwater clams, fresh or canned), olive oil, garlic and parsley. Other additions can include butter, dry white wine, red pepper flakes, lemon zest.

What does white clam sauce taste like?

Generally, white clam sauce is light and pleasantly briny with notes of fresh herbs like garlic and parsley.

What is the difference between white clam sauce and red clam sauce?

The biggest difference between White Clam Sauce and Red Clam Sauce is tomatoes. Red clam sauce is made with tomatoes, where white clam sauce is made with an olive oil base.

What is best (and most popular) to do with white clam sauce?

The most popular thing to do with a can of white clam sauce is make a tasty seafood pasta dish. Linguine with Clam Sauce is probably the most popular white clam sauce recipe.