Clam
29 Clam Recipes for Special Suppers That Come Together Fast
Like retro clams Rockefeller, sherry-steamed clams with olives, and grilled clams with miso-lime butter.
Spaghetti Alle Vongole (Pasta With Clams)
Bright and briny, this eight-ingredient seafood pasta is an Italian classic for good reason.
Shellfish Paella
Paella can be made with pretty much any ingredients, but it’s tough to top a shellfish paella made with a rich and intense stock.
New England Clam Chowder
This New England clam chowder recipe gets its creamy consistency from half-and-half and smokiness from finely chopped bacon.
This Shellfish Soba Is My Fast and Fancy Dinner Move
A spicy anchovy brown butter ties it all together.
Mussel and Clam Soba With Browned Anchovy Butter
In this date-night meal, mussels and clams get tangled up in strands of nutty buckwheat noodles soaking in a briny, garlicky, and ever-so-slightly-spicy broth.
Chawanmushi With Clams and Shiitake Mushrooms
Chawanmushi, a Japanese savory, soupy custard, makes a wonderful first course, served either hot or cold.
Instant Pot Jogaetang
Do not be fooled by the light-colored broth in this Korean Instant Pot clams recipe: The chile peppers pack a punch.
Bouillabaisse
This classic but flexible French bouillabaisse recipe is all you need to bring the iconic seafood stew of Marseille to your table.
With the Right Menu, You Can Throw a Dinner Party on a Weeknight
When you want to gather on a weeknight, you could absolutely order in. Or, you could make a fancy-ish dinner that’s even easier than figuring out what kind of pizza everyone is into.
Clams With Sherry and Olives
The complex flavor of this dish—briny, aromatic, slightly spicy—belies the extraordinarily simple method of actually making it.
Corn, Tomatoes, and Clams on Grilled Bread, Knife-and-Fork–Style
People always want bread to dip into their clam broth, so why not put the clams right on the bread from the get-go?
Our 51 Best Clam Recipes
Clams get the star treatment in these grilled, steamed, boiled, and chowdah'd recipes.
Clams Arrabbiata
Slowly rendering the pancetta, gently toasting the garlic, and concentrating the tomatoes puts three pots’ worth of flavor in just one.
Kimchi Soup With Tofu and Clams
Two flavor powerhouses—bright, spicy kimchi and savory, briny clams—create a soup fast enough to make on even the most hectic weeknight.
Brothy Steamed Clams with Corn
Sweet corn is perfectly paired with briny clams in this dish that’s easy enough for a weeknight, but elegant enough for a special occasion. Serve it with plenty of good bread to dunk in the broth.
Pasta With Clams, Corn, and Basil Pesto
Other quick-cooking shellfish, such as mussels or medium shelled shrimp, can be substituted for the clams, but you might need an extra splash of pasta water to loosen the sauce.
Clams With Spicy Tomato Broth and Garlic Mayo
If you don't have a grill, just heat the cast-iron skillet over medium on your stovetop. Inside or out, you’ll still have buttery clams to enjoy.
The Clam Juice That Will Make You Fall in Love With Chowder
This bottle from Maine is our food editor's favorite.
Clams with Chorizo, Leeks, Tomato, and White Wine
You need the fresh, soft, fiery red version of chorizo for this dish, the kind that bleeds out bright red-orange grease into the pot when you heat it.