You guys. This Easy Seafood Pasta with White Wine Butter Sauce is unreal. The best part? It’s so unbelievably easy. Throw in some shellfish, white wine, butter, and clam sauce and let it works it’s magic!
Try this for the next time you’re trying to impress your guests! The shellfish make it look like you put it a lot of effort even though all you need to do is let everything sit and cook!
The shrimp, clams, and mussels on their own in the sauce are so delicious. I’d be happy to eat them on their own for an appetizer any day of the week. Eating the sauce with some crusty bread also will make your day instantly better ???
You can choose any type of pasta to eat with these. I typically pick spaghetti so it soaks up more of the sauce. Angel hair would be another great option to serve with this!
I love letting the pasta soak in the sauce to absorb more of the flavor. Just throw the pasta in the sauce and mix it around to make sure everything is covered. I usually leave the heat on low just to keep it all warm.
The pasta itself becomes so creamy. It depends on how long the pasta is left in the sauce if you’ll have leftover sauce or not.
If any of the clams or mussels don’t open after steaming them, don’t try to pry them open to eat them. Just a good rule of thumb to avoid those!
You can also mix and match the seafood with this sauce. If you only like shrimp, the sauce will be just as good with that! It’s usually better with fresh seafood, but frozen will work too.
Top with a little fresh parsley and parmesan and call it a day!

Easy Seafood Pasta with White Wine Butter Sauce
This Easy Seafood Pasta with White Wine Butter Sauce is quick enough for a week night, but still great to impress your guests!
Ingredients
- 4 tbsp butter
- 1 clove garlic, minced
- 1 lb shrimp, deveined and peeled
- 1 lb mussels
- 1 lb clams
- 1/3 cup white wine
- 10.5 oz can clam sauce
- spaghetti, to serve
Instructions
- Make spaghetti according to box.
- In a large saute pan, melt butter over medium heat. Add garlic.
- Add in shrimp and allow to cook 2-3 minutes. Add in mussels, clams, and white wine. Allow for white wine to cook down about 3-4 minutes, until reduced.
- Add clam sauce and cover. Cook for another 5 minutes.
- Remove lid and add spaghetti. Lower heat and let sit for 3-5 minutes to allow pasta to soak.
- Serve warm and enjoy!
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Nutrition Information:
Yield: 6 Serving Size: 1Amount Per Serving: Calories: 553Total Fat: 20gSaturated Fat: 8gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 9gCholesterol: 299mgSodium: 2259mgCarbohydrates: 22gFiber: 1gSugar: 1gProtein: 65g
Linda Turner
Saturday 17th of December 2022
Yummo loved this recipe so delicious
NANA
Sunday 29th of August 2021
Only have clam juice, not sauce. Okay to substitute and how can I thicken it?
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Wednesday 14th of April 2021
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John H
Friday 22nd of January 2021
I made this today for my wife and it was delicious ๐ I cooked some scallops and added them to it. I also added some Tony's Cajun seasoning, red pepper flakes, parsley, black pepper, and Paprika to it and I used angle hair pasta.
Sam
Saturday 23rd of January 2021
So glad to hear that you and your wife enjoyed it, John! The scallops sound like a great addition!
Nadine
Sunday 27th of December 2020
Delicious! Made this for our Christmas Eve dinner. I reduced the amount of clams, removed the mussels and added blue crab meat and scallops to the dish (included shrimp). Sprinkled some fresh parmesan, parsley and red pepper flakes. I made it over angel hair pasta. It was a hit! Paired it with a tasty chardonnay and garlic bread. The leftovers were just as delicious!
Sam
Sunday 27th of December 2020
That sounds delicious, Nadine! So glad to hear that you enjoyed it :)