Today’s recipe is sponsored by Finlandia™ . All opinions shared are my own.
If you’ve got a few dozen clams and a few staple kitchen ingredients, you’re just 15 minutes away from these incredibly flavorful Buttery Garlic Steamed Clams!
I’m so fortunate to live on the coast and have access to local seafood. I’ve always been a fan of just about ANY kind of seafood, but can probably eat my weight in these clams. 
No lie.
It’s always nice to have a quick, easy and delicious seafood recipe on-hand… especially during the holidays! What I love about this recipe is that you can serve these clams as an appetizer or serve them over a bed of pasta for a meal. A win-win situation here! 
And this velvety, buttery, garlic white wine sauce is what MAKES these clams. If you eat these without pasta to soak up all of that goodness, make sure you’ve got plenty of crusty baguette slices. This is a MUST!
Finlandia has been making butter and cheese in Finland for over 100 years with no artificial ingredients. They treat their cows like family which is sooooo important to me. Anyone who knows me knows I’m an animal lover. 
I am a Finlandia ambassador and a contestant in the Finlandia Butter Recipe Contest. The winner of the contest receives a trip to Finland (ohhhh which I would so much LOVE!). I’d appreciate your vote if you could take a moment to vote. The contest runs until December 14th, 2016 and you can vote every day. The contest is now closed… thank you for your votes!
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Buttery Garlic Steamed Clams
Prep Time: 3 mins- Cook Time: 12 mins
- Total Time: 15 mins
Yield: 4 appetizer servings
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Just 15 minutes is all you need for these steamed clams in a velvety, buttery garlic wine sauce!
Ingredients
- 5 tablespoons Finlandia Unsalted Butter, divided
- 1 tablespoon fresh minced garlic
- 1 cup white wine
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice
- 3 dozen little neck clams, rinsed and scrubbed
- 1/3 cup chopped fresh Italian parsley
- Wedges from 1 lemon for garnish, if desired
Instructions
- In a large skillet (that has a lid), melt 2-1/2 tablespoons of the butter over medium heat. Add garlic and cook, stirring constantly, until fragrant (about 30 seconds).
- Add wine and lemon juice. Bring to a boil.
- Add clams and remaining butter. Cover and steam until clams have opened (about 7-8 minutes). Occasionally shake skillet while steaming.
- Discard any clams that do not open. Sprinkle evenly with parsley and garnish with lemon wedges, if desired. Serve with a french baguette or over a bed of cooked pasta.
This is a sponsored conversation written by me on behalf of Finlandia™. The opinions and text are all mine.
I voted for you – how could I not? Your recipes are delicious. Hope you win.
Thank you so very much, Virginia! You made my day! 🙂
I made this with recipe justadded some wjite wine. It was perfect with garlic, butter lemon and white wine.
Thanks so much, Cindy. So glad you enjoyed it! 🙂
She already had 1 cup of white wine in the recipe….
Mmmm Steamed Clams.
I thought you said we we’re having steamed clams.
Nooo….steamed HAMS- thats what i call hamburgers
What kind of white wine ..? And does it have to be cooking wine
Hey KelliAnne, It can be any white wine that you like the flavor of… I used chardonnay. Hope you enjoy! 🙂
My spouse froze some clams he collected over the summer. Thank you for a fabulous recipe to prepare with them. We enjoyed it immensely.
Thanks so much, Laura! So glad you both enjoyed it! 🙂
Does the wine need to be a dry wine? I have cooking white wine, will that taste okay? Kelli Severtson
Hi Kelli, I’ve only used pinot grigio and chardonnay in this recipe but think white cooking wine would be fine. Hope you enjoy! 🙂
My only suggestion would be (regarding cooking wine) is remember cooking wine has salt in it. I use chardonnay as well.
I have found that dry vermouth works better for any dish that calls for white wine. It is more shelf stable than chardonnay or others. Gallo is cheap and works great, give it a try !
Thanks Clamdigger! Good to know.
Your recipe was a big hit! My first attempt at clams and pasta, and you made me look good! Thanks. You got a recipe for low calorie clam chowder? Or is there no such thing?
Thanks so much, Russell… so glad it was a hit! 🙂 I have 2 clam chowder recipes on the blog… although I don’t have nutritional info for them, it’s pretty safe to say they’re not low calorie (LOL!). Creamy Clam Chowder and Down East Clam Chowder. Hope you enjoy if you make them!
I don’t have any wine, is there something I can substitute?
Hi Joanne, I found this helpful article here regarding non-alcoholic substitutions for wine. Hope this helps!
So Good!!!
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Thanks so much, Tayaa… glad to hear you enjoyed it! 🙂
Do you know the nutritional value?
Hey Elyce, I don’t have nutritional info for this recipe, but you can Google “nutritional calculator” and enter the ingredients. I hope you enjoy the clams! 🙂
Thanks… I am sure I will enjoy them – appreciate it!
I have already made these twice this summer and I am craving them again! My Dad requested them for his Birthday dinner tomorrow. So tasty, and easy to make!! Thank you so much! Looking forward to Dad’s Birthday dinner!!
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Thanks so much, Tiina! I hope your dad has a wonderful birthday and everyone enjoys the clams! 🙂
We his recipe was delicious,! The only wine I had available was a red cooking wine ,and they turned out delicious!
Thank you so much, Val… so happy to hear you enjoyed the clams! 🙂
I prepared it with Moscato Italian white wine. The meal was delicious and perfect served with linguine. Thank you.
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Thanks so much, Annette! 🙂
Looks delicious! What can I use if I don’t have white wine on hand?
Thanks so much, Kelsey! Here is an article on different types of non-alcoholic wine substitutes. Hope you enjoy it! 🙂
I bought cherrystone clams so I could keep the shells for when I make my stuffed clams. This is the first time I have ever cooked with fresh clams and I found your recipe and decided to try it. Our whole family went crazy over it and dunked so much bread in that delicious juice! I bought a huge bag of 100 so I’m using your recipe again tonight to make spaghetti with clam sauce. Yum!!
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Thanks so much, Maria… now you’ve got me craving steamed clams! So happy to hear everyone enjoyed it! 🙂