RON'S FAVORITE LINGUINE WITH WHITE CLAM SAUCE

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Canned baby clams and their juice are cooked with white wine, garlic, butter, and red pepper flakes to be served over linguine in this fast recipe.

Provided by lamorris

Categories     World Cuisine Recipes     European     Italian

Time 30m

Yield 6

Number Of Ingredients 10

1 (16 ounce) package linguine pasta
¼ cup extra-virgin olive oil
4 cloves garlic, finely chopped
1 pinch red pepper flakes
1 cup dry white wine
1 (6.5 ounce) can baby clams, drained with juices reserved
1 tablespoon cold unsalted butter
salt and ground black pepper to taste
¼ cup chopped flat-leaf parsley
1 tablespoon chopped oregano

Steps:

  • Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Cook linguine at a boil until tender yet firm to the bite, about 11 minutes; drain.
  • Heat oil in a stockpot over high heat. Saute garlic in hot oil until fragrant, about 1 minute.
  • Stir red pepper flakes with the garlic; add white wine and reserved clam juice. Cook the mixture until the liquid reduces in volume by half, about 3 minutes.
  • Drop butter into the liquid and cook until melted, 2 to 3 minutes; season with salt and pepper. Add clams to the pot; cook until he clams are heated through, 1 to 2 minutes. Stir linguine with the clam mixture to coat; season with parsley and oregano.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 453.3 calories, Carbohydrate 58 g, Cholesterol 25.7 mg, Fat 13.7 g, Fiber 2.7 g, Protein 18.1 g, SaturatedFat 3 g, Sodium 68.3 mg, Sugar 3 g

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