Linguine with white clam sauce

Jaymee's Note:

Simply delicious linguine with clams. Bold and spicy, you will just love this. Quick and easy to make too with ingredients you probably already have on hand.

• Total Time: 25 mins
• Prep Time: 5 mins
• Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients:

Servings: 4

• 2 cans chopped clams , drained reserving 1/2 cup
• 1 clove garlic , minced
• 1⁄8;-¼ teaspoon dried red pepper flakes
• ½ medium onion , diced
• 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
• 1 teaspoon dried oregano
• 1 teaspoon dried basil
• 2 teaspoons dried parsley (fresh is even better)
• ½ cup white wine
• 12 ounces linguine
• freshly grated parmesan cheese

Directions:

1. Begin preparing linguine according to package directions.
2. In saute pan heat olive oil over medium heat.
3. Add onion, garlic and red pepper flakes.
4. (Use as much or as little pepper flakes as you like, this can get HOT. I like mine to burn just a little!!) Cook just until onions start becoming transparent.
5. Toward the end of the cooking time, throw in the oregano and basil.
6. When onion mixture is done, add the chopped clams, the reserved liquid, and the wine.
7. Simmer about 5 minutes over medium heat.
8. Add parsley and simmer one minute more.
9. Add clam mixture to your large pot of well drained linguine and mix gently.
10. Douse generously with freshly grated parmesan cheese.
11. Wonderful!

Reviews

[Ivy Food Sleuth]

This was very tasty but needed something. I added crushed fennel seeds which really set off the clam flavor. If I have pernod in the house I add a bit of that instead of the seeds. I also had a half dozen fresh clams to add to the canned. And since we like sauce, I made a slurry from arrowroot and clam juice to thicken. It is a quick, delicious midweek meal! Please try the bit of fennel flavor and I think you will agree it adds something

[For_Starters]

i made this the other night to go with our meatless tradition and it was very good, followed everything except added butter to the mix,great kick to it, thanks for sharing

[Chef #1264434]

Very tasty and quick to prepare. It was the first time for three of my kids to have linguine with white clam sauce and everyone cleaned their bowls, looking for more.