Legz' Linguini W/ Red Clam Sauce

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 4 tablespoons real butter
• 3 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
• 4 garlic cloves, minced
• 2 (15 ounce) cans italian stewed tomatoes, undrained
• 1/2 cup fresh parsley (or 1 tbs dried parsley)
• 1/4 teaspoon dried oregano
• 1 teaspoon dried basil
• 1/8 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 2 (16 ounce) cans minced clams, undrained
• 2 lbs pre-cooked whole clams, partially thawed
• 1 tablespoon lemon juice
• 1 lb linguine
• 0.5 (3 ounce) can tomato paste, if you want to thicken the sauce
• parsley sprig, for garnish

Recipe

• 1 heat butter and olive oil in large skillet over medium-high heat.
• 2 add garlic and cook til garlic is golden (about 3 minutes).
• 3 add parsley, oregano, basil, crushed red pepper, 1.5 cans of the stewed tomatoes and salt to pan. mix well.
• 4 add undrained clams.
• 5 bring to boil; simmer 5-6 minutes.
• 6 add longneck clams to sauce. cover and simmer til shells just barely open.
• 7 add lemon juice to sauce, simmer for another 1-2 minutes, covered.
• 8 spoon sauce and clams over prepared linguini.
• 9 ***serving suggestion: serve with warm loaf french garlic bread, a glorious caesar salad and a glass of good wine. :).