Easy Linguine With White Clam Sauce

Name: Easy Linguine With White Clam Sauce
Prep time: 19 min
Cook time: 19 min
Total time: 19 min
Yield: 2
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 0 teaspoons freshly ground black pepper; 1 teaspoons bottled minced garlic; 369 grams chopped clams, drained, reserving 2 tablespoons juice; 113 grams uncooked linguine; 1 teaspoon extra-virgin olive oil; 2 Tbsps shredded Parmesan-Romano cheese, divided; 0 teaspoons salt; 1 scallion, chopped; 1 Tbsp unsalted butter

Easy Linguine With White Clam Sauce is a pescatarian main course. This recipe makes 2 servings with 334 calories, 14g of protein, and 10g of fat each. This recipe covers 13% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. If you have 2 onion, scallion, butter, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. To use up the salt you could follow this main course with the Apple Turnovers Recipe as a dessert.

Instructions

Cook the linguine according to the package directions. Reserve 2 tablespoons of the pasta water before draining.

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Water

Linguine

While the pasta cooks, make the clam sauce: In a skillet over medium heat, warm the butter until hot, about 2 minutes. Saut onion and garlic 1 minute.

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Clam Sauce

Butter

Garlic

Onion

Pasta

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Frying Pan

Add salt and pepper; continue to saut another minute, or until onion is soft and garlic is fragrant but not browned.

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Salt And Pepper

Garlic

Onion

Add the drained chopped clams and reserved 2 tablespoons clam juice; stir gently to combine, and simmer.

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Clam Juice

Clams

Add reserved 2 tablespoons pasta water to the skillet with the sauce. Stir sauce, and continue to simmer 3 minutes or until slightly thickened.

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Water

Sauce

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Frying Pan

Toss the linguine with olive oil and divide between two bowls. Top each serving of pasta with half of the clam sauce, 1 tablespoon cheese, and a sprinkling of chopped scallion.

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Clam Sauce

Olive Oil