Linguine with Clams and Fennel
Linguine with Clams and Fennel might be just the main course you are searching for. This recipe serves 6. Watching your figure? This dairy free and pescatarian recipe has 408 calories, 15g of protein, and 9g of fat per serving. This recipe covers 15% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. Not From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 45 minutes. If you have fennel seeds, clams, olive oil, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. To use up the kosher salt you could follow this main course with the Low Fat Crumbs Cake (Kosher-Dairy) as a dessert.
Instructions
Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil.
Add pasta and cook, stirring occasionally,until almost al dente.
Drain, reserving 1 cuppasta cooking liquid.
Meanwhile, heat 3 tablespoons oil in anotherlarge heavy pot over medium heat.
Addchopped fennel and garlic; cook, stirringoften, until softened but not browned, 2-3minutes.
Add wine, then clams. Increaseheat to high. Cover and cook until clamsopen, 4-7 minutes, depending on size ofclams. As clams open, use tongs to transferthem to a large bowl (discard any that donot open).
Add 1/2 cup reserved pasta cooking liquidto clam juices in pot; bring to a boil.
Addpasta to pot. Cook over high heat, tossingconstantly, until pasta is al dente and hassoaked up some of the sauce, 2-3 minutes.Season with salt and pepper.
Add clamswith any juices from bowl and 2 tablespoons fennelfronds; toss to combine, adding more pastaliquid by tablespoonfuls if dry.
Drizzle with oil;garnish with fennel fronds and fennel pollen.