Linguini with Clam Sauce
You can enjoy this tasty pasta dish even when you are short on time.
Ingredients
- 8 oz linguini
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- 4 cloves garlic, minced
- ¼-½ tsp red pepper flakes
- 2 6 oz cans minced clams, reserve juice
- ½ cup white wine
- juice of 1 lemon
- salt and freshly ground black pepper
- freshly chopped parsley
Instructions
- Cook pasta al dente, according to package directions.
- While the pasta is cooking, prepare clam sauce.
- Heat oil in a large skillet.
- Once oil is hot, add minced garlic and red pepper flakes. Stir and cook until fragrant, about 1 minute.
- Add wine and reserved clam juice from the two cans of clams. Increase heat, and bring mixture to a boil. Cook until sauce is reduced by about half.
- Add pepper, clams and lemon juice. Heat through.
- Add cooked linguini to the sauce in the pan and toss to coat.
- Season with salt if needed.
- Serve topped with a sprinkle of fresh chopped parsley.