Linguine with White Clam Sauce

Name: Linguine with White Clam Sauce
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 4 serving(s)
Ingredients: 1/2 lb linguine; 1/3 cup olive oil; 3 cloves garlic, minced; 2 leeks, washed and chopped,including greens; 1 cup dry white wine; 1/2 teaspoon white pepper; 1/2 teaspoon oregano; 2 cans chopped clams, with juice (or you can add a third can if you like a lot of clams)

Submitted by papergoddess

"This tastes like linguine I've eaten in Italian restaurants. It is quick and easy, and has become a favorite in our house."

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Ready In:: 30mins
Ingredients:: 8
Serves:: 4

ingredients

¹⁄₂ lb linguine
¹⁄₃ cup olive oil
3 cloves garlic, minced
2 leeks, washed and chopped,including greens
1 cup dry white wine
¹⁄₂ teaspoon white pepper
¹⁄₂ teaspoon oregano
2 cans chopped clams, with juice (or you can add a third can if you like a lot of clams)

directions

Prepare linguine according to package directions.
Set aside.
Heat oil in saucepan over medium heat.
Add garlic and leeks, and cook until soft, 3-5 minutes.
Add wine, pepper, and oregano.
Cook over high heat until reduced by half.
Watch it carefully, stir it and make sure it does not burn.
Reduce heat to medium and stir in clams with juice.
Heat through and add pasta.
Cover tightly and cook over LOW heat (DO NOT BOIL) 2-3 minutes so pasta begins to absorb some of the broth.
Serve immediately.

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Reviews

Hi papergoddess; It is too bad that the stars do not go beyond the 5 shown, as your recipe deserves a 12 for sure. Thoroughly enjoyed the sauce and used some fresh sourdough bread for dipping and cleaning up my plate. Thanks for sharing this with us. "Uncle Bill"

William Uncle Bill
My DH insisted that he hated clams. Well, I made this for him and he changed his mind! The only thing I did different was triple the garlic. Good stuff!

georgi
Very simple and easy to make, but the husband and I both felt like it was missing something... we just couldn't figure out what. I followed the directions pretty closely except I added about 4 more cloves of garlic (we loooove garlic). It was just a little too bland for us. Maybe next time I'll add another can of clams (we used 2 cans this time).

Kona K
This is by FAR better than any I have been served in a restaurant! It is so easy to prepare too! I followed the recipe exactly...except at the very end. I sprinmkled the pasta with some seasoned italian bread crumbs as my husband does NOT care for loose sauces and that just binded it up a bit. He ate every bite and said he would surely eat this again. Thanks PG for sharing this recipe, it is outstanding.

Michelle S.
This was very easy and tasted great. I'll definitely be making it again!

Pismo