Linguine With Clams Sauce

Serve with rolls or garlic bread

• Ready In: 10 mins
• Serves: 4

Ingredients

• 2  tablespoons olive oil
• 1⁄3 cup  minced shallot (or onions)
• 2  large minced garlic cloves
• 1⁄2 teaspoon dried red pepper flakes
• 3 (6 ounce) cans clams
• 8  ounces  clam juice
• 1⁄2 cup  chopped fresh parsley
• 1⁄2 cup  grated parmesan cheese (optional)
• 1  tablespoon butter
• 1  lb linguine (or shells)

Directions

1. Heat 2 tablespoons of oil in a wide skillet and add shallots/onions and garlic.
2. Cook about 5 minutes, until they soften. Add red pepper flakes and clam juice from cans plus extra juice.
3. Bring the mixture to a boil and boil rapidly to reduce it to about 1 cup.
4. Cook pasta until it is just about firm in the middle (8 minutes).
5. When sauce is reduced to 1 cup, it will be a little more viscous but still thin. Add clams, 1/4 cup parsley and 1/4 cup Parmesan (optional) and butter to teh sauce adn stir quickly.
6. Toss on a platter with pasta. Sprinkle with more cheese and parsley.