Ray's Linguine With Red Clam Sauce

Came up with this one day trying something different. My family and friends ask me to make it all the time.

• Ready In: 25 mins
• Serves: 4-6
• Yields: 6 6.0

Ingredients

• 4  tablespoons olive oil
• 1  tablespoon butter
• 12  ounces new potatoes, diced
• 2  garlic cloves, minced (I use jar minced garlic)
• 1⁄4 cup green onion
• 1  tablespoon  wet  red pepper
• 1  teaspoon paprika
• 2 (8 ounce) bottles  clam juice
•  minced clams with juice
• 6  tablespoons  ragu jar  spaghetti sauce (Yes Ragu)
• 1  link  Portuguese chourico, hot sausage diced in small pieces
• 1⁄2 teaspoon parsley flakes
•  salt
• 1  lb linguine

Directions

1. 1. Heat the oil and butter in a large frying pan over medium heat. Add diced new potatoes and cook until almost crispy about 5 minutes.
2. 2. Add green onions, diced Chourico, garlic, wet red pepper, parsley and cook until green onions are soft.
3. 3. Add clam juice, Ragu and Paprika over medium heat about 5 minutes.
4. 4. Turn heat to low and add clams with juice. Cook on low heat about 3 minutes.
5. 5. Cook Linguine to package directions.
6. 6. Drain pasta and top with clam sauce. Sometimes I will top pasta with grated cheese to taste.