Linguine With Clam Sauce

Total Time: 20 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 5 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 2 tablespoons very light butter
• 1 tablespoon canola oil
• 1 (10 ounce) can baby clams, undrained
• 1 tablespoon all-purpose flour
• 3 cloves garlic, minced
• 1/3 cup dry wine (optional)
• 1 teaspoon fresh thyme, chopped
• 2 tablespoons fresh parsley, chopped
• 1/8 tablespoon black pepper
• 1 can minced clams, drained
• 4 cups of hot linguine, cooked (it's about 8 ounces uncooked pasta)

Recipe

• 1 drain baby clams in a pot with the holes in it, over a bowl, reserving the juice.
• 2 heat the butter and canola oil in a meduim saucepan over medium heat.
• 3 add the garlic,and saute it for 1 minute.
• 4 stir in flour.
• 5 stir in the reserved juice, wine, parsley, thyme and black pepper.
• 6 cook for 2 minutes, stirring constantly.
• 7 add the baby clams and the minced clams and cook for 3 minutes.
• 8 serve clam sauce over pasta.