LINGUINE WITH CLAMS AND PORCINI MUSHROOMS

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A delicious and elegant meal. Make sure you get good fresh littleneck clams. Serve with Italian bread, green salad a good bottle of wine!

Provided by JRZMOM

Categories Main Dish Recipes Seafood Main Dish Recipes Clams

Time 1h20m

Yield 8

Number Of Ingredients 10

Ingredients

1 ounce dried porcini mushrooms
¼ cup olive oil
10 cloves garlic, minced
1 teaspoon dried red pepper flakes
36 fresh clams, cleaned
2 cups dry white wine
4 tomatoes, cubed
3 (8 ounce) jars clam juice
1 ½ cups chopped fresh parsley
1 (16 ounce) package linguine pasta

Steps:

Soak mushrooms 20 to 30 minutes in cold water to rehydrate. Dry, and coarsely chop.
Heat oil in a medium saucepan over medium heat. Stir in mushrooms, garlic, and red pepper. Cook until browned. Stir in clams and white wine. As clams open, remove to a medium bowl, discarding those that remain closed.
Mix tomatoes, clam juice, and parsley into the mushroom mixture. Simmer until slightly thickened, about 15 minutes.
Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Add linguine, and cook for 8 to 10 minutes or until al dente; drain.
Return clams to the broth mixture and cook until heated through. Thoroughly mix in cooked linguine just before serving.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 359.2 calories, Carbohydrate 49.2 g, Cholesterol 7.7 mg, Fat 8.6 g, Fiber 3.7 g, Protein 12 g, SaturatedFat 1.3 g, Sodium 209.3 mg, Sugar 4.4 g