Italian Style White Clam Sauce with Linguine

Ingredients

• 6 tablespoons butter
• 1 clove garlic, chopped
• 1 clove shallot, chopped
• 3 green onions, sliced
• 1/2 cup chopped mushroom
• 4 dashes Tabasco sauce
• 1/2 large tomato, chopped
• 1/4 teaspoon fresh lemon juice
• 8 ounces canned clams, undrained
• 1/3 cup dry white wine
• 1/4 cup freshly grated romano cheese
• 1 tablespoon chopped fresh parsley
• 1/2 lb linguine, cooked and drained

Directions

1. 1

   Melt 4 tbls of the butter in a saucepan.

2. 2

   Add garlic, shallot, scallions, and mushrooms, cook over medium low heat until shallots are transparent.

3. 3

   Add Tabasco, tomato and lemon and cook 5 minutes.

4. 4

   Add clams and wine, bring to a boil and cook 1 minute.

5. 5

   Place the hot drained linguine in a large pasta bowl and toss with the remaining butter.

6. 6

   Pour clam sauce over the pasta and top with cheese and parsley.