Clam Sauce Spaghetti

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1/8 cup butter
• 1/8 cup olive oil
• 1 cup green onion, and tops chopped
• 1 tablespoon parsley, snipped or 1 tablespoon slightly less dried parsley
• 1/2 teaspoon oregano
• 1/2 teaspoon basil
• 1 garlic clove
• 1 (14 ounce) can diced tomatoes, drained and rinsed
• 2 (7 1/2 ounce) cans chopped clams, drained reserving juice
• 1/2 cup half-and-half
• 1/4 cup parmesan cheese, grated (optional)

Recipe

• 1 heat butter and oil in a skillet.
• 2 remove 2 tbsp for use later.
• 3 in remaining butter and oil, sauté onions until tender-crisp. add parsely, oregano, basil, garlic, half and half, and about ¼-1/2 cup clam juice depending on desired thickness. salt and pepper to taste. simmer for 5 minutes. if sauce is too thin, add 2 teaspoons cornstarch dissolved in 1 tsp water. simmer until sauce is thickened slightly. add clams and tomatoes. keep sauce hot.
• 4 meanwhile, cook spaghetti to package directions. drain. return spaghetti to kettle in which it was cooked.
• 5 add reserved 2 tbsp butter and oil.
• 6 sprinkle with about ¼ cup parmesan cheese and toss to coat evenly.
• 7 blend in half the sauce, pass remaining sauce separately when serving.