Buttery Mushroom And Clam Pasta Food

PENNE PASTA WITH MUSHROOM CLAM SAUCE AND CHEESES

Steps:

• Melt butter in a 12-inch skillet.
• Add olive oil, onions, mushrooms and sauté until tender.
• Add 1/2 tsp garlic powder and the wine.
• Bring to a boil, reduce heat, add clams and cook until thickened.
• Cook pasta and drain.
• In a double boiler mix cream, 1/2 tsp garlic powder and the cheeses. Stir until melted.
• Keep warm.
• In a large bowl, mix together pasta, cheese mixture, clam mixture and parsley.
• Serve immediately.

CLAM LINGUINE

Steps:

• In a medium saucepan over medium heat, combine olive oil, butter, garlic, tomatoes and parsley; simmer and let reduce. Add some clam juice if the sauce reduces too much.
• Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Add pasta and cook for 3 minutes or until al dente; drain.
• Add clams to the skillet and heat through; top with cheese and serve immediately.

QUICK & EASY FETTUCCINE WITH MUSHROOM-CLAM SAUCE

Steps:

• While cooking fettucini noodles to desired doneness.
• Drain clams, reserving liquid.
• Brown garlic until golden in butter (or margarine) in a medium sized sauce pan.
• Add clam juice and wine.
• Bring to a boil.
• Boil for 5 minutes or until sauce is reduced to a little more than half a cup.
• Reduce heat and add the soup, clams and cheese.
• Cook until heated through stirring occasionally.
• Serve over fettucini noodles and garnish with parsley or lemon slices.
• Note: I like to serve this with a small salad and warm sourdough bread (instead of traditional garlic bread).

LINGUINE WITH CLAMS AND WILD MUSHROOMS

Steps:

• Heat 3 tablespoons oil in heavy large Dutch oven over high heat. Add mushrooms and sauté until beginning to brown, about 5 minutes. Using slotted spoon, transfer mushrooms to plate. Add remaining 3 tablespoons oil and garlic to Dutch oven. Sauté until garlic is tender, about 3 minutes. Add crushed red pepper, then wine and clams. Cover and cook until clams open, about 8 minutes.
• Meanwhile, cook linguine in large pot of boiling salted water until just tender but still firm to bite.
• Drain pasta well and transfer to large bowl. Spoon mushrooms over, then top with clam mixture, discarding any clams that do not open. Season with salt and pepper. Sprinkle with chives.

PASTA WITH CLAM SAUCE

Steps:

• In a large skillet over medium heat, cook mushrooms and bell pepper in 2 tablespoons butter until tender. Remove from heat and set aside.
• Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Add pasta and cook for 8 to 10 minutes or until al dente; drain. Steam broccoli in colander over pasta water, or in steamer, until bright green, 5 to 10 minutes.
• Toss cooked pasta with 1/4 cup butter, Parmesan, oregano, parsley, garlic powder and black pepper. Cover and set aside to keep warm.
• In a medium saucepan over medium heat, melt 1/2 cup butter. Dump in flour all at once and whisk until smooth. Whisk in cream and chicken broth a little at a time and cook until mixture thickens. Stir in clams and reserved broccoli, mushrooms and bell pepper. Heat through and toss with pasta. Serve at once.

PASTA WITH LOBSTER, WILD MUSHROOMS, AND CREAM

Steps:

• Melt butter in heavy large skillet over medium-high heat. Add lobster tails and sauté until shells are bright red in spots, about 5 minutes. Cover skillet; reduce heat to low and cook until lobster is cooked through, about 6 minutes. Remove from heat. Using slotted spoon, transfer lobster to work surface. Using heavy large knife, cut each tail lengthwise in half. Remove meat from shell. Cut meat crosswise into 1/2-inch pieces.
• Return same skillet to medium-high heat (do not clean). Add mushrooms, half of basil, green onions, and garlic; sauté until mushrooms soften, about 5 minutes. Add cream and clam juice. Boil until sauce is slightly thickened, stirring occasionally, about 10 minutes. Reduce heat to low. Add lobster (or shrimp if using) and simmer 1 minute. Stir in remaining basil. Season sauce to taste with salt and pepper.
• Meanwhile, cook pasta in large pot of boiling salted water until tender but still firm to bite. Drain well. Return to pot. Pour sauce over pasta and add cheese; toss over low heat until warmed through, then serve.