Clams Casino Over Linguine

Name: Clams Casino Over Linguine
Total time: 1500 s
Yield: 6 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 12 oz dried linguine; 10 oz can of clams, with juice; 5 clove minced garlic; 1 cup diced red bell pepper; 6 slice cooked thick cut bacon with 1 tablespoon of bacon fat reserved; 1 tbsp olive oil; 1 tbsp butter; 1/2 tsp red pepper flakes. Adjust amount to your preference of heat; 4 tbsp flat leaf parsley chopped. (Fresh); 1/4 cup panko bread crumbs; 1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese; 1 tbsp reserved bacon fat, warm, still in liquid form

Taylor Topp Comacho @Tay68cancook

USA

Being land locked it's more practical to use canned clams. Please, if fresh is available, use fresh for optimal flavor.

Taylor Topp Comacho @Tay68cancook

USA

Being land locked it's more practical to use canned clams. Please, if fresh is available, use fresh for optimal flavor.

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Ingredients

25 mins

6 servings

Clams casino
12 ozdried linguine
10 ozcan of clams, with juice
5 cloveminced garlic
1 cupdiced red bell pepper
6 slicecooked thick cut bacon with 1 tablespoon of bacon fat reserved
1 tbspolive oil
1 tbspbutter
1/2 tspred pepper flakes. Adjust amount to your preference of heat
4 tbspflat leaf parsley chopped. (Fresh)
crispy topping
1/4 cuppanko bread crumbs
1/4 cupgrated Parmesan cheese
1 tbspreserved bacon fat, warm, still in liquid form

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Steps

25 mins

1

In large pot of salty boiling water cook linguine to package directions. Cook until aldente.
2

In large skillet over medium heat add olive oil.
3

Add into hot oil the pepper flakes, cooking for one minute to impart their flavor to oil.
4

Add in red bell pepper and cook for about two minutes. Push them to the side in pan and add garlic.
5

Cook garlic for 30 seconds, not allowing it to brown.
6

Add in clams with their juice. Reduce liquid one quarter, add butter to finish sauce. Then add cooked, drained linguine.
7

Toss in crumbled bacon.
8

Toss in parsley and set aside off heat.
9

Preheat oven to 375°F.
10

In large casserole dish add linguine.
11

Mix panko, cheese and bacon fat together making sure it doesn't clump. Sprinkle over linguine.
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Cook 10 or until cheese mixture turns golden brown.
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Serve nice and hot. Enjoy!
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Recipe by taylor68too.
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SQUEEZE FRESH LEMON JUICE OVER AND OH MY, YUM!
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I read reviews and had the liquid only reduce for 1/4 instead of 1/2. Hope this keeps it moist and delicious for future cooks.:-)