Linguine with Fresh Cherry Tomato Sauce

 This linguine with fresh cherry tomato sauce is so easy to make and is one of our grandson Tyler's favorite dishes. Tyler enjoys making this pasta dish with no help from us at all.

This dish is made with fresh cherry tomatoes off the vine. Add some garlic and fresh basil, and you're on your way to a delicious treat.

Ingredients:

• 1 lb. of linguine
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 1-1/2 cups water
• 1 teaspoon of sugar or more to your liking
• 24 ozs. Fresh cherry tomatoes on the vine
• 2 cloves garlic (minced)
• Fresh Basil
• Italian Seasoning
• Onion Powder
• Salt and Pepper

Instructions:

1. In a large skillet, heat the olive oil and minced garlic over medium heat.
2. Add the water, sugar, and cherry tomatoes and bring to a boil.
3. When the tomatoes begin to soften, begin mashing them with a fork or a potato masher.
4. Add some fresh basil, Italian Seasoning, Onion Powder, Salt, and Pepper to your liking. 
5. Continue to stir and cook for about 10 to 15 minutes. 
6. In the meantime, cook your pasta.
7. Drain the pasta and mix the cherry tomato sauce with the pasta.
8. Serve with Parmesan or Romano cheese and garnish with fresh basil.

This is one of our favorite dishes, and it is so delicious, quick, and easy to make. Packed with the flavor of these fresh ingredients.

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Little Neck Clams and Linguine

 

Enjoy this fine dining dish of Littleneck clams and Linguine right in your own home. Most people would think you can only enjoy this dish in a fine Italian restaurant. Well, that is not true, this is so easy to make at home, I know you can do it.

This elegant dish is made with creamy garlic, and white wine sauce, you'll wonder what took you so long to try it.

We recently vacationed in Folly Beach South Carolina. In Folly Beach you will find Crosby's Fish and Shrimp Co.  We stopped there one day and picked up six dozen fresh littleneck clams. We steamed them with white wine, butter, and garlic. We served these with butter and crusty bread, and they were so delicious.

After our vacation, I couldn't wait to pick up some littleneck clams and serve them with linguine. You can find littleneck clams at your local grocery store.

Preparing the Clams:

I bought 100 littleneck clams, we severed half of them with the linguine and the other half with just butter and some hot sauce.

The first thing you need to do is rinse the clams to remove any sand. Discard any of the calms that are opened or cracked. Then, soak them in a large bowl with tap water and some sea salt for 20 minutes.

Ingredients for Linguine and Clams:

1 lb. of linguine

2 shallots chopped

4 cloves garlic minced

3 tablespoon olive oil

4 tablespoon butter divided

1 cup white wine

1 tablespoon lemon juice

1/4 cup fresh chopped parsley

40 to 50 littleneck clams

Instructions:

   Start the water for the linguine.

1. In a large skillet ( with a lid) I used my 12-inch cast-iron skillet. Heat the olive oil and 2 tablespoons of butter, add the shallots and garlic. Cook this for about one minute until tender.
2. Add the wine and lemon juice. Bring to a boil.
3. Add the clams and top with parsley and cover.  Steam for about 8 to 10 minutes until the clams open.
4. Drain the pasta (do not rinse the pasta) and add it to the skillet. If the skillet is too crowded remove some of the clams. Add the remaining butter and mix. Discard any clams that do not open.

The buttery garlic and wine sauce was a perfect choice for this Little Neck Clams and Linguine dish. This recipe easily satisfied four people and is so easy to prepare.

As always thanks for stopping by and I hope you enjoy it!

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Olive Oil Walnut Garlic Spaghetti

What a fantastic combination of flavors for this favorite meatless pasta dish. Olive oil, walnuts, garlic, and your favorite pasta.

For our family, this is a traditional dish for our meatless Christmas Eve dinner. But you don't have to wait a whole year to enjoy this flavor-filled pasta dish. This makes a perfect, quick, and easy meal for any meatless day on your menu.

This one is so quick and easy, you could have it on the table in 30 minutes or less. So, it's perfect if you worked all day and want a meatless meal.

In a 12-inch pan, saute the olive oil, garlic, and walnuts over medium to low heat. Sauté until the walnuts are toasted and browned.

Start and cook your favorite pasta. We always use spaghetti.

When the pasta is cooked to your liking, drain it and add it to the saute pan. Toss together until everything is well mixed.



Add your Romano or Parmesan cheese and enjoy. There are some options you can add if you like. I'll mark the options in the ingredients.

Ingredients:

1/4 cup olive oil

3 cloves garlic (minced)

1 cup chopped walnuts

1 lb. Spaghetti or your favorite pasta

1/2 teaspoon red pepper flakes (Optional)

1 teaspoon lemon zest (Optional)

Garnish with freshly chopped parsley (Optional)

Salt and pepper to taste

Romano or Parmesan Cheese 

Instructions:

1. In a large pan, add the olive oil and heat over low heat.
2. Add the garlic and chopped walnuts. This would be the time to add the pepper flakes and lemon zest if you choose.
3. Sauté until the walnuts are toasted, careful not to burn.
4. Add the cooked pasta to the saute' pan and toss. 
5. Garnish with parsley if you like, and serve.

As always, thanks for stopping by, and I hope you enjoy.

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Fettuccini with King Oyster Mushrooms

This fettuccini pasta recipe is one of my favorite pasta dishes. The ingredients come together to create such a wonderful flavor.

I have been making this for several years now and thought I would share it with you. I haven't made this for some time and thought it was time to make this delightful pasta dish again. It ranks high on my list for easy fettuccini recipes.

This is not my recipe, some years ago while I was out of work I spent a lot of time watching the Cooking Channel.

I became a fan of Chef Roger Mooking follow the link to learn more about Roger and his recipes.  I watched him make this dish and knew that I had to try it.

Everything in his recipe is fresh and this is so easy to make. Here are some of the ingredients that you'll need to make this amazing dish, fresh king oyster mushrooms, fresh thyme, chives, and baby spinach.

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There is more so I urge you to follow this link to get his recipe. Fettuccini with King Oyster Mushrooms by Roger Mooking. I know you won't be sorry I think you and your family will love this one.

When you see Roger's recipe the prep time is 5 minutes and cook time is 15 minutes. Since Roger is a seasoned Chef and I'm not this took me a little longer to make. I'd say that I had this on the table in a little over 30 minutes, and it serves 4 people. Thank you, Roger, for this tasty pasta dish.

You may also like my own Pasta with Peppers and Onions

As always thanks for stopping by and I hope you enjoy!

Marinara Sauce

Make Easy Marinara Sauce: 

There is nothing that I like better than my tomato sauce cooking for hours and filling the house with that amazing aroma.

Today is certainly a busy world, and sometimes you just don’t have the time. This simple marinara sauce recipe can be ready in 15 minutes or less.

Marinara Sauce Ingredients:

1 – 28oz. can crushed tomatoes (you can also use diced tomatoes if you prefer)

2 cloves garlic finely diced

Olive oil (enough to cover the bottom of a 10-inch fry pan)

1 tablespoon Italian seasoning

1 tablespoon parsley (dried or fresh)

¼ cup water

Fresh grated Romano cheese

Garlic powder

Salt and Pepper

Here is how I did this:

I covered the bottom of my 10-inch fry pan with olive oil and then added the garlic. Let this just begin to sizzle, not too much because you don’t want to burn the garlic.

Next, I added the can of tomatoes, Italian seasoning, parsley, and water. I had the burner set to medium heat and stirred until seasoning mixed in well.

I started a pot of water for our spaghetti, continuing to stir the marinara sauce. Bring the sauce to a boil for 2 minutes continue to stir, then turn your burner down to simmer.

Grate some fresh cheese on top, add some garlic powder, salt, and pepper to taste and your marinara sauce is ready to mix with your pasta or spoon it over your plate of favorite pasta.

This recipe for Italian marinara sauce is so quick and easy you'll never want to buy sauce in a jar again.

This is so easy and quick; you can have a meal on the table in less than 20 minutes with this easy marinara sauce recipe.

You might also like my Slow Cooked Homemade Pasta Sauce

As always thanks for stopping by and I hope you enjoy.

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How to Make Alfredo Sauce

Alfredo sauce for your favorite pasta is really easy to make, and it’s OH so delicious. Our daughter whipped this Alfredo sauce up just the other night for this amazing Tortellini Alfredo.

I’m showing the fresh parsley as optional because our grandson doesn’t like anything green in his food. But I do recommend using parsley for this Alfredo Sauce.

This recipe will be enough for 1 pound of your favorite pasta.

Here is what you need:

1/2 Stick of butter

1 1/2 cups of Parmesan Cheese (grated)

1 cup of heavy cream

1 clove of garlic (minced)

½ cup of fresh chopped parsley (optional)

This is what you do:

1. In a medium saucepan, melt the butter with the garlic, and then add the cream.
2. Bring this to a simmer while stirring, and add the grated cheese.
3. Continue to stir until you bring it to a slight boil
4. Pour over and mix with your favorite pasta, garnish with the fresh parsley, and enjoy a simple pasta Alfredo dinner.

 As always Thanks so much for stopping by and I hope you enjoy it

Pasta with Peppers and Onions

So you're finally home after working all day, and you realize that you really haven't thought about dinner. Tonight is your meatless night or maybe you're a vegetarian.

This is a great recipe that my wife whips up in no time at all. Well, it does take her a little time, but it could go even faster if I help.

Spaghetti with fresh bell peppers and onions is a nice, easy light meal unless you eat the whole pound of spaghetti. There are so many variations to this, you could use whatever vegetables that you like.

I prefer the fresh peppers and onions because the peppers are so sweet and have such an amazing flavor. I like to top it off with some fresh ground black pepper and just a sprinkle of red pepper flakes, just for a little extra kick.

Ingredients:

• 1 lb. spaghetti
• 1 Red Bell Pepper
• 1 Green Bell Pepper
• 1 Yellow Bell Pepper
• 1 glove Garlic
• 1/2 Medium Onion
• Olive Oil

 Instructions:

1. Add olive oil to a 12" fry pan, enough to cover the bottom
2. Mince or finely chop the garlic
3. Slice your peppers and onions into strips
4. Saute over medium heat until peppers are tender
5. Cook and drain your spaghetti
6. Pour the sauteed peppers and onions over your spaghetti, toss, and serve 

As always Thanks for stopping by and I hope you Enjoy!!

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Quick Seafood Fettuccine

We love pasta and seafood so what a great combination this makes for a quick and easy dinner.

We make this with crab meat but there are so many other options. This dish is great with shrimp, lobster, clams, or scallops. If you are in the mood for seafood this is so easy to make, and you could use a combination of your favorite seafood.

You can have this ready and on your dinner table in 30 minutes or less, and it’s so delicious. To top it off I like to add some fresh ground black pepper and Romano cheese.

INGREDIENTS:

• 1 lb. of Fettuccine
• 1 package of imitation crab meat or shrimp if you prefer
• 1/2 medium onion diced
• 1/2 stick of butter or margarine
• 1 glove of garlic minced

INSTRUCTIONS:

1. In your pasta pot boil the water and add the pasta to cook
2. Cut your crab meat into small pieces (Whatever size you prefer)
3. In a 10 or 12-inch fry pan melt the butter
4. Add the crab meat, garlic, and diced onion
5. Sauté until tender
6. Drain the pasta and place it in a large pasta bowl
7. Add the crab meat from the pan, mix, and serve

As always thanks for stopping by and I hope you enjoy it

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