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Pasta with Clam Sauce

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Submitted by Monica

Ingredients

3 6½ oz. cans chopped clams 6½ oz. can whole clams
3-4 cloves garlic, minced 1 tsp dry Italian seasoning
2 tbsp fresh oregano 2 tbsp fresh basil
2 tbsp fresh parsley (flat leaf or Italian) 1 box pasta
Olive Oil salt & Pepper
Dry White Wine (Sauvignon blanc works well) Romano cheese

Directions

  1. On medium heat, in a large skillet, add olive oil & minced garlic. Cook until slightly browned , add Italian seasoning & toast for 2 minutes.
  2. Add 4 cans of clams (with juice), add salt & pepper to taste.
  3. Bring to a boil, add one full can of wine (or, if you don’t want to use wine, add the juice of 1 lemon), turn down heat to a simmer.
  4. Simmer, stirring occasionally, until only about ¾ to 1 c. of liquid is left (about 30-40 minutes)
  5. Cook pasta according to directions on the pkg. in salted water (the water should have at least 1 full tsp of salt – NO OIL).
  6. When the pasta is al dente, add pasta to the pan with clam sauce to finish cooking.
  7. Add pasta water as needed to make a creamy sauce (you’ll need anywhere from ½ to 1½ c.).
  8. Add fresh herbs & cheese, fold together. Serve with hot crusty bread & more cheese.

Fettuccine Alfredo To Kill For

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Submitted by smalltownsongs
Serves 4

Ingredients

1 box Barilla brand fettuccine ½ stick butter
1 qt heavy cream 8 oz. Parmesan cheese
6 cloves garlic, minced 2 tbsp basil
1 tbsp oregano 1 tsp salt
2 tsp black pepper olive oil

Directions

  1. In a big pot fill ¾ of the way with cold water. Dash some salt in there, & about a tbsp or so of Olive Oil. Bring that to a boil, & throw in your box of pasta. If it’s Barilla brand it will be about 11½ – 12 minutes to boil until done. Be sure to stir it every so often. Drain it, put it aside.
  2. In a good sized saucepan, throw in the garlic, basil, oregano, salt, & pepper with the butter. On low-medium heat, simmer until butter melts. Once the butter melts, sauté herbs for about 3-5 minutes (stirring constantly), any longer than that & the mixture will burn.
  3. Turn the heat up to medium level & splash a little heavy cream in there & get a good stir going. I’d say, maybe ½ c.. Keep that up every 5 minutes until you have about a ½ container left. Now you’ve got about ½ container of cream left, some unused cheese, & the herb mixture. Open the container of cheese. With a kitchen knife, stab at the cheese in the container & break the bigger clumps of cheese down.
  4. Put about a quarter of the cheese into the pot. Stir well, pour in ½ c. of the remaining cream, & repeat until you have no more cheese or cream left. Turn the heat up to medium-high heat & stir every 3-5 minutes for about 15 minutes The cream will eventually expand & “puff” up the whole thing, so don’t panic. When that happens, turn the heat to low, & get ready to serve. If it doesn’t happen, no worries, after your 15 minutes is up (after adding the last of the cream & cheese) just turn the heat down to low & prepare to serve.
  5. Put some pasta on the plate, dump some sauce on all over it, garnish with a basil leaf.

Modified Agli e Olio

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Submitted by Johnboy
Serves 4

Ingredients

1 pkg angel hair pasta turmeric
Olive Oil salt & pepper

Directions

  1. Cook the angel hair pasta, slightly overcooked. It should take about 8 minutes or so.
  2. Drain the pasta & place in a bowl.
  3. Add olive oil & place a liberal sprinkling of turmeric on top. At least cover the top.
  4. Put on a light amount of pepper, freshly ground is best. Toss all spices until evenly mixed. Salt to taste.

Tater-Tot Casserole

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Submitted by PotatoeGuru
Serves 6

Ingredients

1 lb. ground meat ½ bag tater tots (may be more or less
1 can Cream of Mushroom soup depending on size of casserole dish)
2 c. grated cheddar cheese 1 small drained can of kernel corn
Salt & Pepper to taste

Directions

  1. Tater Tot CasserolePreheat oven to 350°F.
  2. Line tater tots side by side in one layer that covers the bottom of a flat casserole dish.
  3. Thoroughly brown ground meat (salt & pepper to personal taste if desired) in a skillet. If you’ve chosen to include the drained can of corn, do so after the meat has browned & continue to cook for another couple of minutes.
  4. Layer the browned meat over the tots until they are completely covered.
  5. Layer the Cream of Mushroom soup over the meat until it’s completely covered.
  6. Layer the shredded cheese over the soup until completely covered. If desired, you can decorate the top of the cheese with patterns made out of spare tots.
  7. Bake for 25 minutes or until cheese is golden brown.
  8. Pig out!

Roasted Pork Tenderloin

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Serves 4

Ingredients

3 tbsp butter or margarine 2 whole pork tenderloins, trimmed (12 oz each)
½ tsp salt ½ tsp pepper
½ c. apple jelly or apricot jam ½ c. apple juice
¼ c. Dijon mustard 1 tbsp cornstarch
1 tbsp light cream

Directions

  1. Pork Tenderloin by intropin on FlickrPreheat oven to 325°F. Heat a large heavy skillet over medium heat; add butter. Add pork to skillet. Sear on all sides. Place pork in a shallow baking pan. Sprinkle with salt & pepper.
  2. Add jelly, apple juice & mustard to pan drippings in skillet. Cook over low heat, stirring continually, until well blended, about 5 minutes. Spoon over pork.
  3. Roast pork for 50 minutes, basting every 10 minutes with pan juices. Cut into 1½” slices; arrange on a serving platter. Keep warm. Blend cornstarch with cream.
  4. Place baking pan on stove top over low heat; stir cornstarch mixture into pan juices. Cook, stirring continually, until thickened, about 2 minutes; serve with pork.