Vongole in italian means clams.  As opposed to what may seem, spaghetti vongole is very easy to do.  However I have to say
it's all in the recipe you choose though... And you sure can't take away that classiness that comes with it; that classy dish that
can be a favorite for any special night's dinner.
 Linguine vongole, spaghetti vongole... it's your choice!  Both pasta taste great with this recipe.  Adding a few fresh clams
to the pasta really helps the presentation, to make your dish even more appealing, but cans of clams are really all you need.

Ingredient List:

2 small cans (about 6 ounces), chopped clams, with their juice
2 dozen,  fresh clams, in shells  (optional)
2 large garlic cloves
1 cup parsley
1 tbsp of dried tarragon
1 tsp of pepper
8 ounces of  no-salt or half-salted butter
1 cup of dry sherry
1 teaspoon of salt
2 tbsp of extra virgin olive oil
2 pounds of linguine or spaghetti
Some grated parmesan cheese for serving

Preparations:

Finely chop the garlic
Finely chop the parsley

Cooking instructions:

Saute garlic and parsley with 2 ounces of butter with 2 tablespoons of extra virgin olive oil (to prevent butter from burning).
When garlic is cooked, but not burnt, add remaining butter, tarragon spice, the juice of the clams cans and dry sherry,
effectively allowing sherry and clam juice to evaporate a bit.
At this point reduce heat to medium-low, gently mix in canned clams, pepper and salt.
Cook just enough to heat clams thoroughly (no more than 5 minutes), as they will be hard if cooked too long.

Are you putting in fresh clams? If so, steam them in boiling water, until they open, then set aside,
and use to garnish each plate.  Do not forget to discard all clams that didn't open after being cooked.

Follow package instructions to cook the linguine, with a bit of salt and a teaspoon olive oil.
When linguine is al dente, drain and pour into large pasta mixing bowl. Mix in clam preparation.

When preparing each plate, put a few fresh clams on top of the pasta... mmmm picture perfect linguine vongole!
Serves 4 to 6... do not forget an excellent white wine to accompany your spaghetti vongole!