Clam Dip Appetizer

Total Time: 25 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1/2 lb butter
• 1 small onion, diced
• 2 garlic cloves, minced
• 1/3 lb bacon, chopped and cooked (reserve some if filling shells)
• 1 small green pepper, minced
• 2 (6 1/2 ounce) cans each minced clams
• 2 (6 1/2 ounce) cans each chopped clams
• 1 1/2 cups breadcrumbs
• 4 tablespoons olive oil
• 2 tablespoons lemon juice
• 1 dash parsley

Recipe

• 1 in a bowl, combine breadcrumbs, lemon, olive oil, and clams.
• 2 in a frying pan over medium low heat, melt butter, add onion, garlic, and pepper, and saute five minutes. stir in bacon, and cook an additonal five minutes. stir into breadcrumb mixture.
• 3 if filling clam shells: spoon about 2t mix into each clam shell, and top with a little bacon. place filled shells on a cookie sheet or in a pyrex with about 1/4 inch water. bake about 10 minutes at 350 degrees.
• 4 if filling a casserole dish: spoon mixture into casserole dish, and bake uncovered for 15 minutes at 350 degrees. serve with crackers. (i use pepridge farm butterfly crackers, but any hard cracker will do).
• 5 change it up by adding a 1/2 c shredded mozzerella cheese and 2t grated parmeseano reggianno or pecorino ramano into the mix!