The nachos were simply just seasoned chips with melted cheese (topped with salsa and sour cream, of course) – nothing fancy because I was feeling super lazy yesterday! Kyle and I had my buffalo chicken salad and nachos. Happy Monday! Did you guys watch the Super Bowl? Did you make some fun game food? Clams casino is a restaurant classic that’s easy to make at home! Go right to ingredients ….Sweet and tender steamed clams are topped with a flavorful breadcrumb topping before being broiled to perfection.Crab Cake & Spicy Mustard Sauce w/ Tomato and Arugula Salad.Chicken, Broccoli, Pasta with cream sauce.Sprinkle on fresh parsley and serve while hot with lemon wedges. Spoon the breadcrumb mixture evenly over the top of each clamshell.īroil on high until tops are crisp and brown ( 4- 6 minutes). This will keep the clams from moving and spilling out their contents. Set the clams on top of the salt and press down slightly. Place the clam back into the deeper of the two shell halves. Twist and pull the clamshells apart and remove the clam. Allow clams to cool until they can be handled. It’s CRITICAL to remove the clams as soon as they open. Reserve until needed.įor those of you who do not know how to “shuck” a clam, I will give you the easy way out :Īdd about 2 inches of water to a pot. Turn off heat and stir in breadcrumbs, Parmesan, pinch of salt and pepper. Reserve butter in pan and add red pepper and saute 2 minutes. Add bacon and saute until cooked but not quite crisp. Heat butter in a skillet over medium heat.

3 Strips center-cut bacon, each sliced into 6 pieces (18 total).

18 Medium sized cherrystone or littleneck clams.

Once you get the hang of opening the clams, it becomes a competitive part of making the dish, and making some fun memories too. Note to Non-Shuckers: Read below to find out the easiest way to open the clams without worrying about cutting your hand off during the process. Sometimes you just have to let the calms “rest” and forget you are nearby. I always passed the hardest ones over to Billy to open. We would spend “some time” at the kitchen counter shucking these open. Billy would come back to the house with a pail full of cherrystones. Clams casino became a favorite of mine when my brother Billy would dig clams on Martha’s Vineyard.

Easy clams casino recipe