Clams Casino

Total Time: 20 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• 24 medium hard-shelled clams, opened and left on the half shell
• 4 slices fat-free bread, each broken into 2 pieces
• 1 clove garlic
• 1/2 cup fresh parsley (plus some chopped for garnish)
• 3/4 tablespoon fresh oregano (or â¾ tablespoon dried)
• 3/4 tablespoon fresh basil (or â¾ tablespoon dried)
• 1 tablespoon sodium-free margarine, melted
• 1/4 cup herb-ox very-low-sodium chicken broth or 1/4 cup clam juice
• 4 slices turkey bacon or 4 slices esskay reduced-sodium bacon, uncooked,each cut into 6 pieces
• 1 -2 lemon, cut into wedges

Recipe

• 1 preheat broiler.
• 2 in a food processor with the metal blade in place, add the bread.
• 3 pulse to process, 5 to 10 times, and then turn the machine on, so that it is continually running.
• 4 drop the garlic and herbs through feed tube, and continue to process the bread and herbs until finely chopped.
• 5 place the breadcrumb mixture into a large bowl and add the melted margarine and broth.
• 6 mix ingredients to a medium dry stuffing.
• 7 place the clams in their shells on a cookie sheet that has sides.
• 8 top each clam with one tablespoon of the stuffing mixture and one piece of the raw bacon.
• 9 place the cookie sheet 3 inches from the heat, and broil for 5 minutes or until the bacon is crisp on one side.
• 10 turn the bacon over and broil for 3-5 minutes on the other side, or until bacon is crisp and clams have cooked.
• 11 serve immediately topped with chopped parsley, with lemon wedges on the side.