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Serves/Makes: 36 appetizers

Ingredients:

• 36 cherrystone clams in the shell
• 2 cups finely chopped green pepper
• 2 cups finely chopped sweet red pepper
• 1/2 pound bacon strips, cut into 1-inch pieces
• 2 cups finely chopped onion
• 3 cloves fresh, slivered, garlic
• Parmesan cheese (to taste)
• Coarse sea salt or rock salt

How to cook:

• Line a shallow baking pan with heavy aluminum foil. Add enough rock or sea salt to cover the bottom of the pan. Scrub the clams.
• Carefully open the clams leaving them on half shells and place them in the baking pan.
• Saute the peppers and onions in butter. Place a sliver of garlic under the meat of each clam.
• Spread a generous amount of peppers and onions on each clam. Top each clam with Parmesan cheese.
• Top each cherrystone clam with a piece of raw bacon and bake for 12-15 minutes (or until bacon is crisp) at 400°F.

Tips on how to prepare clams for cooking.

This recipe for Italian Clams Casino serves/makes: 36 appetizers

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Main Ingredient: Clams
Preparation Method: Baked
Cuisine: Italian