Main Dishes Recipe ★ Clams Creole

Clams are steamed with tomatoes, chilies and wine in this fast and easy dish. Serve over linguine with crusty bread to sop up the juice!

Ingredients

• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• ½ cup chopped green onions, white part only
• ½ cup finely chopped green bell pepper
• ½ cup finely chopped celery
• 2 teaspoons minced garlic
• ¼ cup white wine
• 1 (10 ounce) can diced tomatoes with green chile peppers
• 2 pounds fresh cherrystone or littleneck clams, scrubbed

Cooking Directions

1. Heat oil in a pot large enough to hold your clams, over medium heat. Add the onions, green pepper, celery and garlic; and cook, stirring until tender, about 5 minutes.
2. Stir in the can of tomatoes with green chilies, wine and clams. Turn the heat up to medium-high, cover the pot, and cook for 5 to 8 minutes, or just until all of the clams have opened. Remove from heat immediately.

Nutrition Facts

• calories89.2
• carbohydrateContent6.2 g
• cholesterolContent11.6 mg
• fatContent3.8 g
• fiberContent1.5 g
• proteinContent5.4 g
• saturatedFatContent0.5 g
• sodiumContent315.6 mg
• sugarContent1 g