Pepperoni-stuffed Clams

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 1/2 cup butter
• 1 large celery rib, finely chopped
• 1 medium onion, finely chopped
• 2 garlic cloves, minced
• 1/4 cup pepperoni, finely chopped
• 2 (6 ounce) cans minced clams, undrained
• 2 cups dry italian breadcrumbs
• paprika
• lemon wedge

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• 2 in a large skillet, melt buttuer. saute celery, onion, and garlic until very soft. stir in the pepperoni.
• 3 slowly add 1 cup of bread crumbs, combine. add 1 can of clams with liquid, combine. repeat with remaining bread crumbs and clams.
• 4 mound this mixture into 8 large clam or scallop shells. sprinkle with paprika.
• 5 bake at 350 degrees for about 20 minutes, until hot. serve with a wedge of lemon.