What Is Clam Stuffing?

Clam stuffing is something that we at Made From RI stumbled across. A couple of years ago, at the Holidays, we started receiving orders for Canned Clams. We started asking why were we receiving these orders from all over the place (not that we are objecting)… Texas, North and South Carolina, Alabama, Georgia?

The answer that we received from our customers surprised us. They were making their traditional Holiday stuffing… a Clam Stuffing. Those orders are coming in once again now in 2020.

Now any self respecting Rhode Islander is familiar with Stuffies (stuffed clams or stuffed Quahogs or Casinos – and we know that there is an ongoing argument over nomenclature, but that is not the point). Clam stuffing was something else altogether.

So, courtesy of our Made From RI customer community, here is the recipe that is most common (there are variations)…

Ingredients:

• 2 tablespoons each chopped celery, green pepper and sweet red pepper
• 2 tablespoons butter, divided
• 4-1/2 teaspoons chopped onion
• 1/4 cup shredded carrot
• 1/2 cup chicken broth
• 1 cup seasoned stuffing mix
• 1 can (6-1/2 ounces) minced clams, drained
• 1/4 teaspoon lemon juice

Directions:

First: In a small saucepan, sauté the celery, peppers and onion in 1 tablespoon butter until almost tender. Stir in the chicken broth and carrots. Bring to a boil. Stir in stuffing mix. Remove from the heat; cover and let stand for 5 minutes. Stir in clams.

Second: Transfer to two 6-oz. ramekins or custard cups coated with cooking spray. Melt remaining butter; stir in lemon juice. Drizzle over the stuffing mix. Bake, uncovered, at 350° for 15-20 minutes or until heated through and golden brown.

Nutrition: (for recipe presented)

1 cup: 268 calories, 13g fat (7g saturated fat), 46mg cholesterol, 1254mg sodium, 27g carbohydrate (5g sugars, 2g fiber), 11g protein.

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