Clams Oreganato

 

This is a super simple, 3 ingredient dish that can be part of an antipasto spread, serve as an appetizer, or can be a light dinner with the addition of a salad on the side.

All you need are Italian-seasoned bread crumbs, grated parmesan and canned clams.

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For two people for dinner, I used 3 cans of clams. This made 7 large-ish servings. If you were doing these as antipasto or appetizers, I’d make them a little smaller. I’ll explain.

Preheat the oven to 350.

In a large bowl, dump the clams and their liquid.

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Next, start adding bread crumbs and stirring. This is one of those no measurements because we gotta go by feel kind of recipes. You want something almost like stuffing but a little looser.

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Add cheese and stir

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Now, you can be all fancy and bake these in clam shells or special serving containers. But I’m doing what my mom always does and making little cups out of foil.

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Fill each cup with clam mixture

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And place them on a foil-lined baking sheet.

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Into the oven for about 25 minutes.

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And ta-da! Clams oreganato.

Your friends will be very impressed