Recipes - Clams Casino - Applegate

Ingredients

• 1 package APPLEGATE ORGANICS® Bacon
• 4 Tbsp reserved bacon fat
• ½ cup crushed butter crackers
• ½ cup dried breadcrumbs, preferably seasoned
• ¼ cup finely chopped bell peppers 1 shallot, finely chopped
• 1 garlic clove, finely chopped
• 2 Tbsp finely chopped
• fresh parsley
• ½ tsp smoked paprika
• ½ tsp ground black pepper 1 Tbsp fresh lemon juice
• 24 littleneck or cherrystone clams Lemon wedges, for serving.