Clams Au Gratin
Canned clams baked in a cream sauce flavored with bacon, onion, celery, green pepper and cheddar cheese. Posted by request.
Steps
Preheat oven to 350f , grease a 1 1 / 2 quart casserole.
Fry bacon in a saucepan until it starts to brown , add butter , celery , green pepper and onion and saute for 5 minutes.
Reduce heat to low , add flour and stir until blended.
Add milk , increase heat to medium high.
And stir constantly until thickened and smooth , adding a bit more milk if needed.
Remove from heat , stir in salt , pepper , 1 / 2 cup of the cheese , eggs and clams.
Pour into the casserole and top with the remaining cheese.
Bake 25 minutes , or until golden and bubbling.
Ingredients
bacon, butter, celery, green pepper, onion, flour, milk, salt, pepper, cheddar cheese, eggs, clams