Baked Stuffed Clams - cooking recipe

Ingredients

6 slices bacon
2 Tbsp. butter
1 tsp. garlic, minced
1 c. chopped onion
2/3 c. chopped green pepper
48 medium hard shelled clams, chopped fine
1 c. fine bread crumbs
1/2 c. parsley, minced
2 Tbsp. lemon juice
Tabasco to taste

Preparation

Cook bacon until crisp; chop fine.
Add butter and garlic to pan; cook 1 minute.
Add onion and bell pepper; cook until vegetables are soft.
Stir in bacon, clams, bread crumbs, parsley, lemon juice and Tabasco.
Divide stuffing among 24 reserved clam shells.
Bake in a 450\u00b0 oven for 12 to 15 minutes.