Clam Casino Casserole - cooking recipe

Ingredients

4 cans minced clams
3 stalks celery
1 onion
1 green pepper
11 slices bacon
1 stick butter
1 stack Ritz crackers plus 6 more

Preparation

Drain clams; reserve liquid.
Chop very fine the celery, onion and pepper.
Cook bacon until crisp; put on paper towel to cool, then crumble.
Crush Ritz crackers.
Mix clams with 1/2 liquid and remaining ingredients.
Place in buttered casserole and bake until light brown and bubbly.
Serve with crackers.