What to do with canned clams?
 

I made a clam recipe yesterday and didn't use all of them. So I've got about 1/2 to 3/4 cup of whole baby clams left. I'd love to make clam fritters, but that requires so much flour and oil and all that other fattening stuff, so I was wondering if any of you had any ideas as to how I could use them up. Naturally, since there aren't very many left, the dish would be for a single person (I'm the only one in the house that will eat them anyway) and I'd especially welcome a recipe for lowfat/lowcal clam fritters? I could always 'fry' them in nonstick cooking oil like I do everything else.

Thanks for any suggestions :)

Hmmm, clams are the best source of vitamin B12 (have a friend who's fighting a B12 deficiency). How about tomato sauce with clams over pasta?

By coincidence, I tried making some mixed seafood today (baby scallops, calamari and shrimp) which I bought from Trader Joes (raw, frozen). I really fancied calamari like you get in restaurants, but it's always a bit greasy.

I thawed & drained the seafood mix & wrapped it in paper towels to get most of the liquid off. Then tossed them in 2 tbsp. flour w. salt, pepper and garlic powder. I pan fried them in 1/2 tbsp. e.v. olive oil and 1/2 tbsp. butter. I put it in my Nutridiary and it was only 320 calories. I had about a cup of the seafood and it was very filling. Next time I think I can cut back even further with the flour and oil.

I had it with half of a TJ's pear & blue cheese salad and it was delish! It all came to 493 calories.

Wonderful suggestions, thank you!

And P.S., I love calamari ;)

After my spagetti sauce is about finished, I add a can of chopped clams. Water and all. Then I cook it for a little bit longer to remove some liquid. It is soooo good. The amount of clams is not a lot compared to the volume of sauce but it really adds to the sauce flavor.

Oh, try putting pesto sauce and canned clams over fresh hot linguine. YUM!

Yummmmmmm :)

That sounds good! I make mine with spaghetti squash

That sounds good too. I've heard a lot about spaghetti squash on 3FC.. I should try it.