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Tuscan Style Clams and Couscous

Tuscan Style Clams and Couscous

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Tuscan Style Clams and Couscous
Prep Time20 Minutes
Servings4
Cook Time16 Minutes
Calories434
Ingredients
1 Box Plain Couscous
5 slices Thick-Cut Bacon, chopped
2 Garlic Cloves, minced
2 cups Loosely Packed Baby Spinach
1/3 cup Chopped Sun-Dried Tomatoes in Olive Oil, drained
1 cup White Cooking Wine, or Dry White Wine
2 lbs Littleneck Clams, scrubbed and rinsed
1/4 cup Grated Parmesan Cheese
Directions

1. Prepare couscous as the label directs; cover to keep warm. 

 

2. In a medium saucepot, cook and stir bacon over medium-high heat for 7 minutes or until crisp. Add garlic, spinach, and tomatoes; cook and stir for 1 minute or until spinach wilts. Add wine; heat to a simmer, scraping up browned bits from the bottom of the saucepot with a wooden spoon. Add clams; cover and cook for 8 minutes or until clams open. Remove clam mixture from heat; discard any unopened clams. Makes about 6 cups.

 

3. Serve clam mixture over couscous mixture sprinkled with cheese.

 

Makes about 4 cups.

Nutritional Information
  • 7 g Total fat
  • 2 g Saturated fat
  • 36 mg Cholesterol
  • 697 mg Sodium
  • 59 g Carbohydrates
  • 3 g Fiber
  • 2 g Sugars
  • 0 g Added sugars
  • 24 g Protein
20 minutes
Prep Time
16 minutes
Cook Time
4
Servings
434
Calories

Shop Ingredients

Makes 4 servings
1 Box Plain Couscous
Near East Couscous Mix Herbed Chicken Flavor 5.7 Oz
Near East Couscous Mix Herbed Chicken Flavor 5.7 Oz
$3.59$0.63/oz
5 slices Thick-Cut Bacon, chopped
Boar's Head Naturally Smoked Traditional Bacon, 16 oz
Boar's Head Naturally Smoked Traditional Bacon, 16 oz
$10.99$0.69/oz
2 Garlic Cloves, minced
Fresh Garlic
Fresh Garlic
$1.25 avg/ea$4.99/lb
2 cups Loosely Packed Baby Spinach
Organicgirl Baby Spinach, 5 oz
Organicgirl Baby Spinach, 5 oz
$5.99$1.20/oz
1/3 cup Chopped Sun-Dried Tomatoes in Olive Oil, drained
Fairway Sun Dried Tomatoes, 10 oz
Fairway Sun Dried Tomatoes, 10 oz
$4.99$0.50/oz
1 cup White Cooking Wine, or Dry White Wine
Holland House White Cooking Wine, 16 fl oz
Holland House White Cooking Wine, 16 fl oz
$7.99$0.50/fl oz
2 lbs Littleneck Clams, scrubbed and rinsed
Matiz Wild Cockles in Sea Salt Brine, 4 oz
Matiz Wild Cockles in Sea Salt Brine, 4 oz
$11.99$3.00/oz
1/4 cup Grated Parmesan Cheese
Chicken Parmesean Over Pasta
Chicken Parmesean Over Pasta
$9.99$9.99/lb

Nutritional Information

  • 7 g Total fat
  • 2 g Saturated fat
  • 36 mg Cholesterol
  • 697 mg Sodium
  • 59 g Carbohydrates
  • 3 g Fiber
  • 2 g Sugars
  • 0 g Added sugars
  • 24 g Protein

Directions

1. Prepare couscous as the label directs; cover to keep warm. 

 

2. In a medium saucepot, cook and stir bacon over medium-high heat for 7 minutes or until crisp. Add garlic, spinach, and tomatoes; cook and stir for 1 minute or until spinach wilts. Add wine; heat to a simmer, scraping up browned bits from the bottom of the saucepot with a wooden spoon. Add clams; cover and cook for 8 minutes or until clams open. Remove clam mixture from heat; discard any unopened clams. Makes about 6 cups.

 

3. Serve clam mixture over couscous mixture sprinkled with cheese.

 

Makes about 4 cups.