Name: Steamed Clams with White Wine, Garlic and Parsley
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 10 min
Yield: 2 servings
Ingredients: clams; butter; garlic (fresh); white wine; parsley (fresh); lemons

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15 minutes

2 servings

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dairy-free

(?)

Has dairy from:

butter

gluten-free

kid friendly

has meat

has pasta

has seafood

(?)

Has seafood from:

clam

mediterranean

vegan

(?)

Not vegan due to:

clam
butter

vegetarian

(?)

Not vegetarian due to:

clam

pescatarian

paleo

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Nutrition to Balance

This recipe has Sodium as 202% (as a percentage of RDA).

You'll likely need to take this into account today to balance out your diet.

Nutrition Rating Details

Here are the percentages used to determine the nutritional rating for this recipe:

• Calcium: 17.6% of RDA
• Calories: 27.6% of RDA
• Carbs: 8.4% of RDA
• Fat (total lipid): 27.4% of RDA
• Fiber: 5.1% of RDA
• Fructose: 0.0% of RDA
• Protein: 70.7% of RDA
• Sodium: 202% of RDA
• Sugar: 4.7% of RDA

• Vitamin A (IU): 83.2% of RDA
• Vitamin B6: 8.5% of RDA
• Vitamin C: 40.4% of RDA
• Iron: 38.9% of RDA
• Magnesium: 27.3% of RDA
• Manganese: 10.9% of RDA
• Niacin: 43.3% of RDA
• Potassium: 9.9% of RDA
• Zinc: 16.6% of RDA

If any nutritional component is greater than 75% of RDA (or any vitamin/mineral is greater than 600% of RDA), the recipe gets a “Nutrition to Balance” rating.

Whether this matters for your diet depends mostly on what other foods you consume today.

MACROS

Carbohydrate

23.1

Calories

551

Fiber

1.42

Iron

7.36

Protein

79.5

Sodium

2738

Sugars

1.47

Fat (total lipid)

16.7

INGREDIENTS

Amount

Measure

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Ingredient

lbs

clams

Littleneck clams, rinsed and cleaned.

tbsp

butter

cloves

garlic (fresh)

minced.

1/3

cups

white wine

1/3-1/2 cup.

tbsp

parsley (fresh)

chopped.

whole

lemons

juice 1, cut the other into wedges.

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PREPARATION

Melt butter in a pot over medium heat.

Add the garlic and cook for another 2 minutes. Note: Be careful not to burn the garlic.

Add wine and increase heat until wine is brought to a simmering boil.

Add the clams and cook for 5-7 minutes, stirring occasionally, until clams have opened.

Discard any clams that did not open.

Add parsley and lemon juice and stir to combine.

Transfer clams and broth to a serving bowl and mix additional lemon wedges into the bowl.

Serve with crusty bread for dipping.

THIS RECIPE CAN BE CUSTOMIZED

Make it Dairy Free!

A dairy-free variant of this recipe can be made. Just substitute Earth Balance Natural Buttery Stick for butter.

COMPLETE NUTRITION

This recipe has the following nutrient totals:

Calories 551

Protein 79.5 g

Carbohydrates 23.1 g

Iron 7.36 mg

Fiber 1.42 g

Calcium 176 mg

(plus many more nutrients)

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