Clams with Munster Cheese
Ingredients
2 slices bacon, coarsely chopped
1/2 cup finely chopped green bell pepper
1/2 cup finely chopped red bell pepper
4 cloves garlic, minced
2 tablespoons grated Munster cheese
1 tablespoon chopped fresh parsley
3 dozen medium clams, shucked, bottom shells reserved
Juice of 1 to 2 lemons
Directions
In a small skillet cook bacon until crisp. Remove bacon and reserve. Add green pepper, red pepper, and garlic to bacon drippings; cook 5 to 6 minutes or until tender. Return bacon to pan; stir to combine. Meanwhile, in small bowl combine Munster cheese and parsley.
Place 1 teaspoon vegetable mixture over each clam in shell. Squeeze lemon juice over clams. Sprinkle clams with cheese and parsley mixture. Chill about 1 hour.
Arrange clams, open side up, in center of cooking grate. Grill 8 to 10 minutes.
