Name: Drunken Clams with Sausage
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 30 min
Yield: 4 servings
Ingredients: littleneck clams; sweet italian sausages; yellow onions; celery (fresh); garlic (fresh); fennel bulbs; dry white wine; sweet white wine; tarragon leaves; heavy cream; parsley (fresh); olive oil; ground pepper

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50 minutes

4 servings

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dairy-free

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Has dairy from:

heavy cream

gluten-free

kid friendly

has meat

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Has meat from:

sweet italian sausage

has pasta

has seafood

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Has seafood from:

littleneck clams

mediterranean

vegan

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Not vegan due to:

littleneck clams
sweet italian sausage
heavy cream

vegetarian

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Not vegetarian due to:

littleneck clams
sweet italian sausage

pescatarian

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Not pescatarian due to:

sweet italian sausage

paleo

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Nutrition to Balance

This recipe has Sodium as 78.7% (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: 7.6% of RDA
• Calories: 24.9% of RDA
• Carbs: 6.4% of RDA
• Fat (total lipid): 41.0% of RDA
• Fiber: 6.4% of RDA
• Fructose: 4.4% of RDA
• Protein: 24.3% of RDA
• Sodium: 78.7% of RDA
• Sugar: 15.9% of RDA

• Vitamin A (IU): 39.4% of RDA
• Vitamin B6: 16.7% of RDA
• Vitamin C: 12.8% of RDA
• Iron: 11.1% of RDA
• Magnesium: 14.9% of RDA
• Manganese: 7.9% of RDA
• Niacin: 10.2% of RDA
• Potassium: 14.6% of RDA
• Zinc: 12.1% 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

17.7

Calories

497

Fiber

1.80

Iron

2.09

Protein

27.3

Sodium

1062

Sugars

4.96

Fat (total lipid)

25.1

INGREDIENTS

Amount

Measure

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Ingredient

whole

littleneck clams

approx 4 pounds with shells. cleaned and scrubbed.

whole

sweet italian sausages

casing removed and meat separated into small pieces.

whole

yellow onion

medium size, thinly sliced.

stalks

celery (fresh)

finely chopped.

cloves

garlic (fresh)

minced.

1/2

bulbs

fennel bulbs

thinly sliced (optional).

1 1/2

cups

dry white wine

3/4

cups

sweet white wine

such as Muscat.

sprigs

tarragon leaves

about a tsp, chopped.

1/2

cups

heavy cream

tbsp

parsley (fresh)

chopped.

1/4

cups

olive oil

ground pepper

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PREPARATION

In a large saucepan heat the olive oil over medium heat.

Add the onions and cook, until soft, for about 3-4 min.

Add the garlic, celery and fennel and cook for another 3-4 minutes.

Add the sausage meat and cook for another 5 minutes, until the meat is cooked through.

Add the wine (both dry and sweet) and bring to a boil. Add the tarragon.

Add the clams, cover with a lid and cook, shaking the saucepan from time to time, until the clams are open, for about 6 minutes.

Add the heavy cream, gently shake the saucepan to mix, and simmer over low heat uncovered, for another 2-3 minutes.

Spoon the clams into bowls or soup plates.

Stir the parsley into the broth, season with pepper and then pour over the clams. Serve with fresh bread.

COMPLETE NUTRITION

This recipe has the following nutrient totals:

Calories 497

Protein 27.3 g

Carbohydrates 17.7 g

Iron 2.09 mg

Fiber 1.80 g

Calcium 76.0 mg

(plus many more nutrients)

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