Trout with clam stuffing

6 Servings

Ingredients

QuantityIngredient
64-6 oz trout fillets; (fresh
1canClams
3tablespoonsButter
3tablespoonsChopped onion
2cupsSoft bread crumbs
½teaspoonSalt
1dashPepper
1canCheddar cheese soup
2tablespoonsChopped parsley
1tablespoonButter melted
3tablespoonsFine dry bread crumbs
2tablespoonsPimento; chopped

Directions

Drain clams and rinse. Melt butter and saute onions until tender. Add clams, bread cubes, salt and pepper and toss lightly. Arrange ½ of the fillets on a raised rack in a greased baking dish. Top with stuffing and cover with remaining fillets. Combine soup, parsley and pimento. Spread evenly over fillets. Top the fillets with a mix of bread crumbs and melted butter. Bake at 450 for 25 minutes or until fish flakes easily.

Serves 6.

(Adapted from a recipe in "Canadian Fish...A Good Catch!", Fisheries and Oceans Canada, 1980)