Clam and cracker pan dinner
Frozen stuffed clams go straight to the grill or oven and need nothing else but coleslaw alongside for an elegant dinner with almost no work.
- Per serving
- $2.43
- Serves
- 3
- Time
- 20 min
- Whole dinner
- $7.29
Ingredients
1 box Matlaw's Stuffed Clams
On sale at Publix: Matlaw's New England Style Stuffed Clams, Or Stuffed Scallops, Grill-Ready, Frozen, 9 or 11-oz box
$2.80$5.591 package Publix Coleslaw Mix
On sale at Publix: Publix Coleslaw Mix, 16-oz pkg.
$1.49$2.993 tablespoons Wish-Bone Dressing
On sale at Publix: Wish-Bone Dressing, 15-oz bot.
$2.00$3.991 package Pillsbury Crescent Rolls
On sale at Publix: Pillsbury Crescents, 8-oz or Rolls, Mini Cini Stix, Ready To Bake Cookies, or Gra
$2.52$6.031 tablespoon Butter
about $1.00to taste Salt and pepper
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Prices are from Publix the week of October 11, 2026. Sale prices change every week and differ by store.
Steps
- Preheat oven to 425 degrees F.
- Arrange the frozen stuffed clams on a baking sheet and bake for 12 to 15 minutes until heated through and browned.
- While clams cook, separate the crescent roll dough and arrange on another baking sheet, brush lightly with melted butter, and bake alongside the clams for 10 to 12 minutes until golden.
- Toss the coleslaw mix with the dressing and a pinch of salt and pepper, divide among plates alongside the clams and rolls.
Why it’s cheap
4 of the 6 ingredients were on sale at Publix the week of October 11, 2026, led by matlaw's stuffed clams at $2.80 instead of $5.59.
The sale items rang up $9.79 under their regular prices.
Penny Meals prices a dinner by the share of each package you actually cook, adds an estimated shelf price for anything that wasn’t on sale, and counts pantry staples like oil and salt as free. That came to $2.43 a serving, or $7.29 for 3 servings.
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