
Clam Dip Recipes So Easy You'll Actually Want to Make Them
Have a craving to eat something deliciously different? Try out the clam dip recipes we've enlisted for you. You'll love them!
Girija Shinde
Last Updated: Mar 6, 2018
Clam dips are one of the most popular dips that people enjoy with crackers. There are a variety of ingredients that can be used to make different kinds of dips using clams as the main ingredient. We have listed some delectable ones below. Have a look and take your pick.
Hot Clam Dip
Ingredients
- 1 tsp hot pepper sauce
- 2 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
- 2 tbsp grated onion
- 2 tbsp beer
- 3 (6.5 ounce) cans minced clams, drained
- ½ tsp salt
- 1 (20 ounce) loaf round French bread
- 2 tsp lemon juice
- 2 tsp Worcestershire sauce
Process
- Preheat the oven to 120 degrees C.
- Now take the bread and cut out the center, leaving about a 2 inch shell. The remaining half of the bread that you pull off, reserve it.
- Take a bowl and add onion, cream cheese, Worcestershire sauce, beer, salt, hot pepper sauce and lemon sauce; beat well.
- When well mixed, add in clams.
- Mix well and then pour the mixture inside the hollowed bread bowl.
- Cover it with the bread top.
- Wrap the loaf in aluminum foil and bake in the preheated oven for about 3 hours.
- You can use the leftover bread to make bread cubes. Toast those bread cubes with the dip for 5 minutes before the baking is done.
Clam Dip with Herbs
Ingredients
- ½ cup Italian style breadcrumbs
- 5 garlic cloves minced
- ½ cup grated Parmesan cheese
- 1 tbs chopped fresh parsley
- 1 tbs dried oregano
- 6 tbs butter
- 1 tsp paprika for color
- 2 (6 ½ oz) cans minced clams, (do not drain the juice)
- 1 medium onion, minced
Process
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
- Take a medium-sized pan and sauté the garlic, onion in butter for about a 1-2 minutes, on medium heat. Do not let the garlic turn brown.
- Now add the clams along with their juice, lemon juice, oregano, and parsley, mix well.
- Fry for a few minutes before adding cheese and breadcrumbs.
- Mix until it forms a paste like texture. If the texture is not attained, add more breadcrumbs.
- Once done, put the mixture in an oven-safe pie dish and season with paprika.
- Bake for about 25-30 minutes, until golden.
Clam Dip with Sour Cream
Ingredients
- 2 tsp Worcestershire sauce
- 2 tbs chopped green onions
- 1/8 tsp black pepper
- Crackers, cocktail bread or potato fries
- 2 tbs cocktail sauce
- Green onion strips
- 1 can (8 ounce) light sour cream
- 1 (6 ¼ ounce) can minced clams, drained
Process
- Take a medium-sized bowl and add sour cream, 2 tbs green onions, clams, Worcestershire sauce and pepper in it. Mix well and cover.
- Refrigerate until all the ingredients get blended well.
- When blended well, remove from the refrigerator and spoon into a shallow plate.
- Drizzle cocktail sauce. You can also garnish with green onion strips.