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!

Tastessence Staff

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.