This delicious Clam Dip is an easy appetizer made with whipped cream cheese and sour cream balanced off with salty minced clams, and served with potato chips.
Usually people who love Clam Dip have enjoyed it for years as part of their annual holiday appetizers, summer BBQ’s or tailgate parties. Whether you’re already a fan or want to try it for the first time, this recipe is really easy with the simplest ingredients that highlight the flavors of the star ingredient: clams!
Ingredients Needed for Clam Dip:
- Cream Cheese
- Sour Cream: may substitute mayonnaise or plain Greek yogurt.
- Clams: canned minced clams, and reserve the clam juice.
- Garlic: freshly minced.
- Worcestershire sauce.
- Parsley.
- Hot sauce: we prefer Tabasco hot sauce in clam dip, but use your favorite kind!
- Additional Flavor Add-In Ideas: paprika, chives, yellow mustard, lemon juice, green onion.
How to make Clam Dip:
- In a mixing bowl, beat cream cheese until smooth. Stir in sour cream, garlic, parsley, Worcestershire sauce and hot sauce.
- Stir in drained clams. Add reserved clam juice from the canned clams to thin the dip to desired consistency. Chill for 1-2 hours before serving.
- Serve with potato chips or crackers.
Make Ahead Instructions:
To Make Ahead: Clams Dip will last stored covered in the refrigerator for 3-5 days.
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Recipe
Clam Dip
Ingredients
- 8 oz cream cheese , softened
- 1/4 cup sour cream
- 1 clove garlic , minced
- 1/4 teaspoon dried parsley flakes (or 1 teaspoon fresh chopped parsley)
- 1/2 teaspoon worcestershire sauce
- Dash Tabasco or favorite hot sauce
- 1 6.5 oz can minced clams drained but juice reserved
Instructions
- In a mixing bowl, beat cream cheese until smooth. Stir in sour cream, garlic, parsley, Worcestershire sauce and hot sauce.
- Stir in drained clams. Add reserved clam juice from the canned clams to thin the dip to desired consistency. Chill for 1-2 hours before serving. Taste and adjust seasonings as needed.
- Serve with potato chips or crackers.
- Clams Dip will last stored covered in the refrigerator for 3-5 days.
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I grate small amt of onion , squeeze lemon juice, omit the sour cream or mayonnaise , other then that follow the recipe, delicious. I prefer Chopped clams , minced are too fine.
Made it and it turned out AWESOME, I puréed half the clams so it was perfectly blended, the other hand was just minced, SUPER BOWL PERFECT
I added capers and chopped ham. Sautéed clams onion and ham with garlic 1st then added clam juice. Delicious
I made exactly as directed with one exception. I included a half can extra clams. Even with the extra clams, this dip has no clam taste. Just tastes like seasoned cream cheese.
Outstanding as a kid, still outstanding. Couldn’t remember 1 ingredient, being sour cream. Thought maybe mayo…it was good but missing something. This time I will try warmed. Mmmmmmmmm
Simple and brings back a lot of memories when parents made this in the 70s. Will be a regular rotation now!
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I did not have clams, but instead used cut up cooked shrimp. It was very good. Thankyou for the recipe!
Easy, creamy, and delicious! This was a huge hit at Thanksgiving and has already been requested for Christmas. 🙂