Best Dick And Reds Bacon Clam Dip Recipes

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CHUNKY CLAM AND BACON DIP WITH PITA TOASTS



Chunky Clam and Bacon Dip with Pita Toasts image

Categories     Cheese     Dairy     Herb     Pork     Shellfish     Appetizer     Quick & Easy     Bacon     Clam     Summer     Gourmet

Yield Makes 2 Cups

Number Of Ingredients 12

1/4 pound bacon (about 8 slices), chopped
two 6 1/2-ounce cans minced clams
8 ounces cream cheese, softened
1/4 cup sour cream
1/3 cup finely chopped red bell pepper
3 scallions, chopped fine
2 tablespoons finely chopped fresh basil leaves
1 teaspoon drained bottled horseradish
1 teaspoon fresh lemon juice, or to taste
3/4 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
Tabasco to taste
Accompaniment:Pita Toasts or potato chips

Steps:

  • In a skillet cook bacon over moderate heat, stirring, until golden and crisp and transfer with a slotted spoon to paper towels to drain.
  • In a large sieve set over a bowl drain clams, reserving clam juice, and in another bowl whisk together cream cheese and sour cream. Whisk 2 tablespoons reserved clam juice into cream cheese mixture with clams, bacon, and remaining ingredients. Dip may be made 1 day ahead and chilled, covered. Bring dip to room temperature before serving.
  • Serve dip with toasts or chips.

DICK AND RED'S BACON CLAM DIP



Dick and Red's Bacon Clam Dip image

Pieces of bacon really enhance this spicy clam dip, that has been a mainstay in the family for over forty years. Best served with ridge type potato chips. Serves around ten, although two can do a number - once you start!!

Provided by George Appleby

Categories     Bacon Appetizers

Time 1h20m

Yield 10

Number Of Ingredients 6

6 slices bacon
2 (8 ounce) packages cream cheese, softened
2 (6.5 ounce) cans minced clams
10 drops hot pepper sauce (e.g. Tabasco™), or to taste
½ teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
1 tablespoon lemon juice

Steps:

  • Place bacon in a large, deep skillet. Cook over medium-high heat until crisp. Drain, crumble and set aside.
  • In a medium bowl, stir cream cheese until smooth. Stir one can of clams with juice into the cream cheese. Drain the other can, reserving the juice, and stir those clams in as well. Mix in the hot pepper sauce, Worcestershire sauce, and lemon juice. Stir in crumbled bacon. Cover and refrigerate dip and reserved clam juice for one hour.
  • Remove dip from the refrigerator, and stir in just enough of the reserved clam juice to make the dip soft enough to dip a chip into.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 288.6 calories, Carbohydrate 3.4 g, Cholesterol 85.4 mg, Fat 23.9 g, Protein 14.8 g, SaturatedFat 12.4 g, Sodium 322.6 mg, Sugar 0.2 g

DICK AND RED'S BACON CLAM DIP



Dick and Red's Bacon Clam Dip image

Pieces of bacon really enhance this spicy clam dip, that has been a mainstay in the family for over forty years. Best served with ridge type potato chips. Serves around ten, although two can do a number - once you start!!

Provided by George Appleby

Categories     Bacon Appetizers

Time 1h20m

Yield 10

Number Of Ingredients 6

6 slices bacon
2 (8 ounce) packages cream cheese, softened
2 (6.5 ounce) cans minced clams
10 drops hot pepper sauce (e.g. Tabasco™), or to taste
½ teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
1 tablespoon lemon juice

Steps:

  • Place bacon in a large, deep skillet. Cook over medium-high heat until crisp. Drain, crumble and set aside.
  • In a medium bowl, stir cream cheese until smooth. Stir one can of clams with juice into the cream cheese. Drain the other can, reserving the juice, and stir those clams in as well. Mix in the hot pepper sauce, Worcestershire sauce, and lemon juice. Stir in crumbled bacon. Cover and refrigerate dip and reserved clam juice for one hour.
  • Remove dip from the refrigerator, and stir in just enough of the reserved clam juice to make the dip soft enough to dip a chip into.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 288.6 calories, Carbohydrate 3.4 g, Cholesterol 85.4 mg, Fat 23.9 g, Protein 14.8 g, SaturatedFat 12.4 g, Sodium 322.6 mg, Sugar 0.2 g

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