85 clam recipes

Creamy, tangy clam dip with a horseradish kick! This no-cook Boston-style appetizer blends cream cheese, canned clams, and lemon juice in just 10 minutes flat.

Chopped black olives and canned clams stirred into sour cream with garlic powder and a kick of cayenne. Five minutes of effort, two hours in the fridge, and you've got a briny, creamy party dip.

A traditional Spanish clay pot dish of fresh clams cooked with garlic, onion, lime juice, red wine, parsley, and bread crumbs. Rustic, briny, and served straight from the cazuela to the table.

Creamy sour cream clam dip with lemon juice, celery salt, and minced onion. A no-cook retro appetizer that comes together in minutes using canned clams.

New York-style clam chowder with hard clams, salt pork, potatoes, carrots, canned tomatoes, and thyme in a clear broth. The tomato-based cousin of New England chowder.

To the delight of clam lovers on the East Coast and Pacific Northwest, clams are available year round. OK, let's make some clams.

Manhattan Island clam chowder is the tomato-based East Coast chowder: littleneck clams steamed open, then simmered in white wine and fresh tomato broth with pork fatback, potatoes, and cracker crumb thickening.

Clam is a word which can be used for all, some, or only a few species of bivalve mollusks; the word is a common name which has no real taxonomic significance in biology. It is however quite widely used as part of the common names of bivalves, and also has significance in fisheries and cuisine.

Checkerboard clam crunch: crispy pan-fried clam patties bound with Rice Chex cereal and egg, topped with sour cream. A retro mid-century appetizer with surprising texture.

Broiled cherrystone clams smothered in a fiery compound butter loaded with garlic, shallots, Dijon, and fresh herbs. Ready in under 20 minutes for a showstopping seafood appetizer.

Clam chowder with pasta is a brothy, Italian-style tomato clam soup with little ditalini cooked right in, brightened with garlic, white wine and a kick of dried chili. A rustic, coastal one-pot bowl.

San Francisco-style cioppino with clams, lobster, shrimp, and red snapper in a saffron-tomato wine broth with fennel. Italian-American seafood feast.

Old-school deviled oysters (or clams) baked in shells with a rich cream sauce, egg yolk, and crispy breadcrumb topping. Simple, elegant, and ready in 15 minutes.

Low calorie clam dip made with cottage cheese instead of cream cheese, canned clams, chives, and thyme. A lighter take on classic clam dip that's ready in 5 minutes.

Creamy no-cook clam dip loaded with minced clams, cream cheese, and a kick of chili sauce. Cape Cod inspired and ready in 15 minutes flat for your next party spread.

Hamaguri Sakami are sake-seasoned clams served at room temperature in their shells with lemon. A minimalist Japanese appetizer that highlights the clean, briny sweetness of littleneck clams.