Do you love dinners with an easy clean up? Well, foil pack cooking will be something you will fall in love with then. These Clam, Bacon, Little Potato Foil Packs require one pan for preparation and nothing else but your BBQ.
They are loaded with delicious clams, thick crispy bacon and perfectly cooked Little Potato Company potatoes. Plus there is a lovely sauce in the bottom that is created while cooking for scrumptious bread dipping, my favorite!!
These packs are perfect for summer BBQ season. A lot of the ingredients can be prepped ahead of time, freeing you up for an easy throw together meal for company.
Plus, the ease of cleanup for a party afterwards is perfect. For a chance to win a free month of Creamer potatoes, scroll down to the bottom and enter our giveaway!
Seafood, bacon and potatoes are a wicked combo!! Adding a fresh salad to this meal will have it complete!! Cook your creamer potatoes completely but not overcooked and they will be perfect in the packs.
To pan fry these little potatoes, start with a small amount (1 tsp.) of bacon fat with 1 Tbsp. of butter and cook on medium low with the cover on in a large saute pan. As the potatoes cook, remove the lid and increase the heat to brown. Season with salt and pepper and they are ready for the packs.
Mmmmm, butter!!
For the perfect added richness we dribbled melted butter into the hot steaming pack of clams and potatoes. This drizzled it’s way down to the sauce in the bottom therefore adding in the right touch of deliciousness. Sometimes I add a dab of butter into the pack but this worked even better for getting the butter onto the clams themselves.
See the lovely purple potatoes in here, they come as part of the Terrific Trio from The Little Potato Company. They make a special presentation in any dish.
Terrific Trio Creamer Potatoes
Furthermore, Terrific Trio comes with three different potatoes together. Red, yellow and blue varietals each bring something to the table because they are not only eye pleasing but add in their different taste profiles. The yellow Creamer, which is one of my faves is smooth and also buttery, the red has a sweet yet earthy taste. The blue Creamer has such pretty purple skin and little veins of purple running through some of them. They really taste like a great potato!! All The Little Potato Company Creamers come pre-washed which is great as they are ready to roll for you. Cooking them is fast and easy too! Boiling requires 15 min., baking 30 min., BBQ 40 min. and in the microwave only 5 min. In our recipe today they need about 20-25 min for perfection.
Clam, Bacon, Little Potato Foil Packs Recipe

Clam, Bacon, Little Potato Foil Packs
A rich and delightful BBQ entree that requires no clean up. Making these Clam, Bacon, Litle Potato Foil Packs will be come one of your family or entertaining dishes for this summer.
Ingredients
- 12-14 clams per package (48-56), rinsed
- 1.5 lbs. Terrific Trio
- 1 Tbps. butter
- Salt and pepper
- 12 slices thick sliced bacon, cooked saving a small amount of fat in the pan (1tsp.)
- 5-6 green onions, chopped
- 2 tsp. garlic, minced
- 8 oz. white wine
- Heavy duty BBQ foil
- Melted butter for serving
- French bread for dipping
Instructions
- Make four foil packets using about 2'x2' of foil, set aside.
- Cook the potatoes in the same large pan as the bacon with 1 tsp. of reserved bacon fat and 1 Tbsp. butter. Start off medium low with the lid on for about 10 min., as the potatoes cook, remove the lid and increase the heat cooking them until brown and just fork tender. Season with salt and pepper.
- Heat the BBQ to medium about 375F.
- Divide the clams and the potatoes per package. Add three slices bacon, crumbled and 1/4 of the green onions to each package. Sprinkle with freshly ground pepper. Create packs with the foil bringing up the sides. Mix the wine and garlic together and add a quarter of it to each package, 2 oz. Fold the pack up tightly being careful not to puncture the foil.
- Put the packages on the grill. Close the lid and for 10-12 min. Shake each pouch after 7 min. Serve immediately with drizzled butter and bread for dipping.

Giveaway
We have for a chance for you to win a free month of wonderful Creamer potatoes to try this recipe and more!! winners will be selected from the US or Canada. The contest is open until August 4, 2016 at 12:00 am. At that time a random winner will be chosen. The winner has 48 hours to respond by email or another winner will be chosen. Good luck everyone!
Comments & Reviews
Jenna Wood says
I love cooking in foil packs- it’s a great mess free way to lock in flavor! I’m not a clams sort of person but I do love little potatoes and cook with them often!
Audrey McClelland says
That looks absolutely delicious! We love seafood, and I love easy clean up. Thanks so much for sharing this. Yum!
Jeanette says
I have not had clams since I was a little girl, I need to try them again and see if I still like him. This would be a great recipe to follow you to try.
Amy Desrosiers says
Yum! I love myself a new age claim boil. This looks amazing and makes me want to head to the market to get some clams!
Allie D. says
This looks so delicious! I can’t wait to try it! We love clams at our house, and this recipe gives me a good reason to buy more!
Val says
What a neat way to set this all up, I haven’t had clam recently maybe will try it like this!
janis says
We LOVE those potatoes in my house. We just got hooked on them recently, and they are amazing!!
Janeane Davis says
I like the idea of making a delicious and messy meal like this inside foil. If you have less clean-up to do, you can spend more time enjoying friends and family after the meal.
Aimee Smith says
This looks so yummy! Cooking in foil packs is so nice and convenient!
Sarah says
Never really tried clams my husband is the sea eater. But guess I should try everything once huh?!
Ann Bacciaglia says
This recipe looks so delicious. I love Clams. I will have to give this a try. My family will love it.
Lisa Bristol says
I have never tried clams before. This recipe looks delicious. I will have to get the ingredients I need to make this on the weekend.
Janette@CulinaryGinger says
You had me at clams and bacon and now I see how easy this is, I am trying this soon. Great recipe.
Melinda says
The Blue Potatoes – Terrific Trio looks great! I would love to make the bacon foil packet!
katrina gehman says
this looks so amazing. I have never made clams before. i will have to try it.
Pam says
I would love to try the terrific trio with clams, mussels and scallops!
Wendy hutton says
I would love to try the clams
Becky Tarala says
This sounds to die for. The trio of potatoes really makes this a special dish!
Linda G says
Potato packs chocked with carmelized onions, bacon and shredded cheese, Delish! Clams are not that easy to come by on the prairies! 🙁
Jeffrey says
I think the Purple Potatoes with the Chilean Splash look very interesting and so do the BBQ Potatoes Barbecue Blend.
christine says
This recipe looks delicious – I wouldn’t have thought of clams and potatoes.
Sharon Fox says
I have tried the red and golden. I would like to try the terrific trio. Love the look of the purple potatoes.
Lushka Smith says
I’d love to try out the Terrific Trio.
Maritess says
I like the Terrific Trio package.
Valerie Mallette says
I’d love to try the Clam, Bacon, Little Potato Foil Packs with Terrific Trio creamer potatoes.
Shirley Easton says
Can these be baked in the oven?
Tara Noland says
Sure, I would put them on a rimmed baking sheet incase they leak.