- 1½ cups nonfat milk, divided use
- 1 (8-ounce) container fat free cream cheese, room temperature
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 2 (10.5-ounce) cans low sodium condensed cream of mushroom (or celery) soup
- 1 cup chopped green onions
- 1½ cup potatoes, diced (a waxy potato will work better than a russet here)
- 1 teaspoon dried parsley
- ½ teaspoon each black pepper and cayenne pepper (or to taste)
- ½ pound small shrimp, peeled and deveined, thawed if frozen
- ½ pound bay scallops (may use frozen and thawed)
- ½ pound crabmeat
- 1 (6.5-ounce) can clams, drained and chopped
- 1 bottle clam juice, to thin (optional)