Easy Clam Chowder Recipe

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This recipe comes from an old college friend. Pair steaming bowlfuls with sourdough bread and a green salad. —Kristy Doty, Riverside, California

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Easy Clam Chowder Recipe

Prep/Total Time: 30 min.

Yield: 8 Servings

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Ingredients

1/2 pound sliced bacon, diced
2 large onions, chopped
3 cans (6-1/2 ounces each) minced clams
3 cups diced unpeeled potatoes
1/2 cup chicken broth
1 can (10-3/4 ounces) condensed cream of celery soup, undiluted
1-1/4 cups milk
1 cup heavy whipping cream
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon pepper

Directions

In a Dutch oven or soup kettle, cook bacon over medium heat until crisp. Using a slotted spoon, remove to paper towels; drain, reserving 2 tablespoons drippings. In the drippings, saute onions until tender.
Drain clams, reserving juice. Set clams aside. Add the potatoes, clam juice and broth to the onions. Cook over medium heat for 15 minutes or until potatoes are tender. Stir in the clams, soup, milk, cream, salt, pepper and bacon; heat through. Yield: 8 servings (2 quarts).

Nutritional Facts 1 serving (1 cup) equals 277 calories, 19 g fat (10 g saturated fat), 59 mg cholesterol, 909 mg sodium, 20 g carbohydrate, 2 g fiber, 9 g protein.

Originally published as Potato Clam Chowder in Taste of Home's Holiday & Celebrations Cookbook Annual 2005, p134

Keep Clams Tender

Homemade clam chowder is a real treat! The trick to wonderfully tender clams is to add them at the end of cooking. If they cook too long, they become tough. —Evelyn Joy, Alameda, California