New England Easy Clam Chowder

Trisha W's Note:

My friend gave me this recipe when we lived in Maine. Be sure and eat it with some good sour dough bread - maybe even inside a bread bowl (like they serve in CA).

• Total Time: 40 mins
• Prep Time: 15 mins
• Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients:

Servings: 4

• 2 (7 ounce) cans minced clams
• 5 slices bacon , diced
• 2 cups water
• 5 medium potatoes , peeled and diced
• 1 onion , diced
• 1 (12 ounce) can evaporated milk or 1 (12 ounce) can heavy cream
• 1 cup milk
• 1 ½ teaspoons salt
• pepper , to taste

Directions:

1. Drain clam juice and set aside.
2. Fry bacon and when half done put onions in fat and then add potatoes for a few minutes to absorb flavor of the bacon fat and saute briefly and gently.
3. Put those ingredients in a pan with the clam juice, salt, pepper and water and simmer until the potatoes and onions are done.
4. Add the clams and the milks and heat until heated through (do not boil).

Reviews

[Chef #672197]

Delicious and soooo easy!

[mightyro_cooking4u]

Wonderful soup. Will make again.

[Marie]

Made exactly as written, which is rare for me. A very nice chowder and especially liked the flavor that the bacon added. Thanks for posting, Trisha.