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Best Clam Chowder
12 ratings
Best Clam Chowder is easy to make "from scratch," with creamy soup flavors that mingle together with bacon, clams--for the very best chowder!Makes 4 main dish bowls or 6 small lunch bowls.
Ingredients
Meat
• 8 Bacon strips
Seafood
• 3 cans 6-1/2 ounces each of chopped clams
• 1 Clam
Produce
• 1 Bay leaf
• 2 Celery, ribs
• 1 Chives or green onions, fresh
• 2 Garlic cloves
• 1 Leek
• 1 Onion, large
• 3 Potatoes, small
• 1/2 tsp Thyme, dried
Canned Goods
• 2 cups Broth
Baking & Spices
• 1/3 cup All-purpose flour
• 1/2 tsp Salt
• 1/2 tsp White pepper
Dairy
• 2 tbsp Butter
• 2 cups Half-and-half