Easy clam chowder
Easy New England clam chowder recipe . This is the best homemade recipe for our favorite creamy white soup with chunks of potatoes and seafood. So delicious and comforting!
Servings: 8 people
Calories: 379kcal
Ingredients
- 3 cans minced clams 6,5 oz each
- 1 cup minced onion
- 1 cup diced celery
- 3 cups cubed potatoes
- 1 cup carrots diced
- 1/2 cup butter
- 3/4 cup flour
- 4 cups half and half
- 1 1/2 teaspoon salt
- parsley or cilantro to garnish
Instructions
- Drain juice from clams.
- Add all the chopped vegetables in to a pot and cover with clam juice and water( vegetables has to be covered). Cook until tender, about 5-7 minutes.
- At the same time, heat butter in the medium size heavy bottom pot. Slowly whisk the flour into the butter until well combined and then add cream and whisk until creamy.
- Add veggies with clam juice and water right into the pot and stir. Heat the soup but don't boil otherwise the cream will curdle.
- Add clams in the end of cooking and don't heat the pot anymore otherwise clams would get dry and tough.
- Serve in bowls, garnish with chopped cilantro, parsley or bacon.
Nutrition
Calories: 379kcal | Carbohydrates: 32g | Protein: 7g | Fat: 26g | Saturated Fat: 16g | Cholesterol: 75mg | Sodium: 616mg | Potassium: 615mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 3g | Vitamin A: 3513IU | Vitamin C: 19mg | Calcium: 157mg | Iron: 1mg