Best Quick Clam Chowder Recipes

QUICK AND EASY CLAM CHOWDER

Steps:

• In a large skillet, cook bacon over medium heat until crisp. Using a slotted spoon, remove to paper towels; drain, reserving 1 tablespoon drippings. , In the same skillet, saute onion in reserved drippings until tender. Stir in soup and milk. Add the clams, lemon juice, thyme, pepper and bacon; cook until heated through. Garnish with parsley.

QUICK MANHATTAN CLAM CHOWDER

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• Heat olive oil in a large pot over medium heat; cook and stir onion, celery, carrots, basil, garlic, and black pepper until vegetables are tender, about 10 minutes. Transfer 1/2 of the vegetable mixture to a food processor.
• Stir 2 cans stewed tomatoes into the pot. Drain the remaining can of stewed tomatoes and add to the food processor. Blend vegetable-tomato mixture until smooth. Stir pureed mixture into pot with vegetables.
• Mix clams, clam juice, and potatoes into the pot; bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer soup until heated through, 15 to 20 minutes. Season soup with Worcestershire sauce.

QUICK AND EASY CLAM CHOWDER

Steps:

• Mix cream of celery soup, cream of potato soup, clam chowder, 1 can undrained clams, 1 can drained clams, half-and-half cream, and whipping cream into a slow cooker.
• Cover, and cook on low for 6 to 8 hours.

QUICK CLAM CHOWDER

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, combine all ingredients. Cook and stir over medium heat until heated through.

QUICK CLAM CHOWDER

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• Sauté bacon in heavy large Dutch oven over medium heat until light brown and most of the fat is rendered. Drain off all but 2 tablespoons fat. Add onion, celery, carrots and garlic powder to Dutch oven and sauté until onions are soft, about 5 minutes. Add potatoes, clam juice, reserved juices from chopped clams and water. Bring to boil. Reduce heat and simmer uncovered until potatoes are tender, about 20 minutes. Add clams and half and half and simmer 5 minutes. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Sprinkle with parsley and serve.

MANHATTAN CLAM CHOWDER (QUICK)

Steps:

• Combine all ingredients except crackers in a saucepan.
• Simmer covered for 30 minutes or until veggies are tender.
• Serve with oyster crackers or crackers of your choice.

QUICK CLAM CHOWDER

Steps:

• In large pan cook onion and celery in butter or margarine. Add clam chowder, cream of potato soup, cream of celery soup, clams, and half-and-half, and heat through. NOTE: Half-and-half is best but milk will do.

QUICK AND EASY CLAM CHOWDER

Steps:

• Fry bacon in a large saucepan until crisp. Remove and set aside.
• Discard all but 1 tablespoon of bacon fat.
• Saute onion in bacon fat until transparent.
• Add potato soup, milk and clams with liquid and reserved bacon.
• Heat but do NOT boil. Season with butter, salt and pepper.

QUICK CLAM CHOWDER

Steps:

• In a 2-quart saucepan over medium heat, combine all ingredients EXCEPT parsley.
• Heat through, stirring occasionally.
• DO NOT BOIL.
• Garnish with parsley.

QUICK CLAM CHOWDER

Steps:

• Drain clams, saving juice. Add bottled clam juice to the drained juice to make 5 cups of liquid (add water if short).
• Heat oil over medium and cook onion until it has softened, about 5 minutes.
• Meanwhile, scrub the potatoes and cut them into 1/2-inch pieces.
• Stir the garlic into the oil-onion mixture. Cook about 30 seconds. Stir in flour to coat vegetables. Gradually whisk in the liquid. Stir in the potatoes, bay leaves and thyme. Bring to a simmer. Cook about 15-20 minutes or until potatoes are tender.
• Stir in clams, cream and parsley. Turn to a simmer briefly--just to heat everything, not to boil. Remove from heat. Throw out bay leaves. Season with pepper if desired.

THICK 'N' QUICK CLAM CHOWDER

Steps:

• In a saucepan, combine the soups and cream; cook over medium heat until heated through. Add clams and heat through (do not boil).

QUICK CLAM CHOWDER

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• 1. Drain clams through strainer set over medium bowl. Add bottled clam juice to drained liquid to measure 5 cups (add water if necessary). Bring potatoes, clam juice, bay leaves, and thyme to boil in medium saucepan over high heat. Reduce heat to low to maintain gentle simmer. 2. While potatoes are coming to boil, cook bacon in large Dutch oven over medium heat until just crisp, 5 to 7 minutes. Add onion and cook until softened, about 5 minutes. Add garlic and cook until fragrant, about 30 seconds. Stir in flour and cook for 1 minute. 3. Pour potatoes and cooking liquid into pot with onion mixture, using wooden spoon to scrape bottom of pan. Add clams, cream, and parsley and simmer until potatoes are tender, 5 to 7 minutes. Season with salt and pepper. Serve.