EASY CLAM CHOWDER

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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

Provided by Taste of Home

Categories Lunch

Time 30m

Yield 8 servings (2 quarts).

Number Of Ingredients 10

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

Steps:

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.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 277 calories, Fat 19g fat (10g saturated fat), Cholesterol 59mg cholesterol, Sodium 909mg sodium, Carbohydrate 20g carbohydrate (6g sugars, Fiber 2g fiber), Protein 9g protein.