QUICK MANHATTAN CLAM CHOWDER

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I was looking for a quick and easy Manhattan clam chowder and never found one, so I made my own!

Provided by MEGSCOOKIN

Categories Soups, Stews and Chili Recipes Chowders Clam Chowder Recipes

Time 50m

Yield 8

Number Of Ingredients 12

Ingredients

1 tablespoon olive oil
1 onion, diced
4 ribs celery, diced
½ (16 ounce) package baby carrots, diced
1 tablespoon chopped fresh basil, or to taste
1 clove garlic, minced, or more to taste
black pepper to taste
3 (14.5 ounce) cans stewed tomatoes
4 (6.5 ounce) cans minced clams, undrained
2 (8 ounce) bottles clam juice
1 (14.5 ounce) can whole potatoes, drained and diced
1 dash Worcestershire sauce, or to taste

Steps:

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.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 243.8 calories, Carbohydrate 25.8 g, Cholesterol 63.5 mg, Fat 4 g, Fiber 4 g, Protein 26.7 g, SaturatedFat 0.5 g, Sodium 720.1 mg, Sugar 8.4 g