Mark’s Clam Chowder

Mark’s Clam Chowder

  • Prep Time: 30 mins
  • Total Time: 1 hrs
  • Servings: 12

    • About This Recipe

    “Mark, a friend from work, submitted this in a work chili cook-off, however he gave it the title White Potato Chili…everyone loved it!!! This dish can also heat in a crockpot…”

    Ingredients

  • 2 (6 1/2 ounce) cans minced clams
  • 2cupspotatoes, chopped
  • 1cuponion, chopped
  • 1cupcelery, chopped
  • 1 1/2 teaspoonssalt
  • 1dashpepper
  • 3/4 cupbutter
  • 3/4 cupflour
  • 1quarthalf-and-half

    • Directions

  • Put veggies in pot.
  • Drain clam juice into veggie pot.
  • Add water to cover.
  • Boil until tender.
  • Make white sauce with remaining ingredients.
  • Melt butter.
  • Stir in flour, salt, and pepper.
  • Cook for 3 or 4 minutes.
  • Add half and half, stirring continuously until thick.
  • Add clams and veggies to white sauce.
  • Heat through.

    • Reviews

  • “Way too much flour for my taste. I would prolly sacrifice some of the thickness for less flour. Followed directions to a tee. Kinda bland.”

  • “EXCELLENT!I never measure .I started off with way too much potatoes (3 1/2 cups ?)so I used the broth of 4 cans of chopped clams.I did not add water.I used celery salt instead of salt. I also added old bay seasoning. ( 1 TBSP ?)The result was very thick so I added a bottle of clam juice Perfect!I chose thisrecipe because the sodium content is way lower than other recipes posted.I thought it might be bland BUT I,m so glad I was wrongThanks Laurel for posting Marks recipe for white chili!I hope he won!”

  • “So yummy! Even my 8 year old daughter liked it!”

  • “Easy to make and DELICIOUS!I’ve made this several times now.Tonight I used seafood stock in place of the water and fat free half and half.Turned out great as usual!”

  • “I wasn’t sure if I was supposed to drain the veggies after boiling, so I didn’t…seems to have worked out just fine…added about a teaspoon of Old Bay Seasoning and maybe a teaspoon of lemon juice…tasty!”

  • “Very good, and easy to make.It came out a little bland for my tastes, but it was nothing that a little extra celery salt and pepper couldn’t fix.I was a little wary of putting onions in (I hate onions with a passion) but they cooked down alright and actually ended up pretty good.Nice and creamy, will make again.”

  • “Replaced half-and-half with whole milk.Excellent soup.Will definitely make again.It was plenty thick so next time I’ll replace whole milk with skim and maybe add a bit more butter.”

  • “Served at a party and everyone raved about it. Served the next day for a family dinner and got the same response.”

  • “Fantastic!!! I used fat free half n half and it was still creamy and thick and my family loved it!!! Served it in small whole grain bread bowls and side salads and it made a great meal. Reheated very well.”

  • “I moved from New England across the continent to northern BC, and let me tell you, this hits the spot when it comes to clam chowder cravings.Thanks so much!”

  • “Very good I used milk instead of cream & still rich & creamy.I also added a little Old Bay seasoning.Will make again!!”

  • “Surprisingly good and creamy!Plus, it was easy to make!”

  • “Wonderful! My daughter and I made this recipe tonight and it was fun, easy and delicious!– Cetta and Audrey (7 years old)”

  • “I’ve never made clam chowder before, just bought the canned stuff.This will be my recipe for Clam Chowder.I studied a lot of recipes before making this because I wanted to use what I had in the house.I really, really do like this.After the vege’s sauteed & the fire was turned off under that pot I added some chopped green onions.Seems like here in Louisiana we always add chopped green onions to just about everything at the end of cooking.Anyway, after everything was put together I added 1 cup of chicken broth.To me It needed just a little something & not just salt.I had one 10 oz. & one 6 oz. can of clams in the house so that is what I used.This was easy to make but did take a little time because of having to be so careful with the white sauce.I also used fat free half & half.Thanks so much!”

  • “This was excellant! I used the left over broth from a clam bake that I had in place of the water. I used skim milk instead of the half and half. Also added some carrots and garlic. Thank you.”

  • “Tried this on vacation and convinced my relatives that I can cook. Made it for a sick friend that likes seafood and got rave reviews. Myself…I think it just might be the best I ever had.”

  • “This is really good and easy to make!I used 1/2 cup butter and 1 tsp. salt.Also, used whole wheat flour.It turned out great!Thanks for a great classic recipe!”

  • “Yum-O!!!I added turkey bacon and I used skim milk instead of half and half for a lower calorie chowder.It was a delicious and easy recipe!”

  • “This was Quick and WONDERFUL!!!My entire family loved it even my PICKY 10 year old!!Warming from top to bottom.”

  • “Wow! Laurel this was so good…My dh was in heaven. We have found our new clam chowder recipe. My dh & I are from the east coast, our usual recipe is slightly different, not thick and creamy like your version. We absolutely loved this, I will probably add bacon, carrotes & peas to your recipe next time…(because its what we are use too) but will definitely follow your method and use all your ingredients. Thanks so much for sharing this wonderful treat with us….a very happy mommy Kato…(Pac)”

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