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Crockpot Clam Chowder

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By Diana Rattray, About.com

Clam chowder recipe with minced clams, bacon, onion, and potatoes and milk.

Ingredients:

  • 4 (6 1/2 oz.) cans minced clams with juice
  • 1/2 lb. salt pork or bacon, diced
  • 1 cup chopped onion
  • 6 to 8 medium potatoes, peeled and cubed
  • 3 c. water
  • 3 1/2 tsp. salt
  • 1/4 tsp. pepper
  • 4 c. half and half cream or milk
  • 3 to 4 tbsp. cornstarch
  • chopped fresh parsley, for garnish

Preparation:

Cut clams into bite-sized pieces if necessary. In skillet, saute salt pork or bacon and onion until golden brown; drain. Put into slow cooker with clams. Add all remaining ingredients, except milk, cornstarch, and parsley. Cover and cook on high 3 to 4 hours or until vegetables are tender. During the last hour of cooking, combine 1 cup of milk with the cornstarch. Add cornstarch mixture and the remaining milk and stir well; heat through.
Top each serving with a little chopped parsley and serve with crackers or crusty French bread.

Note:
Pennie wrote and said after taking this to a party at work, there wasn't a drop left, and everyone was asking for the recipe!

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Yum!May 29, 2009By acasteel
"I tried this clam chowder last weekend and it was excellent! I used chicken broth instead of the water like one of the other reviewers mentioned and it was very tasty. I also used about 10 small red potatoes instead of the regular ones and I left the skin on them. Simply amazing."

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