The cold winter weather has arrived not only here in North Idaho- but in nearly every place in the country. So are you wanting to hunker down, pull out the slow cooker & make some comfort food?? Yeah – I thought so. I have the perfect Easy Family Dinner Ideas for you. I love utilizing my slow cooker on cold winter days because I can have dinner going & still have my stove top & oven free for all the other things I want to make. On the coldest days my favorite place to be is in the kitchen baking. The oven warms the room & it feels so cozy. But I still need dinner & that’s where this Slow Cooker Clam Chowder comes in.
This recipe proves that a good Clam chowder doesn’t have to be complicated.
The hubs was traveling when I made this. He sure missed out. The kids didn’t leave him even a taste.
Slow Cooker Clam Chowder
Ingredients
- 4 6.5 ounce cans minced clams with juice
- 1 pack bacon- cooked
- 1 medium onion
- 3/4 cup chopped celery
- 6 medium potatoes russet or red - peeled & chopped
- 1 cup clam juice from your cans
- 4 cups chicken broth
- Salt & pepper to taste
- 1 tbsp dried dill
- 1 tsp fresh parsley
- 1 cup half & half
- 2 cups milk
- 4-6 tbsp corn starch
- 1/2-2 cups instant potato flakes
Instructions
- Cook bacon until it's crispy.
- While the bacon is cooking add onion, clams, celery, chopped potatoes, clam juice, broth, seasonings to crock pot & cook on high 3-4 hours or on low 6-7 hours
- When bacon is done - chop & add to soup
- During the last hour - add half & half.
- In a separate bowl combine cornstarch & milk - add to soup & allow to continue to cook & to thicken
- If it's not as thick as you like - add potato flakes 1/2 a cup at a time - waiting about 10 minutes before adding more until you reach the thickness you desire
- Enjoy.
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dalettre says
Yum…we pretty much like any chowder, but this looks ahhh-mazing!
Tamar says
Can’t eat clam but that reminds me to pull out my crock pot!
Cynthia @ Whole Food | Real Families says
Love Clam Chowder! I never considered making it in the slow cooker. This is on next week’s menu for sure!
Gina Kleinworth says
Oh I hope you love it Cynthia. So easy
Diane Balch says
How wonderful to have pot of clam chowder ready when you get home. Pinned. Thanks for bringing this by Weekend Bites.
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Angel says
Can anyone tell me how many cups/servings this recipe makes?
Gina Kleinworth says
My apologies – this recipe is many years old and on our list for updates in the future. This recipe makes about 10 cups of chowder.