This tasty New England Clam Chowder has full, wealthy taste, even lightened up! Plus it’s tremendous simple to make and cooks shortly. I really like soup for lunch in the course of the colder months as a result of it’s heat, comforting, and retains me feeling full. This one is not any exception! A cup of this New England Clam Chowder pairs completely with a salad or half a sandwich for lunch, and it makes nice leftovers. My complete household liked this one – even my choosy 4-year-old! You’re going to like the flavour and the truth that every cup is barely 147 energy or 3-4 WW PersonalPoints. To view your WW PersonalPoints for this recipe and observe it within the WW app or web site, click on right here!
Recipe Notes
- Bacon: Bacon lends it’s signature salt, smoky flavors to this recipe – don’t skip it! I like to make use of middle reduce bacon as a result of it’s a leaner reduce than conventional bacon. If you happen to choose turkey bacon, that can be utilized as properly! You may both cook dinner your bacon within the soup pot after which wipe it out earlier than cooking the remainder of the soup, or you possibly can cook dinner it in a separate pan whereas the soup is cooking. No matter appears simpler to you!
- Clams: Canned chopped clams work splendidly on this recipe and make an excellent chowder. Plus you get to make use of the juice from the can within the soup broth! When you’ve got contemporary clams and also you wish to use them as an alternative you possibly can, I’d simply suggest including a second bottle of clam juice to switch the juice from the cans.
- Clam Juice: That is normally present in bottles close to the canned clams within the grocery retailer. It offers further taste to the soup, so I undoubtedly suggest utilizing it! Nonetheless when you have every little thing else and wish to make the soup instantly, you possibly can add further broth as an alternative. The juice from the canned clams will nonetheless give taste to the soup broth.
- Fats Free Half and Half: I used this in most of my creamy soups as a result of it offers a wealthy, creamy texture and taste with out including fats to the recipe. If you happen to’re unable to seek out the fats free selection you need to use common half and half or a mix of milk and heavy cream. If you happen to make these substitutions it would after all change the WW factors and estimated diet data.
- Potatoes: I exploit russet potatoes as a result of it’s what I mostly have readily available, however for those who’d like to make use of Yukon gold or pink potatoes, that must also work properly.
- The Bowl: Okay, I do know this isn’t a part of the recipe, however each time I exploit this bowl in photos I get questions on the place to purchase the bowl! The soup bowl is available in a set of two (completely different colours) and is from Lakeside Assortment. They appear to go out and in of inventory there, so if they’re out of inventory and also you don’t wish to wait or examine again, they’re additionally accessible on Amazon (affiliate hyperlinks) in both Inexperienced/Blue or Purple/Cream.
In search of extra tasty lightened up soup recipes to heat as much as within the colder climate months forward? Try my Butternut Squash Soup, Lasagna Soup, Creamy Rooster Stew, Black Bean Soup, Gradual Cooker Loaded Potato and Cauliflower Soup, Creamy Rooster and Gnocchi Soup, Beef Taco Soup, Sausage and Tortellini Tomato Soup, Buffalo Rooster Soup, Gradual Cooker Beef and Barley Soup, Zuppa Toscana, Broccoli Cheddar Soup, Creamy Rooster and Wild Rice Soup, Spaghetti and Meatball Soup, and so many extra within the Soups class of my recipe index!
New England Clam Chowder
This simple, tasty New England Clam Chowder has full, wealthy taste, even lightened up!
- 6 slices raw middle reduce bacon, chopped
- 1 tablespoon mild butter, (I exploit Land O’Lakes mild butter unfold with canola oil)
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 medium onion, chopped
- 3 stalks celery, diced
- 2 garlic cloves, minced
- 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon salt
- ¼ teaspoon black pepper
- 3 cups decreased sodium hen broth
- 8 oz bottle clam juice
- 2 (6.5 oz) every cans chopped clams in clam juice, drained with juices reserved
- ½ teaspoon dried thyme
- 1 bay leaf
- 1 lb peeled russet potatoes, chopped into small bite-sized items
- 2 cups fats free half-and-half
- 2 tablespoons chopped contemporary parsley
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Place the bacon items in a dutch oven or soup pot (you may as well do that in a separate pan whereas the soup cooks) and convey over medium warmth. Prepare dinner, stirring sometimes, till bacon items are crisp. Switch the bacon to a pile of paper towels utilizing a slotted spoon. Drain the grease from the pot and wipe it out with a paper towel.
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Place the butter and oil within the pot and convey over medium warmth. Add the onion and celery and cook dinner for five minutes till softened. Stir within the garlic and cook dinner for an additional 30-60 seconds.
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Stir collectively the flour, salt, and pepper in a small dish and pour over the onions and celery within the pot. Stir collectively till the greens are coated and cook dinner, stirring sometimes, for 1-2 minutes. Add the broth, bottle of clam juice, and reserved juice that was drained from the canned clams together with the thyme and bay leaf. Whisk collectively, scraping up any bits off the underside of the pot, for 1-2 minutes.
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Add the potatoes and enhance the warmth to excessive to deliver to a boil. As soon as boiling, stir after which cowl and cut back warmth to low to simmer. Simmer coated for quarter-hour till potatoes are tender. Take away bay leaf.
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Stir within the half and half and the chopped clams and simmer uncovered, stirring sometimes, for 3-4 minutes till warmed by way of. Makes 9 (1 cup) servings. Prime every serving with a sprinkle of parsley and a pair of teaspoons of crumbled bacon
Vitamin Data per (1 cup) serving:
147 energy, 20 g carbs, 4 g sugars, 4 g fats, 1 g saturated fats, 8 g protein, 1 g fiber, 614 mg sodium (from myfitnesspal.com)
Weight Watchers Factors Plus:
4 per (1 cup) serving (PP calculated utilizing a Weight Watchers PointsPlus calculator and the diet data beneath
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