Clam Chowder Recipe

Posted by
Rate It!
Clam Chowder
Add your photo!
Count
Calories
Minutes

Ingredients:

  • 3 slices bacon
  • 1 medium onion
  • 2 tbsp butter
  • 1 2/3 cups hot milk
  • 1 large potato
  • 2/3 cup light cream

Directions:

  1. Chop bacon and set aside. Peel onion and chop onion and set aside. Peel and cut up potato into cubes.
  2. Heat a large pan over low heat for 30 seconds. While the pan is heating, heat the milk.
  3. Add bacon and onion and cook for 5 minutes, stirring all the time.
  4. Add the butter, stir until melted, then sprinkle in the flour and stir to mix.
  5. Remove the pan from the heat and gradually stir in the hot milk.
  6. Return the pan to low heat and stir until the mixture thickens and bubbles.
  7. Add the potatoes, salt and pepper and cook for 10-15 minutes, or until tender.
  8. Add the cream and corn and bring back to a simmer.
  9. Drain the clams into a sieve. Add the clams to the soup and heat through gently. Do NOT allow the soup to boil as this will toughen the clams. Check the seasoning before serving.
Kitchen-Friendly View

Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 347.74 Kcal (1456 kJ)
Calories from fat 167.13 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 18.57g 29%
Cholesterol 58.73mg 20%
Sodium 654.74mg 27%
Potassium 503.43mg 11%
Total Carbs 27.2g 9%
Sugars 16.49g 66%
Dietary Fiber 2.57g 10%
Protein 18.94g 38%
Vitamin C 2.6mg 4%
Vitamin A 0.4mg 13%
Iron 2.1mg 12%
Calcium 165.9mg 17%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 114.38 Kcal (479 kJ)
Calories from fat 54.97 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 6.11g 29%
Cholesterol 19.32mg 20%
Sodium 215.35mg 27%
Potassium 165.58mg 11%
Total Carbs 8.95g 9%
Sugars 5.42g 66%
Dietary Fiber 0.85g 10%
Protein 6.23g 38%
Vitamin C 0.8mg 4%
Vitamin A 0.1mg 13%
Iron 0.7mg 12%
Calcium 54.6mg 17%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
Find out how many calories should you eat.

Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
Search recipes
by ingredients
Construct & Analyze
Your Recipe

Recipe Tags

Weightwatchers Points

  • 8
    Points
  • 9
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free,
  • low cholesterol

Bad Points

  • High in Sodium

Share Recipe

Get Your Recipe of Health!
Follow RecipeOfHealth on Facebook!
Scroll to top