Clam Chowder Recipe | Easy Homemade Comfort Food

cream

🥗Healthier: coconut milk

💰Cheaper: milk

Coconut milk is lower in calories and dairy-free, while milk is more budget-friendly.

bacon

🥗Healthier: turkey bacon

💰Cheaper: smoked sausage

Turkey bacon is lower in fat, and smoked sausage can be more affordable.

Dice 4 cups of potatoes, 1 cup of celery, 1 cup of carrots, and 1 cup of onions.

Run canned clams through cold water for 4-5 minutes to remove sand and silt.

Filter reserved clam juice through paper towels to remove sand.

In a Dutch oven, combine diced vegetables with filtered clam juice and enough water to cover them.

Simmer on low until vegetables are tender.

Melt 3/4 cup butter in a large pan.

Add 3/4 cup flour to the melted butter to make a roux.

Combine the roux with the vegetable mixture, adjusting liquid as necessary.

Add bacon crumbles to the mixture.

Season with black pepper to taste before serving.

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