New England Clam Chowder

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.

Add 4 cups diced potatoes, 2 cups chopped celery, and 2 cups chopped onions to a pot.

Open 4 cans of clams and pour in their juice into the pot with the vegetables.

Simmer the vegetables until the potatoes are tender, noting that they will release juices as they cook.

In a second pot, add 1/2 cup of chopped butter to melt faster.

Pour in 1/4 cup of half and half and 4 cups of skim milk into the second pot.

Add 1 cup of corn starch to the cold milk to prevent lumps, then whisk until combined.

Season with 3 teaspoons of salt and black pepper to taste, and 1 teaspoon of sugar, whisking until thickened.

Once the vegetables are tender, add them to the cream mixture in the second pot.

If using frozen potatoes, add them at this stage and allow extra time to heat through.

Add the clams to the chowder, heating them through without overcooking.

Taste test with a plastic fork to avoid a saltier flavor from metal utensils.

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