How to Make: 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.

Fry 5 strips of bacon in an oversized pot until crispy, then set aside, leaving the grease in the pot.

Sauté chopped celery in the bacon grease for about 3 minutes until translucent, without removing any granules from the bacon.

Add chopped onions to the sautéed celery and continue cooking until translucent, about 3 minutes.

In the last 30 seconds of cooking, add 2 tablespoons of minced garlic to the vegetables and stir until fragrant.

Add thyme, white pepper, and salt to the sautéed vegetables.

Add small cubed potatoes to the pot and stir.

Pour in 32 ounces of chicken broth and 2 bottles of clam juice over the potatoes.

Add 2 heaping tablespoons of chicken bouillon granules to the mixture.

Bring the mixture to a boil and cook until the potatoes are fork-tender, approximately 10 minutes.

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