Clam Chowder / Stew

From: cause4chubbyhubby

On Apr 14, 2008

Scrumptious! Both the kiddies wanted seconds...then thirds! My husband is the clam chowder buff in the house and said it was great. I had bacon drippings but no bacon and it worked well. Instead of plain salt I used celery salt, and I might add some chopped celery in with the onions next time too. Definitely a keeper!

From: **Tinkerbell**

On Apr 10, 2008

I think there may be an echo in here... Best clam chowder ever! ever! ever! Okay, seriously, I remember growing up in the Pacific Northwest & the best clam chowder back then was mom's after a day of digging our own clams on the beach. This was as close to that as I've been in 30 years. I used the whole can of chicken broth, 1/2 lb. of bacon & red potatoes (what I had on hand). Served it with Frank's Cheesy Garlic Bread & got rave reviews from the family. Thanks for sharing, Derf!

From: Moeman

On Mar 22, 2005

What a fantastic Clam Chowder recipe. I brought it to an "East Coast" dinner party after suggesting I would make a clam chowder to start with. I read at least 15 recipes from everywhere and went with this one. Well, was everybody surprised at the party after tasting this. It was the highlite of the party and our friends are still talking about this clam chowder. I used about 1-1/2 cups of chicken broth and you could not tell. Did the rest of the recipe as told. Thank you so much, this will be made a lot more for this house and other parties.

From: Parrot Head Mama

On Oct 12, 2006

EXCELLENT! The only alterations I made to the "ingredients" part of the recipe was to add more potatoes (I had probably 4-5 medium sized potatoes), add about 2/3 c. of chopped celery and increased the roux/liquid by about two times. The other thing I did differently was make it in the crockpot. I cooked the bacon to crisp, removed it, then sauteed the onion and celery. Then I made the roux and thickened the milk & cream on the stovetop. Tossed it in the crock with the diced potatoes and onion/clery mixture, crumbled the bacon, threw everything else in (I didn't end up using the remaining reserved clam broth). DEEEEEEELISH! Served it with homemade dinner rolls...perfect for the first REALLY chilly night here in the midwest! Only one serving left and I'm SOOOO looking forward to digging into it for lunch. Thanks for sharing, I'll be making this again!