If you're looking for a hearty, creamy, and flavorful soup to warm you up on a cold day, look no further than mos clam chowder. This classic New England dish is made with fresh clams, potatoes, onions, celery, and a creamy broth. It can be served as an appetizer or main course, and is sure to please everyone at the table. With so many different recipes to choose from, finding the best one can be overwhelming. This article will explore some of the most popular recipes and provide tips on how to make the best mos clam chowder.
Here are our top 14 tried and tested recipes!
BEST CLAM CHOWDER RECIPE
Easy to make this will quickly become your favorite homemade soup recipe! Loaded with clams and bacon it's creamy and hearty! Easier to make than you think, this classic Boston Clam Chowder is delicious meal!
Provided by Deb Clark
Categories Lunch or Dinner
Time 55m
Number Of Ingredients 14
Steps:
- Dice the bacon and render the fat In a large stockpot. Cook bacon over medium heat until crispy, remove from pan Drain on paper towels, set aside.
- Dice the onion and celery. Peel and dice the carrots and potatoes.
- Drain the clams, reserving the juice. Roughly chop the clams, set aside
- In the same pot used to cook the bacon, drain off a bit of the oil. Add the butter then add onion, celery and carrots to the pot and saute over medium heat until softened about 3 minutes.
- Stir in the flour & mix it well with the softened veggies, season with salt, pepper, garlic and chili powder - cook for 2 minutes.
- Now add the chicken stock and the juice from the 2 cans of chopped clams, and potatoes. Increase the heat to high and bring to a boil. Stirring often, cook until the potatoes are tender, about 15 minutes.
- When the potatoes are tender, add the cream, clams and bacon. Heat thru and taste the seasonings. Depending on how salty the bacon is you may need to add an additional 1/2 teaspoon of salt.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 361 kcal, Carbohydrate 32 g, Protein 9 g, Fat 22 g, SaturatedFat 11 g, Cholesterol 62 mg, Sodium 633 mg, Fiber 2 g, Sugar 3 g, ServingSize 1 serving
MO'S CLAM CHOWDER
This is from Mo's Restaurant that have many locations along the Oregon Coast. They make the best clam chowder and this is supposed to be their recipe. I have a recipe for a lactose free version as well if you need it.
Provided by LDSMom128
Categories Chowders
Time 1h10m
Yield 8 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- In a large pot, sauté the bacon slices until cooked through, about 5 minutes. Remove them from the pan.
- In the bacon grease, sauté the onions with a pinch of salt and cook them for about 5 minutes.
- Add the potatoes to the onions as well as the flour and stir the flour well. Cook the potatoes for about 10-12 minutes and the potatoes start to soften. Season the potatoes with salt, pepper, lemon pepper, and parsley. You may crumble the cooked bacon and return them back to the pan if desired, but Mo's doesn't keep them in their soup, just as a flavoring. I personally add them as not to waste them!
- Pour in the milk and the water and clams with juice, and cook to a boil. Turn the stove down to med heat and cover with a lid. Continue to cook for about 15 minutes and the potatoes are tender.
- Pour the soup into individual bowls and serve with a dollop of butter and a sprinkle of paprika.
WILMA'S CLAM CHOWDER
A chunky, delicious chowder with a back-east taste.
Provided by Wilma Scott
Categories Soups, Stews and Chili Recipes Chowders Clam Chowder Recipes
Time 45m
Yield 4
Number Of Ingredients 13
Steps:
- Drain juice from the clams into a medium size pot, set the clams aside. Add water or bottled clam juice. Add potatoes and onions to the pot and cover. Cook over a medium heat until potatoes are soft. Stirring occasionally.
- Add milk, evaporated milk, butter or margarine, parsley, thyme, seafood seasoning, celery salt, salt and pepper to taste, cracker crumbs and clams.
- Simmer until soup is about to boil, be careful not to let it boil. Serve hot.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 559.1 calories, Carbohydrate 70.1 g, Cholesterol 83.4 mg, Fat 18.5 g, Fiber 5.9 g, Protein 28.7 g, SaturatedFat 10 g, Sodium 618.8 mg, Sugar 18.1 g
NEWPORT CLAM CHOWDER
This chowder it is outstanding! It won the chowder cookoff in Newport a few years ago. Try it, I guarantee that it gets rave reviews!
Provided by OMMIE3
Categories Soups, Stews and Chili Recipes Chowders Clam Chowder Recipes
Time 1h
Yield 8
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- Melt butter in a large kettle or stock pot over medium heat. Add onions and saute until clear. Stir in flour and cook over low heat, stirring frequently, for 2 to 4 minutes. Set aside to cool.
- In a separate pot, bring clams and clam juice to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer for 15 minutes.
- In a small saucepan, cover peeled potatoes with water. Bring to a boil and cook until potatoes are tender, about 15 minutes. Drain and set aside.
- Slowly pour hot clam stock into butter/flour mixture while stirring constantly. Continue stirring and slowly bring to a boil. Reduce heat and add cooked potatoes. Mix in half and half, salt and pepper and chopped dill. Heat through but do not boil.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 336.9 calories, Carbohydrate 25.8 g, Cholesterol 78 mg, Fat 22.4 g, Fiber 1.8 g, Protein 9.1 g, SaturatedFat 13.8 g, Sodium 626.5 mg, Sugar 1.8 g
CLASSIC CLAM CHOWDER
Give leftover mashed potatoes a second life: Make a pot of clam chowder.
Provided by Ben S.
Categories Soups, Stews and Chili Recipes Chowders Clam Chowder Recipes
Yield 8
Number Of Ingredients 12
Steps:
- In a large soup kettle, fry bacon over medium heat until bacon crisps, about 5 minutes. Remove bacon; set aside.
- Keep 2 tablespoons bacon fat in pan. (If necessary, add oil to yield 2 tablespoons.) Add onion and saute until soft, about 5 minutes. Add thyme and bay leaves; cook until fragrant, 30 seconds or so.
- Whisk in mashed potatoes, clam juice (bottled and what you've drained from the clams) and 1 cup of water. Add new potatoes and bring to a simmer. Reduce heat; continue to simmer, partially covered, until potatoes are tender, about 10 minutes. Stir in clams, cream and parsley; season with salt and pepper.
- Heat through and serve, garnishing each bowl with reserved bacon.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 323.1 calories, Carbohydrate 32.8 g, Cholesterol 87.2 mg, Fat 8.6 g, Fiber 2.7 g, Protein 27.7 g, SaturatedFat 4 g, Sodium 552.4 mg, Sugar 2.2 g
CLAM CHOWDER
Clam chowder is a rich and creamy soup, bursting with the flavours and textures of shellfish, bacon and potatoes. Serve with crusty bread for a starter
Provided by Barney Desmazery
Categories Dinner, Fish Course, Lunch, Main course, Soup, Starter
Time 45m
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- Rinse the clams in several changes of cold water and drain well. Tip the clams into a large pan with 500ml of water. Cover, bring to the boil and simmer for 2 mins until the clams have just opened. Tip the contents of the pan into a colander over a bowl to catch the clam stock. When cool enough to handle, remove the clams from their shells - reserving a handful of empty shells for presentation if you want. Strain the clam stock into a jug, leaving any grit in the bottom of the bowl. You should have around 800ml stock.
- Heat the butter in the same pan and sizzle the bacon for 3-4 mins until it starts to brown. Stir in the onion, thyme and bay and cook everything gently for 10 mins until the onion is soft and golden. Scatter over the flour and stir in to make a sandy paste, cook for 2 mins more, then gradually stir in the clam stock then the milk and the cream.
- Throw in the potatoes, bring everything to a simmer and leave to bubble away gently for 10 mins or until the potatoes are cooked. Use a fork to crush a few of the potato chunks against the side of the pan to help thicken - you still want lots of defined chunks though. Stir through the clam meat and the few clam shells, if you've gone down that route, and simmer for a minute to reheat. Season with plenty of black pepper and a little salt, if needed, then stir through the parsley just before ladling into bowls or hollowed-out crusty rolls.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 433 calories, Fat 29 grams fat, SaturatedFat 16 grams saturated fat, Carbohydrate 19 grams carbohydrates, Sugar 4 grams sugar, Fiber 2 grams fiber, Protein 22 grams protein, Sodium 2.9 milligram of sodium
QUICK AND EASY CLAM CHOWDER
The best ever clam chowder you have ever tasted, and it is easy and fast. You will pass this recipe along to your family and friends. If you like more clams you can always add more. Sometimes I will also cube potatoes and throw them in.
Provided by Deena
Categories Soups, Stews and Chili Recipes Soup Recipes Seafood
Time 8h10m
Yield 10
Number Of Ingredients 6
Steps:
- Mix cream of celery soup, cream of potato soup, clam chowder, 1 can undrained clams, 1 can drained clams, half-and-half cream, and whipping cream into a slow cooker.
- Cover, and cook on low for 6 to 8 hours.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 424.6 calories, Carbohydrate 17.6 g, Cholesterol 134.3 mg, Fat 32.5 g, Fiber 0.8 g, Protein 16.1 g, SaturatedFat 19 g, Sodium 739.6 mg, Sugar 2.6 g
MOM'S CLAM CHOWDER
This chowder always disappears. It disappeared when my mom made it, and it's a hit now with my family too!
Provided by PalatablePastime
Categories Chowders
Time 40m
Yield 4-6 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 12
Steps:
- Cook potato in 2 cups water with pinch of salt until tender, but do not drain.
- In a small pan, saute onion in butter until tender; add flour, cayenne, and celery seed; stir well.
- Drain juice from clams into potatoes and reserve clams for later.
- Add parsley and milk to potatoes, and stir well.
- Heat potato mixture, and add onion/flour mixture, stirring constantly until thickened slightly.
- Stir in clams; and season to taste with salt and pepper.
- Cook for 5-10 minutes more or until heated through.
- Serve.
MOM'S CLAM CHOWDER
This is so easy to make and is so good (especially in a bread bowl!) I keep a few cans of clams in the cupboard so that I can make it anytime!
Provided by Quest4ZBest
Categories Chowders
Time 40m
Yield 6 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- Dice celery, onion, and potatoes (I use a food processor for the onion and celery, but if you want larger pieces that is fine too).
- Place in saucepan.
- Drain juice from clams and pour over the vegetables.
- Add enough water to cover the vegetables.
- Cook on medium heat until potatoes are tender (about 20 minutes).
- In another medium to large pot melt butter.
- Add flour and half & half.
- Cook mixture stirring constantly until thick and smooth.
- Add the vegetables with the juice and clams to the cream sauce.
- Add salt, pepper (to taste), and sugar.
- Cook a few minutes longer until heated through and serve.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 614.3, Fat 43, SaturatedFat 26.3, Cholesterol 161.8, Sodium 897.3, Carbohydrate 34.3, Fiber 2.2, Sugar 2.5, Protein 23.7
MO'S CLAM CHOWDER
Steps:
- Directions: 1In a large pot, sauté the bacon slices until cooked through, about 5 minutes. Remove them from the pan.2In the bacon grease, sauté the onions with a pinch of salt and cook them for about 5 minutes.3Add the potatoes to the onions as well as the flour and stir the flour well. Cook the potatoes for about 10-12 minutes and the potatoes start to soften. Season the potatoes with salt, pepper, lemon pepper, and parsley. You may crumble the cooked bacon and return them back to the pan if desired, but Mo's doesn't keep them in their soup, just as a flavoring. I personally add them as not to waste them!4Pour in the milk and the water and cook to a boil. Turn the stove down to med heat and cover with a lid. Continue to cook for about 15 minutes and the potatoes are tender.5Pour the soup into individual bowls and serve with a dollop of butter and a sprinkle of paprika.
FIVE CLAM CHOWDER WITH BLISSFUL MASH
Steps:
- Melt butter in a 4 quart pot and add corn cobs, leeks, garlic, onion, thyme, bacon rind, celery, quahog, salt and pepper. Cook until the onions are translucent (no color on vegetable). Add white wine and chicken broth and simmer until the quahogs are open. Strain and reserve broth. Cook potatoes in salted water until soft. Heat the butter and heavy cream. Strain the potatoes and add warm cream and butter. Mash potatoes and add salt and pepper to taste. In a 16-inch hotel pan, melt butter and reserved corn with garlic and chopped thyme. Then add all clams and 1/4 cup chicken broth. Cover and steam until clams are open. Warm the reserve broth, add cream, diced celery, salt, pepper, and rendered bacon. Place a dollop of blissful mashed potatoes in each bowl. Pile 2 cockles, 2 mahoganies, 1 razor clam, 2 littlenecks and 2 steamers on top. Ladle 8 ounces of the chowder broth over clams and adjust the seasoning.
MOM'S FAMOUS CLAM CHOWDER
Ummm thick and Creamy!! This is a good one!! I don't care for clams so I divide this soup in half before I add the clams and I have an awesome potato soup for myself and my daughter and my happy hubby gets all the clam chowder.
Provided by Pvt Amys Mom
Categories Chowders
Time 50m
Yield 6-8 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 12
Steps:
- Chop or dice all of your vegetables and set aside.
- Drain clams, save the liquid.
- (I usually throw in the extra clam juice for the added flavor, you will get about 1/2 cup of juice from the can of clams).
- (I start the bacon and the vegetables all in the pan that I will finish the soup in- then you get the flavor from the bacon crustys on the bottom).
- Fry bacon bits and set aside.
- Drain off all bacon fat but enough to coat the bottom of the pan.
- Saute potato, onion, celery and carrot in bacon drippings for 5 minutes.
- Add the clam juice, salt and pepper, thyme and chopped parsley.
- Cook for 20 minutes or until the veggys are all fork tender.
- Add the 1/2 and 1/2.
- Add the Bacon.
- (This is where I divide the soup if you want a pot of potato soup as well).
- Add the clams.
- Thicken to desired consistency with cornstarch and water.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 524.2, Fat 27.7, SaturatedFat 14.5, Cholesterol 85.3, Sodium 448.6, Carbohydrate 54.2, Fiber 6.2, Sugar 3.7, Protein 16.6
CONTEST-WINNING NEW ENGLAND CLAM CHOWDER
This is the best New England clam chowder recipe, ever! In the Pacific Northwest, we dig our own razor clams and I grind them for the chowder. Since these aren't readily available, the canned clams are perfectly acceptable. -Sandy Larson, Port Angeles, Washington
Provided by Taste of Home
Time 55m
Yield 5 servings.
Number Of Ingredients 13
Steps:
- In a Dutch oven, cook bacon over medium heat until crisp. Remove to paper towels to drain; set aside. Saute celery and onion in the drippings until tender. Add garlic; cook 1 minute longer. Stir in the potatoes, water, clam juice, bouillon, pepper and thyme. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, until potatoes are tender, 15-20 minutes., In a small bowl, combine flour and 1 cup half-and-half until smooth. Gradually stir into soup. Bring to a boil; cook and stir until thickened, 1-2 minutes., Stir in clams and remaining half-and-half; heat through (do not boil). Crumble the cooked bacon; sprinkle over each serving.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 260 calories, Fat 4g fat (1g saturated fat), Cholesterol 22mg cholesterol, Sodium 788mg sodium, Carbohydrate 39g carbohydrate (9g sugars, Fiber 3g fiber), Protein 13g protein. Diabetic Exchanges
MOM'S CLAM CHOWDER
When we lived in Michigan, this was a perfect comforting soup when blustery winds blew into town. The steaming bowls of soup warmed up icy toes just right!-Christine Schenher, San Clemente, California
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Lunch
Time 1h15m
Yield 11 servings (2-3/4 quarts).
Number Of Ingredients 15
Steps:
- In a Dutch oven over medium heat, cook the onion, celery, carrot and green pepper in 1/4 cup butter until tender. Add the remaining butter; cook until melted. Sprinkle with flour; stir until blended., Gradually stir in the broth, clam juice, potato and seasonings. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thickened. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, for 15-20 minutes or until potato is tender, stirring frequently. , Add the cream, clams and milk; heat through (do not boil). Discard bay leaf before serving.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 266 calories, Fat 18g fat (11g saturated fat), Cholesterol 70mg cholesterol, Sodium 927mg sodium, Carbohydrate 16g carbohydrate (4g sugars, Fiber 1g fiber), Protein 9g protein.
Tips:
- Use fresh clams: Fresh clams give the chowder the best flavor. If you can't find fresh clams, you can use frozen clams, but be sure to thaw them completely before using.
- Don't overcook the clams: Clams cook quickly, so be careful not to overcook them. Overcooked clams will become tough and rubbery.
- Use a good quality clam juice: Clam juice is an important ingredient in clam chowder, so be sure to use a good quality brand. Look for clam juice that is made from fresh clams and has a clear, briny flavor.
- Add vegetables to your chowder: Vegetables add flavor and texture to clam chowder. Common vegetables used in clam chowder include potatoes, carrots, celery, and onions. You can also add other vegetables, such as corn, peas, or bell peppers.
- Season your chowder to taste: Clam chowder should be seasoned to taste with salt, pepper, and other spices. You can also add a splash of lemon juice or vinegar for a bit of acidity.
Conclusion:
Clam chowder is a delicious and easy-to-make soup that can be enjoyed by people of all ages. There are many different variations of clam chowder, so you can find a recipe that suits your taste. Whether you like it creamy or brothy, with or without bacon, clam chowder is a classic dish that is sure to please everyone at the table.
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