Recipe Renovation: New England Clam Chowder
2
Points®
Total time: 45 min • Prep: 15 min • Cook: 30 min • Serves: 4 • Difficulty: Easy
This renovated New England Clam Chowder — for half the usual calories — is so flavourful and silky that you will never miss all of the usual heavy cream.
Ingredients
Vegetable oil
1 tsp(s)
Uncooked turkey bacon
2 slice(s), diced
Onion
1 small, finely diced
All-purpose flour
3 tbsp(s)
Fat-free skim milk
1 cup(s)
Canned clam juice
3½ cup(s)
Uncooked potato
2 small, peeled and diced
Canned clams
10½ oz, and juice
Fresh thyme
1 tsp(s), chopped
Fresh parsley
2 tsp(s), chopped
Table salt
⅛ tsp(s), or to taste
Black pepper
⅛ pinch(es), or to taste
Instructions
1
Heat oil in a nonstick pan over medium heat. Sauté bacon and onion until onion is very soft. Stir in flour and cook 1 minute. Very gradually whisk in milk and clam juice. Bring to a simmer, add potatoes. Cover and cook until potatoes are tender.
2
Stir in clams, their juice, thyme and parsley. Bring to a simmer. Season with salt and pepper; serve. Yields about 1 1/2 cups per person.
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