Gluten Free Clam Chowder
 
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Gluten Free Clam Chowder
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Recipe type: Side Dish
Serves: 6
Ingredients
  • 1 can (10 oz) Crown Prince Natural Wild Caught Boiled Baby Clams - gluten free
  • 1 bottle (8 oz) Crown Prince Clam Juice - gluten free
  • 5 medium red-skinned potatoes, peeled and cut into ½ inch cubes
  • 3 to 4 slices Hempler's Bacon - gluten free; cut into 1 inch pieces
  • 1 medium onion, diced
  • 2 cloves garlic, minced
  • 1 teaspoon fresh thyme, chopped
  • 2 bay leaves
  • 2 stalks celery, thinly sliced
  • kosher salt
  • black pepper
  • 1 cup half and half
  • 2 tablespoons unsalted butter
  • 2 cups water
  • 2 tablespoons chopped fresh chives
  • 2 tablespoons fresh parsley, chopped
Instructions
  1. Cook the bacon on a pan over medium heat until crispy; Set aside. Add the onion and garlic. Saute for 5 minutes. Add the celery, thyme and bay leaves. Cook for another 2 minutes. Set aside.
  2. Heat water and clam juice in a dutch oven over medium high heat. Add the potatoes and boil for 15 minutes on low. Remove ⅓ of the potatoes and set aside. Mash the potatoes in the dutch over using a potato masher until slightly smooth. Add the reserved potatoes, bacon and onion mixture and stir. Cover and cook on low for 5 minutes stirring a couple of times. Add the clams, butter and half and half. Season with salt and pepper. Remove the bay leaves. Serve with chives and parsley. Enjoy!
Recipe by The Gluten Free at https://www.theglutenfree.com/gluten-free-clam-chowder/