Recipe: Almost Clam Chowder

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Almost Clam Chowder

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Almost Clam Chowder

1 lb		bacon, diced
1/4 lb		ham
2 cups		chopped onion
2 cups		diced celery
2 cups		diced carrots
4 cups		diced potatoes
2 cups		diced cooked chicken meat
		(or substitute cooked turkey)
4 cups		chicken broth
2		bottles clam juice
		(or 2 cans clams with juice for the brave)
1		can whole kernal corn with liquid
		Salt, to taste
		Freshly-ground black pepper, to taste
4 cups		milk
3/4 cup		flour
4 cups		shredded cheese, cheddar or jack
1/2 pint		whipping cream, not whipped
2 Tbs		chopped fresh parsley

In large skillet saute bacon, ham, onions, and celery until bacon is crisp and onions and celery are limp. Add salt and pepper. Put contents of skillet along with potatoes, carrots, chicken, broth, clam juice, and corn into crockpot, cover, and cook on LOW 6 to 8 hours or HIGH 3 to 4 hours.

Whisk flour into milk, and add to pot along with cheese, whipping cream, and parsley and cook one more hour on HIGH.

It may not be low-fat and cholesterol free, but it is wonderful holiday fare. Makes a huge batch for a fantastic Christmas Eve dinner for a crowd. (For those who don't mind the taste of clams but aren't fond of the texture.)

This recipe yields ?? servings.

Recipe Type

Poultry, Soups/Stews

Recipe Source

Source: Southern U.S. Cuisine (crockpot collection) at http://southernfood.about.com