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clam chowder= dairy free

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Recipe by
Jodie Scales
@jcakes
Spokane, WA

I have not eaten clam chowder for over 22 years. I was vegan and now that I eat meats again I crave my favorite foods and clam chowder was one of them. This is, to me , a simple recipe once you have prepped all the ingredients. I truly love cooking. It taste good cold too.

yield 4 or 6
prep time 25 Min
cook time 20 Min
method Stove Top

Ingredients For clam chowder= dairy free

  • 2 or 4 slice
    bacon
  • 2 can
    bumble bee chopped clams in clam juice
  • 1/2
    yellow onion chopped
  • 2 stick
    celery chopped with leaves
  • 2
    carrots, chopped
  • 1 lg
    potato cubed small
  • 1
    bay leaf
  • 1/2 tsp
    sea salt
  • 1 or 2 clove
    garlic minced
  • 1/2 tsp
    thyme
  • 1 tsp
    parsley
  • a few grinds of black pepper
  • 2 Tbsp
    olive oil
  • 1 1/2 c
    unsweetened plain silk almond milk
  • 1 Tbsp
    flour or starch to thicken

How To Make clam chowder= dairy free

  • 1
    Fry the bacon till crispy in a pan, set bacon aside to cool on plate with paper towel. Add the olive oil to the pan of bacon grease and cook onions till they are soft.
  • 2
    Strain the clam juice into a 1 cup measure. If you do not get 1 cup clam juice just add water to make it 1 cup.You can rinse the clams in water to get any sand out then put in the fridge for the last step
  • 3
    Put all the veggies,chopped up bacon and seasonings and onions with all the oil and bacon grease(no butter is needed in this recipe) into a pot add the clam juice and cook covered for 15 minutes, stir occasionally.
  • 4
    After the 15 minutes add the milk mixed with the 1 Tbls flour, stir mix well take off the heat add your clams and enjoy.
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