Clam Chowder, Light And Lovely

Total Time: 1 hr 5 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 50 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 2 slices bacon, cooked crisp and broken
• 2 large yellow onions, finely chopped
• 1/2 cup low-fat chicken broth
• 2 medium potatoes, cubed
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/8 teaspoon cayenne pepper
• 3 tablespoons butter
• 3 tablespoons flour
• 3 cups skim milk
• 2 cups fat-free half-and-half
• 4 (10 ounce) cans baby clams, undrained
• 1 teaspoon worcestershire sauce
• 3 tablespoons parsley, chopped
• paprika

Recipe

• 1 fry bacon in a large dutch oven until crisp, remove with slotted spoon and set aside.
• 2 add onion to pot, sauté until softened, and then add potatoes and chicken stock.
• 3 season with salt and cayenne, cover and cook for 15 minutes.
• 4 in a second large saucepan, melt butter, whisk in flour, whisking to make a roux.
• 5 cook for 1 minute, then add half and half and milk while whisking.
• 6 cook over low heat until thickened.
• 7 pour into onion and potato mixture; add clams, 2 cans undrained, add clams only, from the other cans reserving the juice.
• 8 add worcestershire and bacon.
• 9 add the other 2 cans of reserved juice a bit at a time to reach desired consistency.
• 10 stir and gently cook over moderate heat until heated through.
• 11 garnish with parsley and paprika.