Manhattan Clam Chowder

Groceries

bakery

• crusty bread 🥖 😋 (i liked wfm ancient grains one)

groceries

• 1 med onion
• 3-4 sm carrots
• 2 celery stalks (leaves garnish)
• garlic
• 4 smallish waxy potatoes
• 1 lemon (optional, garnish)

pantry

• 3-4 cans chopped clams IN CLAM JUICE (6.5 oz, snow’s are good)
• 1 can diced tomatoes (14.5 oz)
• 2 T tomato paste
• red pepper flakes
• oregano
• bay leaf 🤷‍♀️
• EVOO, salt, pepper
• clam juice or seafood stock (can sub water)

Instructions – crockpot

Dice these

• 1 med onion
• 3-4 sm carrots
• 2 stalks celery (leaves garnish)
• 4 smallish waxy potatoes
• 2 cloves garlic, minced

Drop everything into the crockpot and open some cans

• 1 can diced tomatoes (and juice)
• 4 cans clam juice (reserve clams!)
• 2 tablespoons tomato paste

Season

• 2 T EVOO
• ~1 T dried oregano
• ~1 t red pepper flakes
• bay leaf
• salt and pepper

Fill with whatever you’ve got until everything’s just shy of covered.

⬆️ prep until here ⬆️

Cook on low ~ 6h

Toast bread

Add clams just before serving, (pull bay leaf), garnish with celery leaves, lemon wedge

Makes about half a crockpot (can be doubled). Easy, tasty, decent food. Very high bang for buck.

I imagine this can be done better on the stove with sauteed aromatics and better-timed additions of veggies but I haven’t tried it.

Ends up slightly mushy when I leave it cooking while I’m at the office; I’ll try starting from cold and update eventually.