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Christina's Clam Chowder in a Sourdough Bread Bowl
A lower fat, but still thick and creamy recipe for clam chowder.
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
10 mins
Total Time
35 mins
Servings: 6 servings
Calories: 941 kcal
Course:
Main Course
Cuisine:
American
Ingredients
- 2 Tbsp olive oil
- 1 large onion diced
- ½ cup pancetta cut into bite sized pieces
- ¼ cup butter
- 2 ½ Tbsp flour
- 2 cups milk
- 1 ½ cups water or seafood or vegetable stock
- 1 ½ tsp sea salt
- 2 medium potatoes diced (peeled or unpeeled)
- 2 small cans chopped clams liquid and clams separated
- ⅛ tsp pepper freshly ground, to taste
- 3 prigs fresh parsley chopped, and more to garnish
- 6 small sourdough bread boules
Instructions
- Put the olive oil and onion in a large pot over medium high heat and saute for 5 minutes. Add the pancetta and cook for another few minutes, then remove from pan and set aside.
- Add the butter to the pot, and when melted, add the flour and mix well. Cook for about 4 minutes over medium high heat, then slowly begin adding the milk, a little at a time. If you add too much milk at first, the white sauce can turn lumpy. Continue to add milk gradually, adding a little more each time, mixing until it is completely absorbed before adding more, until it has all been added. If you find you have lumps, just use a stick blender to fix the problem-I won’t tell! ;)
- Next, add the water or stock, and liquid from the clams. Taste for salt, adding more if needed, then put the pancetta and onion, and potatoes into the soup. Simmer over low heat, stirring often and scraping the bottom to make sure it doesn’t stick. When the potatoes are ready, add the clams and parsley and cook for 3 minutes or so.
- Taste for salt again, and add some freshly ground pepper and remove from heat. When ready to serve, cut the top off of the sourdough boules, and remove some of the inside to form a bowl, and reheat in a hot oven for about 5 minutes, to make the crust crispy. Ladle hot chowder into the bread bowl. Garnish with more parsley if desired.
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Notes
- Nutrition information is for the chowder with the entire bread bowl.
Nutrition Information
Serving
1 bowl
Calories
941kcal
(47%)
Carbohydrates
139g
(46%)
Protein
33g
(66%)
Fat
29g
(45%)
Saturated Fat
11g
(55%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
4g
Monounsaturated Fat
10g
Trans Fat
0.3g
Cholesterol
45mg
(15%)
Sodium
2.234mg
(0%)
Potassium
761mg
(22%)
Fiber
7g
(28%)
Sugar
16g
(32%)
Vitamin A
448IU
(9%)
Vitamin C
17mg
(19%)
Calcium
234mg
(23%)
Iron
10mg
(56%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 6servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 941
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1 bowl | |
| Calories | 941kcal | 47% |
| Carbohydrates | 139g | 46% |
| Protein | 33g | 66% |
| Fat | 29g | 45% |
| Saturated Fat | 11g | 55% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 4g | 24% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 10g | 50% |
| Trans Fat | 0.3g | 15% |
| Cholesterol | 45mg | 15% |
| Sodium | 2.234mg | 0% |
| Potassium | 761mg | 16% |
| Fiber | 7g | 28% |
| Sugar | 16g | 32% |
| Vitamin A | 448IU | 9% |
| Vitamin C | 17mg | 19% |
| Calcium | 234mg | 23% |
| Iron | 10mg | 56% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.