Crock Pot Clam Chowder

Submitted by Little Bee

"This is from Southern U.S. Cuisine. It makes a lot and freezes well."

 

• Ready In: 4hrs 15mins
• Ingredients: 11
• Serves: 6

ingredients

• 4 (6 1/2 ounce) cans minced clams with juice
• 1⁄2 lb salt pork or 1/2 lb bacon, diced
• 1 cup chopped onion
• 6 -8 medium potatoes, peeled and cubed
• 3 cups water
• 1 bay leaf
• 3 1⁄2 teaspoons salt
• 1⁄4 teaspoon pepper
• 4 cups half-and-half cream or 4 cups milk
• 3 -4 tablespoons cornstarch
• chopped fresh parsley

directions

1. In skillet, saute salt pork or bacon and onion until golden brown; drain. Put into slow cooker with clams. Add all remaining ingredients, except milk, cornstarch, except parsley.
2. Cover and cook on high 4 hours or until vegetables are tender. During the last hour of cooking, combine 1 cup of milk with the cornstarch. Add cornstarch mixture and the remaining milk and stir well; heat through. Remove Bay Leaf before serving.
3. Top each serving with a little chopped parsley and serve with Oyster crackers or crusty French bread.