Red Lobster Clam Chowder

Good recipe but I prefer more clams. I added many more in addition to 12 additional oz. of bottled clam juice which added much more flavor (had to use a little more thickener after doing this). Also, FYI, if using ground thyme reduce to 1/4 tsp. I also added parsley just as the restraunt and liked this extra touch. It's definitely the best clam chowder recipe I've ever used and will surely make it again!

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I usually don't modify recipes until I make them at least once. We were on evacuation alert for forest fires so I didn't want to stray too far from home. I only had about half the leek I needed, and I accidentally poured out half of the clam juice before I noticed that you use it in the recipe. The only other change was I added some chopped bacon. It is a wonderful chowder (even with my mistakes), we had it with Red Lobster Cheddar Bay Biscuits Red Lobster Cheddar Bay Biscuits-Top Secret Version. Divine!!!

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I reduced the salt to 1 tsp and added just a pinch of thyme as a personal preference. Delicious!

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This was a pretty good recipe. I liked the celery and leeks as well as the nice creamy base. A few changes for me. I reduced the amount of milk and added some white wine and clam juice. Added fresh thyme and most importantly doubled the clams. A fresh squeeze of lemon at the end of cooking brightened the flavor.
But an easy recipe with very nice flavor.

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Yummmmy!!! We don't get many cold days in Southern California but when we do this is what we crave. Thanks for posting it. Halo Pinero/Corona CA

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this was really easy and delicious. i doubled the and left out the cream entirely. it was so good!

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I was looking for a broth-like clam chowder and this is definitely it. I added two 142 g cans of baby clams and the juice inside and I omitted the heavy cream. I used 2% milk and added another tablespoon of butter at the beginning. Just excellent! Thank you for this recipe.

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This was awful. I was SO looking forward to making this and what a disappointment. I do believe though I learned a lesson in thyme. Dried is obviously different than powdered, which I have here. ?? All I tasted was thyme and this wasn't even edible. I ended up adding sour cream, cream cheese, cheddar cheese, garlic salt, salt and pepper. THEN it was edible and everyone loved it! I didn't, guess the let down of this dish ruined my appetite. :-(

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This was delicious! And it was even better the next few days for lunch with sandwich or soup! I made as directed, but will try to thicken it some next time! Yummy!!!

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Definitely worthy of 5 stars! I'm sorry to say that I forgot to purchase some leeks, so they were omitted from this. Otherwise, the recipe was made as directed. I gotta tell ya, this tasted quite a bit like the clam chowder you get at Red Lobster. I, too, always substitute a cup of the chowder for the salad when we go there. If you've ever had their salad, you know why. Without a doubt, I will make this over and over, it's fabulous! Thanks! :)

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I was really looking forward to trying this recipe but was a little disappointed with it. Unless I knew there were clams in the recipe I would not have known. They got totally lost in amongst the other ingredients. Having said that, it was a very nice chowder and I did use less salt as recommended by PaulaG. If I made it again I would double the quantity of clams.

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Clam Chowder is one of DH's favorite things and I knew I would have to make this. I did cook 2 slices of bacon until crisp tender, drained off all but a small amount of fat, reserved the bacon for garnish and cooked the diced vegetables in the bacon fat in place of the butter. The recipe calls for 1 cup of minced clams and since my clams came in a 6 oz can I used 2 cans. Definitely used much less salt than the recipe called for. I don't remember ever tasting Red Lobster's chowder but with the changes I made, this is delicious. This was served with crusty bread.

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very good flavor. I altered the recipe into a low cholestrol veriosn. I replaced butter to olive oil. and I skip the heavy cream. It still taste great!

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So, I could not find canned clams . So I have a great idea to have my hubby order from fish market. I end up with mussels instead. I had never cooked mussels before (or clams for that matter) and couldnt get the slimey suckers out of the shells. So I cleaned the outsides and threw them all into the soup twards the end. They opened up after 3 minutes or so and the meaty part came out easily. I discarded shells. I think the mussels did the trick too :) This was very yummy soup. I served with Cheddar Bay Biscuits (Red Lobster ) Recipes. Thank you for the adventure with chowder!

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This made a great lunch! I made it with Red Lobster Cheddar Biscuits Red Lobster Cheddar Bay Biscuits Copycat. Unfortunately, I didn't have any leeks...next time I'll definitely have leeks instead of doubling the celery. I also used much less salt (probably a half teaspoon or so). This is wonderful! THANK YOU FOR POSTING!

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Made this recipe almost as written, but did cut the salt down to just 1 1/2 teaspoons! Still THIS CHOWDER IS VERY TASTY & maked for a great lunch when served with a warm & hearty whole wheat bread! Thanks for sharing your recipe! [Tagged, made & reviewed as a kidnapped recipe in the Aus/NZ Recipe Swap #22]

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what an easy and tasty recipe, thanks for posting. I used whole clams just because I love clams. It's really quick to made, you only need an hour or so total prep and cook time. Just as good as the restaurant's.

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Great!! Thanks!! We had a pot luck golf outing and it was a litle chilly (ok alot chilly lol) I made a huge crockpot full so I had to triple the recipe. It turned out great!! We weren't suppose to have it till the end of the tournament but everyone came in after the first round and cleaned it out! I barely got a bowl and it wasnt even that hot but noone seemed to care there was none left at the end of the day! Thanks again!

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Per a previous reviewer--WHY WOULD YOU MAKE CLAM CHOWDER AND OMIT THE CLAMS?!? It does taste just like the restaurant's. Thanks.

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I don't recall if I've ever eaten Red Lobster's clam chowder, so I can't compare the two. What I CAN say is that this is a luscious and tasty chowder! I like that it uses leeks as well as onions. I just added some extra flour to make a thicker texture, but otherwise made this as written. I'll be using this recipe again. Thanx for posting this, Amy! We miss you!

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