Manhattan Clam Chowder

Submitted by beskra

• Ready In: 45mins
• Ingredients: 11
• Serves: 6-8

ingredients

• 1⁄4 cup butter
• 1 large onion, diced
• 1 1⁄2 cups potatoes, peeled & diced (2 medium size)
• 1⁄4 cup green pepper, diced
• 3⁄4 cup carrot (2 medium size)
• 1 (28 ounce) can crushed tomatoes
• 1 teaspoon leaf thyme
• 1⁄4 teaspoon pepper
• 1 (6 1/2 ounce) can clams, minced
• 1 (6 1/2 ounce) can clams, chopped
• 2 cups clam broth, drained from cans of clams or 2 cups bottled clam broth

directions

1. Drain broth from cans of clams into a 2 cup measure.
2. Add additional clam broth if needed.
3. Melt butter in a large saucepan.
4. Saute onion in butter.
5. Add remaining ingredients, except clams.
6. Add broth to cover vegetables.
7. Bring to a boil, lower heat, and cook 30 minutes or until vegetables are just tender.
8. Add clams and cook an additional 4 minutes.
9. Can also be prepared in a slow cooker.
10. Follow instructions through#5.
11. Cook in crockpot for 5 hours.
12. Add clams for the last 10 minutes.