Cindy's Awesome Clam Chowder

Name: Cindy's Awesome Clam Chowder
Total time: 55
Yield: 6
Ingredients: 0.5 pound bacon, cut into 1/2 inch pieces; 5 medium unpeeled potatoes, diced; 2 medium carrots, diced; salt and pepper to taste; 2 (6.5 ounce) cans chopped clams, drained with juice reserved; 2 cups water, or as needed; 2 (1.8 ounce) packages dry leek soup mix; 1 quart half-and-half

Recipe by Cindy in Pensacola from allrecipes.com

Dinner 55 Mins.

Ingredients

6 servings

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0.5 pound bacon, cut into 1/2 inch pieces
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5 medium unpeeled potatoes, diced
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2 medium carrots, diced
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salt and pepper to taste

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2 (6.5 ounce) cans chopped clams, drained with juice reserved
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2 cups water, or as needed
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2 (1.8 ounce) packages dry leek soup mix
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1 quart half-and-half

Instructions

Cook bacon in a large pot over medium-high heat, stirring occasionally, until crisped and browned, about 10 minutes. Transfer bacon with a slotted spoon to a paper towel-lined plate. Leave drippings in the pot.
Place potatoes and carrots into the pot and season with salt and pepper; cook in bacon drippings, stirring frequently, for 5 minutes.
Pour clam juice into the pot, add enough water to just cover potatoes, and bring to a boil. Reduce the heat to medium-low, cover, and simmer until potatoes are just tender, 10 to 15 minutes.
Add leek soup mix and gently stir until no lumps remain. Stir in clams, half-and-half, and reserved bacon. Cook and stir until chowder returns to a simmer and thickens, about 10 minutes more.