Instant Pot® Clam Chowder

Name: Instant Pot® Clam Chowder
Total time: 65
Yield: 6
Ingredients: 3 (5 ounce) cans baby clams; 6 thick slices bacon, cut lengthwise first, then into 1-inch pieces; ½ cup diced onion; ½ cup diced celery; 2 cloves garlic, minced; 2 cups diced russet potatoes; ½ cup shredded carrots, loosely packed; ¼ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper; 2 sprigs thyme; 1 cup half-and-half

Recipe by Bren from allrecipes.com

Dinner 1 Hr. 5 Mins.

Ingredients

6 servings

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3 (5 ounce) cans baby clams
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6 thick slices bacon, cut lengthwise first, then into 1-inch pieces
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½ cup diced onion
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½ cup diced celery
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2 cloves garlic, minced

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2 cups diced russet potatoes
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½ cup shredded carrots, loosely packed
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¼ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
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2 sprigs thyme
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1 cup half-and-half

Instructions

Drain clams into a colander set over a measuring cup. Reserve clam juice (there should be just over 2 cups liquid).
Turn on a multi-functional pressure cooker (such as Instant Pot®) and select Saute function. Cook bacon until fat has rendered and bacon is crispy, about 5 minutes. Remove bacon to a paper-towel-lined plate; set aside.
Remove and discard all but 1 tablespoon of bacon grease. Cook onion and celery in the bacon grease until onion is soft and translucent, about 5 minutes. Add garlic and cook until fragrant, about 1 minute.
Pour 1/4 cup clam juice into the pan and bring to a boil while scraping the browned bits of food off the bottom of the pan with a wooden spoon. Mix in potatoes, carrots, pepper, thyme, and remaining clam juice. Close and lock the lid. Select high pressure according to manufacturer's instructions; set timer for 4 minutes. Allow 10 to 15 minutes for pressure to build.
Release pressure using the natural-release method according to manufacturer's instructions, about 5 minutes. Release remaining pressure carefully using the quick-release method, about 5 minutes. Unlock and remove the lid.
Remove 3/4 cup of the potatoes and mash with a fork. Return the mashed potatoes to the pot and stir. Turn on Saute mode. Add clams and half-and-half to the pot and cook until heated through but not boiling. Ladle into bowls and top with bacon.