Spicy Manhattan Clam Chowder

By á-25010

Servings:Makes 4 main-dish or 6 to 8 side-dish servings.

Prep Time: 30 mins

Total Time: 50 mins

9 weight watcher points per serving.

Ingredients

• 1 pint
• shucked clams or two 6-1/2-ounce cans minced clams
• 4 4
• slices bacon
• 1 cup
• chopped onion
• 1 cup
• chopped celery
• 1/2 cup
• chopped green sweet pepper
• 1/2 cup
• chopped red sweet pepper
• 1/4 cup
• chopped carrots
• 2 tablespoons
• chopped shallots
• 1 14-1/2-ounce
• can tomatoes, cut up
• 2 cups
• finely chopped peeled potatoes
• 1 cup
• chicken broth
• 1/2 teaspoon
• dried basil, crushed
• 1/8 to 1/4 teaspoon
• ground red pepper
• 1/8 teaspoon
• ground black pepper
• 2 tablespoons
• snipped parsley

Details

Servings 4
Preparation time 30mins
Cooking time 80mins

Preparation

Step 1

1.

Chop shucked clams, reserving juice; set aside. Strain clam juice to remove bits of shell. (Or, drain canned clams, reserving juice.) If necessary, add water to reserved juice to equal 1-1/2 cups. Set aside.



2.

In a large saucepan cook bacon until crisp. Remove bacon, reserving 2 tablespoons drippings. Drain bacon on paper towels; crumble. Set bacon aside.



3.

Cook onion, celery, green pepper, red sweet pepper, carrots, and shallots in reserved bacon drippings until tender. Stir in reserved clam juice, undrained tomatoes, potatoes, chicken broth, basil, ground red pepper, and ground black pepper. Bring to boiling; reduce heat. Cover and simmer for 20 to 25 minutes or until vegetables are tender.



4.

Stir in clams. Return to boiling; reduce heat. Cook for 1 to 2 minutes more. Sprinkle each serving with cooked bacon and parsley. Makes 4 main-dish or 6 to 8 side-dish servings.



Nutrition information

Per serving: Calories 360, Total Fat 6 g, Saturated Fat 2 g, Cholesterol 81 mg, Sodium 647 mg, Carbohydrate 40 g, Protein 36 g. Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet