Canned Clam Chowder

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Clam chowder is not hard to make from scratch.

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Normally, I would, but these pain pills don't have me in the mood for much cooking.

here’s a tip
open the can and heat it up then taste it and see what it needs

Looks expensive to me…..

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it edible? I know it can't be as good as what I've had. Any tips to flavor it up?

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It’s not terrible, but it’s got too many potatoes. I always buy an extra can of clams to add to it, along with some Tabasco sauce.

2 cans cream of potato soup
1 can clam chowder
1 can cream of celery
2 cans of clams with juice
half & half.

Put all of these ingredients in a pot. Add half & half until the consistency is how you like it. Season with salt, pepper and garlic powder and heat it up. This makes a pretty serviceable, easy clam chowder.

Canned clam chowder can be pretty scarce on clams. I like it for a quick meal, but when the weather cools off it’s home made if possible.

Ways to kick it up…add some canned clams, S/P, garlic powder, Old Bay, cayenne, Sriracha, couple dashes of Lea and Perrins, finely diced onion or red Chile pepper, top with finely diced crispy bacon,chives, green onion, dill. Lots of options to modify it. Like I said before, I make potato soup then add different things, corn, shrimp, crab, clams, oysters…whatever profile you want.

It’s basically just potato soup with clams added, it’s a blank palette. If it’s too thick, thin it with milk, cream, or half and half.

Progresso clam chowder is fine for what it is just don't be expecting something as good as what you had previously

Canned clam chowder is edible, especially if you doctor it up, but it's no where near as good as the versions I have gotten in Maine. Personally, I didn't care for the Progresso brand. It had a chemical taste. I usually go for Campbells. The Bar Harbor brand is a little better than Campbells to me.

Oyster stew is something else you can doctor up and made decent.

New England or Manhattan or Rhode Island clam chowder? For those that know you can buy it in a can. Rhode Island is my favorite and it’s not hard to make. Your mom or gf or kids can make it if you can’t. Not so much fat and sodium too as canned soup.