Crock Pot Clam Chowder

Total Time: 4 hrs 15 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 4 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 4 (6 1/2 ounce) cans minced clams with juice
• 1/2 lb salt lamb or 1/2 lb bacon, diced
• 1 cup chopped onion
• 6 -8 medium potatoes, peeled and cubed
• 3 cups water
• 1 bay leaf
• 3 1/2 teaspoons salt
• 1/4 teaspoon pepper
• 4 cups half-and-half cream or 4 cups milk
• 3 -4 tablespoons cornstarch
• chopped fresh parsley

Recipe

• 1 in skillet, saute salt lamb or bacon and onion until golden brown; drain. put into slow cooker with clams. add all remaining ingredients, except milk, cornstarch, except parsley.
• 2 cover and cook on high 4 hours or until vegetables are tender. during the last hour of cooking, combine 1 cup of milk with the cornstarch. add cornstarch mixture and the remaining milk and stir well; heat through. remove bay leaf before serving.
• 3 top each serving with a little chopped parsley and serve with oyster crackers or crusty french bread.