Forget a complicated recipe and make this easy slow cooker clam chowder. It still has the amazing clam chowder flavors your family loves.
I made this quick and easy slow cooker clam chowder while camping this last weekend. I remember the last time I made clam chowder in the travel trailer (it was not a slow cooker recipe), it was this amazing Emeril Lagasse New England Clam Chowder Recipe. We love that recipe but I need easy recipes for travel cooking.
This Easy Slow Cooker Clam Chowder recipe has very little chopping (just an onion!) and the hardest part is browning bacon, which I had browned the bacon for this recipe while I made breakfast. You won’t believe how good and thick this chowder is with these simple ingredients.
How to make Easy Clam Chowder:
You will need:
- 21.5 oz. Cream of Potato Soup (two-10.75 oz. cans)
- 21.5 oz. milk (measured in above cans)
- 8 oz. cream cheese
- 13 oz. minced clams (two-6.5 oz cans) add clam juice from cans to the soup if desired.
- ½ cup white onion, diced
- 6 slices bacon cooked, browned and crumbled
- dried thyme (optional)
Directions:
- Add everything to the slow cooker and stir. The cream cheese will melt into the soup during the cooking time.
- Cover and cook on low for 6 hours without opening the lid during the cooking time.
Should I add the clam juice to my clam chowder?
If you love a strong clam flavor in your clam chowder, yes! Adding clam juice is okay to do and will give your chowder a great clam flavor.
Equipment
- Slow Cooker Size: 4 quart or larger
Ingredients
- 21.5 oz. Cream of Potato Soup (two-10.75 oz. cans)
- 21.5 oz. milk (measured in above cans)
- 8 oz. cream cheese
- 13 oz. minced clams (two-6.5 oz cans) add the clam juice from cans to the soup if desired.
- ½ cup white onion diced
- 6 slices bacon cooked, browned and crumbled
- ½ tsp. thyme (optional)
SERVING SUGGESTIONS:
- crackers
- sourdough bread
Instructions
- Add everything into the slow cooker, including thyme, if using.
- Stir until the cream cheese almost disappears into the mixture, some lumps are ok.
- Cover and cook on LOW for 6 hours.
- Serve with crackers and sourdough bread.
- Enjoy!
MY FAMILY LOVES CLAM CHOWDER! I CAN’T WAIT TO TRY IT. ABOUT THE MILK, MY HUSB. HAS CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE (CHF) WILL THIS WORK WITH EITHER 1% OR FAT FREE INSTEAD? I’LL BE LOOKING FORWARD TO YOUR RESPONSE. THANK-YOU SO MUCH; PAM M.
Yes! Either will work fine.
THANK-YOU SO VERY MUCH!! I REALLY APPRECIATE YOUR HELP. PAM