Fast recipe for clam chowder


You will need;

2 cans of clams
2 bottles of clam juice
2 stalks of celery
2 large or 3 small potatoes
1 med. onion
1/4 teaspoon of basil
1 tablespoon of parsley
1/2 teaspoon of celery salt
1/2 teaspoon of onion salt ( if you cannot find this onion powder will be ok)

Sauté onion and celery in a pan with the pat of butter. Add the remaining ingredients.

For the liquid part you will need,

1/4 cup of butter
1/2 cup of flour
1 cup of milk
1 cup of half and half

Put the butter and flour in a separate pan. Melt the butter and flour together until it is thick. You are making a rue here. Add the cup of milk, the half and half. Mix all ingredients together in this pan and cook for 20 minutes.

This is not a low-cal, low-fat meal by any means but it is good.

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