Wegman's Delicious, Spunky, Clammy Chowda! Longmeadow

Ingredients

• 3 slices bacon cut into 1/2 inch pieces (i use 1 slice of bacon)
• 1 medium onion chopped
• 2 cups chicken stock see (I use chicken stock)
• 4 medium potatoes peeled cut into 1/2 inch pieces
• 0.5 teaspoon thyme dried
• 6.5 ounce clams undrained chopped
• 1 cup milk whole 1% (or cream, I use milk)

Equipment

• pot

Directions

1. In a heavy bottom soup pot, cook bacon on LOW until crisp.
2. Remove bacon and drain off all but 1 tablespoon bacon drippings.
3. Add onion to pot, stir and cook until limp and golden, about 3 minutes.
4. Add bacon, clam juice (or chicken stock), potatoes, and thyme. Simmer, covered; stirring occasionally until potatoes are soft, about 20 minutes.
5. Add clams and milk; simmer, uncovered, 10 minutes.
6. Season with salt and pepper to taste.